Karla Starr
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The Value of Being Human: What Data and AI Can’t Replace
In an era dominated by artificial intelligence and data-driven systems, it's crucial to recognize and nurture the unique value that human skills and qualities offer. This thought-provoking talk will explore the irreplaceable aspects of human intelligence and how they complement technological advancements, fostering a more effective and harmonious future.
Key takeaways:
- Investigate the limitations of data and AI in areas such as decision-making, creativity, and complex problem-solving, highlighting the importance of human intuition and critical thinking.
- Understand the role of empathy, emotional intelligence, and interpersonal communication in the age of AI, and learn how to strengthen these essential human skills.
- Examine case studies of successful human-AI collaborations and how they provide valuable insights into leveraging the best of both worlds.
- Gain strategies for cultivating a workforce and organizational culture that embraces the unique value of human intelligence, emphasizing continuous learning, adaptability, and collaboration.
- Discuss the ethical implications of AI and data-driven technologies, and the importance of human oversight and responsibility in ensuring fairness, privacy, and transparency.
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Books by Karla Starr
“Making Numbers Count: The Art and Science of Communicating Numbers” (2022)
Well, a million seconds is twelve days. A billion seconds is…thirty-two years. Understanding numbers is essential—but humans aren’t built to understand them. Until very recently, most languages had no words for numbers greater than five—anything from six to infinity was known as “lots.” While the numbers in our world have gotten increasingly complex, our brains are stuck in the past. How can we translate millions and billions and milliseconds and nanometers into things we can comprehend and use? Author Chip Heath has excelled at teaching others about making ideas stick and here, in Making Numbers Count, he outlines specific principles that reveal how to translate a number into our brain’s language. This book is filled with examples of extreme number makeovers, vivid before-and-after examples that take a dry number and present it in a way that people click in and say “Wow, now I get it!”
“Can You Learn to Be Lucky?: Why Some People Seem to Win More Often Than Others” (2018)
“I don't know when I've been so wowed by a new author” –Chip Health, co-author of The Power of Moments and SwitchA talented journalist reveals the hidden patterns behind what we call "luck" -- and shows us how we can all improve outcomes despite life’s inevitable randomness."Do you believe in luck?" is a polarizing question, one you might ask on a first date. Some of us believe that we make our own luck. Others see inequality everywhere and think that everyone’s fate is at the whim of the cosmos. Karla Starr has a third answer: unlucky, "random" outcomes have predictable effects on our behavior that often make us act in self-defeating ways without even realizing it. In this groundbreaking book, Starr traces wealth, health, and happiness back to subconscious neurological processes, blind cultural assumptions, and tiny details you're in the habit of overlooking. Each chapter reveals how we can cultivate personal strengths to overcome life’s unlucky patterns. For instance:• Everyone has free access to that magic productivity app—motivation. The problem? It isn’t evenly distributed. What lucky accidents of history explain patterns behind why certain groups of people are more motivated in some situations than others? • If you look like an underperforming employee, your resume can't override the gut-level assumptions that a potential boss will make from your LinkedIn photo. How can we make sure that someone’s first impression is favorable?• Just as people use irrelevant traits to make assumptions about your intelligence, kindness, and trustworthiness, we also make inaccurate snap judgments. How do these judgments affect our interactions, and what should we assume about others to maximize our odds of having lucky encounters? We don’t always realize when the world's invisible biases work to our advantage or recognize how much of a role we play in our own lack of luck. By ending the guessing game about how luck works, Starr allows you to improve your fortunes while expending minimal effort.
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