{"product_id":"9781478972600","title":"Sensemaking: The Power of the Humanities in the Age of the Algorithm","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cb\u003eA \u003ci\u003eFinancial Times\u003c\/i\u003e \"Business Book of the Month\"\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBased on his work at some of the world's largest companies, including Ford, Adidas, and Chanel, Christian Madsbjerg's \u003ci\u003eSensemaking\u003c\/i\u003e is a provocative stand against the tyranny of big data and scientism, and an urgent, overdue defense of human intelligence.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eHumans have become subservient to algorithms. Every day brings a new \u003ci\u003eMoneyball \u003c\/i\u003efix—a math whiz who will crack open an industry with clean fact-based analysis rather than human intuition and experience. As a result, we have stopped thinking. Machines do it for us.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eChristian Madsbjerg argues that our fixation with data often masks stunning deficiencies, and the risks for humankind are enormous. Blind devotion to number crunching imperils our businesses, our educations, our governments, and our life savings. Too many companies have lost touch with the humanity of their customers, while marginalizing workers with liberal arts-based skills. Contrary to popular thinking, Madsbjerg shows how many of today's biggest success stories stem not from \"quant\" thinking but from deep, nuanced engagement with culture, language, and history. He calls his method \u003ci\u003esensemaking\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn this landmark book, Madsbjerg lays out five principles for how business leaders, entrepreneurs, and individuals can use it to solve their thorniest problems. He profiles companies using sensemaking to connect with new customers, and takes readers inside the work process of sensemaking \"connoisseurs\" like investor George Soros, architect Bjarke Ingels, and others.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBoth practical and philosophical, \u003ci\u003eSensemaking\u003c\/i\u003e is a powerful rejoinder to corporate groupthink and an indispensable resource for leaders and innovators who want to stand out from the pack.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Hachette Book Group","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47053631226096,"sku":"9781478972600","price":35.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9781478972600_p0.jpg?v=1763616442","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9781478972600","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}