The week’s BusinessWeek coverstory is right up our alley. Stephen Baker, a writer for BW, published an interesting cover story with accompanying podcast, blog article and book excerpt. The last link includes a video interview with the author. How’s that for hitting the subject from all media angles. (Good for you BW!)
The book excerpt discusses a move at IBM to “automate management”.
One of the most promising laboratories for the Numerati is the workplace, where every keystroke, click, and e-mail can be studied. In a chapter called “The Worker,” Baker travels to IBM where mathematicians are building predictive models of their own colleagues.
The book, The Numerati, is due out this month. Certainly on my too read list.
Sounds a little like Big Blue trying to be like Big Brother. Sounds a little scary but if used to match skills to the best jobs it makes total sense. What do you think?
