Summary: <a href="http://www.gayleallen.net/wp-content/uploads/2016/08/Blog-Post-Tom-Davenport.png" rel="attachment wp-att-3098"></a>Smart machines are coming, so what are we doing about it? <br> Instead of cowering in fear, what if we took a proactive approach? What if there were a playbook we could use to anticipate and thrive in an increasingly automated world?<br> In his book, <a href="https://www.amazon.com/Only-Humans-Need-Apply-Machines/dp/0062438611">Only Humans Need Apply: Winners and Losers in the Age of Smart Machines</a>, <a href="http://www.tomdavenport.com/">Thomas Davenport</a>, offers ways to accomplish that goal. His book is a guide for employees and students who want to know what they can do to work successfully with smart machines. <br> Tom is a Professor in Management and Information Technology at <a href="http://www.babson.edu/">Babson College</a> and co-founder of the International Institute for Analytics. He is also a Fellow of the MIT Initiative on the Digital Economy and a Senior Advisor to <a href="http://www2.deloitte.com/us/en/pages/deloitte-analytics/solutions/deloitte-analytics.html">Deloitte Analytics</a>. He teaches analytics and big data at Babson, Harvard, MIT, and Boston University and has written over 17 books<br> In this interview, we talk about:<br> <br> What the number of bank tellers working today can tell us about smart machines<br> 10 reasons to look over your shoulder for smart machines in your own work<br> What separates humans from machines<br> The 4 markers of machine smartness and which one we are living now<br> Why employers should aim for augmentation vs automation wherever possible<br> How smart machines can liberate us to do more creative and valuable work<br> Augmentation at its best in freestyle chess<br> How we can step in with machines in the workplace<br> Why we would want to step up with machines in the workplace<br> What it looks like to step forward with machines in the workplace<br> How we might step aside with machines in the workplace<br> How some are stepping narrowly with machines in the workplace<br> Why every organization needs an Automation Leader<br> Why we need to get past STEM as the only solution <br> The important role organizations play in providing professional learning<br> Why Tom argues against universal basic income<br> How companies can be more resilient in a digital age with increased competition<br> The fact that so few of our political leaders are talking about this big shift<br> <br> Selected Links to Topics Mentioned<br> <a href="https://twitter.com/tdav/media">@tdav</a><br> <a href="http://www.tomdavenport.com/">http://www.tomdavenport.com/</a><br> <a href="http://www.oxfordmartin.ox.ac.uk/downloads/academic/The_Future_of_Employment.pdf">Oxford Study on The Future of Employment</a><br> <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_rQIH0Bnb8g">Bricklaying Robots</a><br> <a href="http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0470752/">Ex Machina</a><br> <a href="http://freestyle-chess.webs.com/">Freestyle chess</a><br> <a href="http://www.earlywarning.com/newsletter/05-10-former-wamu-executive-recounts-risky-moves.php">Former WaMu Risk Officer</a><br> <a href="https://www.amazon.com/Stretch-Future-Proof-Yourself-Tomorrows-Workplace/dp/1119087252">Stretch by Karie Willyerd</a><br> <a href="https://www.shrm.org/about/foundation/products/Documents/Dollins%20Pres-%20Web.pdf">2020 Workplace Report</a><br> If you enjoy the podcast, <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/David_Steindl-Rast">please rate and review it on iTunes.</a> For automatic delivery of new episodes, be sure to <a href="https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/curious-minds-innovation-inspiration/id1049183266?mt=2">subscribe</a>. As always, thanks for listening!<br> Thank you to Emmy-award-winning Creative Director <a href="https://vimeo.com/vanidavae">Vanida Vae</a> for designing the <a href="https://itunes.apple."></a>
