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Agile Analytics and Beyond
by Karen Smiley
Selected audio from Karen Smiley's free personal Substack newsletter. I talk about practical applications of agile, AI, analytics, data, business, culture, equality, ethics, technology, and more. My posts are based on 30+ years of software industry experience. All articles are 100% human-created (no AI). karensmiley.substack.com
Episodes
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AI Transparency Now 🗣️
What do US people think about AI and whether AI tools can be trusted for making decisions about us? Spoiler: we don’t trust them. Here’s a summary of one recent survey from Consumer Reports about what we think, and why we're not wrong to distrust the AI tools. Get full access to Everyday Ethical…
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Big ears are everywhere, and everyone really IS out to get you ... 🗣️
You know those anecdotes we’ve heard about how some people feel like their cell phones might be listening to their ‘offline’ in-person conversations and selling that info to marketers? And we’ve wondered if there’s anything to it? Many people have scoffed at these concerns, and some technical...
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"But I don't use AI": 8 Sets of Examples of Everyday AI, Everywhere 🗣️
I recently contacted someone who works in a non-technical profession to ask if I could interview them for “AI, Software, & Wetware”. Their initial response: “Not sure I would be of any help. I don’t even know what AI is.” And it’s obviously totally okay to not know what AI is or how it works…
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Mapping "AI, Software, & Wetware" interview guest locations 🗣️
When I said I want to feature guests from all over the world to hear & share their views on AI and how it’s affecting their lives, I meant it. 😊 And that means I’m analyzing data on where committed and future guests for “AI, Software, & Wetware” are based (along with other demographics). Here’s…
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Using water and compute cycles to save lungs and lives 🗣️
Here’s some good news about an AI tool I discovered today that adds real value to the world by improving accuracy and efficiency for diagnosing lung conditions from chest X-rays. This episode also includes some tips on the biggest myths about lung cancer, and a few things we can all do to reduce...
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Antidote to Neotoddlerism: Listening and Growing Up 🗣️
A recent piece on "neotoddlerism" focused on dismay over HOW someone is protesting. It gives those feelings priority over WHAT they are protesting. The WHATs deserve more of our attention. And it's on us if the media focuses on the wrong things - the HOWs and not the WHATs - when they report on...
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5 months in: Lessons learned on agile, data, and writing 🗣️
I committed in March to doing (and sharing) a retrospective each month on how I’m doing vs. my “STELLAR” goals. Here’s what I’ve learned in my 5th full month on Substack, and what I’m going to do differently in August. How It Started How It’s Going What’s Next Thanks for reading Agile Analytics…
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📣 "Humans of New York" for AI: real stories of people using AI, and AI using people 🗣️
📣 Coming soon: Announcing a new 'interview' series with personal stories on how AI/ML technologies are affecting the work and home lives of real people. AI technologies have great potential for good, as well as for great harm. We need to understand both. All of these real stories deserve to be...
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"Equal rights aren't pie" 🗣️
Insights and questions on why some people fear equity initiatives, why it's not a zero-sum game, and why equal rights for others isn't pie. Includes descriptions of 3 cartoons on gender inequality, Jane Elliott's famous seminar question about race, and two things we can all do to address these...
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Baseball, bicycles, and crosswalks: better analogies & graphics for equality vs. equity 🗣️
Today we're looking at the differences between equality and equity, and how the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation used feedback and data on an 'equality vs equity' analogy & graphic to improve on it twice. I'll cover 3 analogies: baseball games, bicycles, and a crosswalk. All images included in the...
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To tag or not to tag? Finding and nurturing our flock 🗣️
Whether to tag connections in posts or comments or not at all, thoughts on why 'flock' is better than 'tribe' for a like-minded social community, and a poll. Agile Analytics and Beyond is a 100% reader-supported publication. All new posts are FREE to read. To automatically receive new posts and...
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Write On! Choosing From 7 Free Tools For More Readable Writing On A Shoestring 🗣️
Most of us have to write for our jobs and daily lives. We write emails, letters, resumes, and so much more. Some of us even want to write (hello, Substackers 👋). I’m working this year on becoming a better writer. If you’re curious about better writing, too, this episode covers my explorations of...
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Curiouser and curiouser: More input! 🗣️
A personal story on building knowledge and curiosity, with credit to my dad. Agile Analytics and Beyond is a FREE reader-supported newsletter. To automatically receive new posts and let me know you support my work, consider becoming a subscriber! Get full access to Everyday Ethical AI at...
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Sky's the limit: OpenAI 'sent in the clone' despite Scarlett saying NO 🗣️
Lots of hubbub this week about how OpenAI created the “Sky” voice that somehow sounded just like Scarlett Johansson, despite her clearly-expressed NO when her consent was sought. (Good for her for fighting back!) Agile Analytics and Beyond is a FREE reader-supported newsletter. To automatically...
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Don't Look at the Tree 🗣️
How a disc golf lesson helped me get better results and have more fun in work and life. Agile Analytics and Beyond is a FREE reader-supported newsletter. To automatically receive new posts and let me know you support my work, consider becoming a subscriber! Get full access to Everyday Ethical AI…
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Too long? Too short? Analyzing my Substack post lengths 🗣️
Too long? Too short? Analyzing my Substack post lengths Thanks in part to a post by Russell Nohelty about his thoughts on post sizes, I realized in my March retrospective that I need to plan writing effort on my posts based on sizes. But what’s “short” and what’s “long” for me and for my readers?...
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Inconvenient Principles: No (unfairly trained) AI images 🗣️
This article on "Inconvenient Principles" is on why I don’t use generative AI for creating images (or audio, video, ...) for my publications and other work, and what has to happen before I will. I went on the record recently about why I don’t use generative AI for helping me write, and why I…
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Geese, software, and DEI: Thinking with photos 🗣️
In “Through the viewfinder: Seeing with photos”, I described how taking pictures helps me SEE. Here’s one example of how my pictures also prompt me to THINK. Agile Analytics and Beyond is a FREE reader-supported newsletter. To automatically receive new posts and let me know you support my work,...
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Through the viewfinder: Seeing with photos 🗣️
I love taking photos, especially pictures that help me see or make me think. Here's a story about a favorite photo that helped me see, and 3 reasons why it's a favorite. Agile Analytics and Beyond is a FREE reader-supported newsletter. To automatically receive new posts and let me know you…
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AI without AI 🗣️
"AI Without AI" - My AI usage policy page, on why all of my posts (even on AI) are 100% human-authored, and why I think every website needs an AI usage policy page. AI and tech have their place, certainly - that’s a big part of what I write about (by myself here in Agile Analytics and Beyond, and...
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The (older) kids are not alright 🗣️
What the data does & doesn't tell us about why older Americans are struggling (as well as younger ones), and what we can all do to save some starfish (young and old). (credit to “The Who” for title reference to their 1966 song, The Kids Are Alright) "Don't regret growing older. It's a privilege...
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2024Q1 SotU on Ethics in genAI for Music 🗣️
Announcing a "State of the Union" overview and deep dive into what's new, and ethical concerns, about use of generative AI for creating and customizing music. Agile Analytics and Beyond is a FREE reader-supported newsletter. To automatically receive new posts and let me know you support my work,...
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Un-SAFe agile 🗣️
Nope, I'm STILL not comfortable with calling use of SAFe (to improve predictability) an ‘agile transformation’ Agile Analytics and Beyond is a FREE reader-supported newsletter. To automatically receive new posts and let me know you support my work, consider becoming a subscriber! Get full access…
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Tips for job seekers 🗣️
Four hard-won tips for candidates, from being on both sides of the virtual job search 'table'. Agile Analytics and Beyond is a FREE reader-supported newsletter. To automatically receive new posts and let me know you support my work, consider becoming a subscriber! Get full access to Everyday...
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What's your DEI why? 🗣️
I was nicely challenged in a recent interview to share how and why I came to care about diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI). Answering was harder than I expected. Agile Analytics and Beyond is a FREE reader-supported newsletter. To automatically receive new posts and let me know you support my...
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Data privacy at the home show
Ever wonder how all of those social aggregator sites get all of that personal information about you and your family and friends? This is how. Agile Analytics and Beyond is a FREE reader-supported newsletter. To automatically receive new posts and let me know you support my work, consider becoming…
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Management lessons from Bones
3 observations and 5 DO's and DON'Ts for software management, based on season 2 episode 1 of the forensic series "Bones". Agile Analytics and Beyond is a FREE reader-supported newsletter. To automatically receive new posts and let me know you support my work, consider becoming a subscriber! Get...
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5 steps to customer dis-service
How to lose a customer in 5 easy steps, motivated by a customer dis-service experience I had today with a company I pay lots of money every month for tech-related services. Agile Analytics and Beyond is a FREE reader-supported newsletter. To automatically receive new posts and let me know you...
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Money and Time
Thoughts on businesses who know the 'time value of money', but disregard the 'money value of time'. Agile Analytics and Beyond is a FREE reader-supported newsletter. To automatically receive new posts and let me know you support my work, consider becoming a subscriber! Get full access to Everyday...
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Lessons from a near-snafu in hotel parking
Customer Service and process insights from my experience with hotel valet parking at SEPG 2010 in Savannah, Georgia. Agile Analytics and Beyond is a FREE reader-supported newsletter. To automatically receive new posts and let me know you support my work, consider becoming a subscriber! Get full...
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Logan's Run and measurement dysfunction
Thoughts on measurement dysfunction in software organizations, by analogy with controlling health care costs and the dystopian novel Logan's Run. Agile Analytics and Beyond is a FREE reader-supported newsletter. To automatically receive new posts and let me know you support my work, consider...
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Why even defect prevention isn't enough
A recent stay at a reasonably nice hotel reminded me of the wisdom on meeting customer needs that "Just because nothing is wrong, doesn't mean anything is right." Agile Analytics and Beyond is a FREE reader-supported newsletter. To automatically receive new posts, consider becoming a subscriber!...
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ABOUT THIS SHOW
Selected audio from Karen Smiley's free personal Substack newsletter. I talk about practical applications of agile, AI, analytics, data, business, culture, equality, ethics, technology, and more. My posts are based on 30+ years of software industry experience. All articles are 100% human-created (no AI).
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