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John Kowalczyk
Dec 8, 20234 min read
DEIB | Potluck Has Done More For Diversity Than Any Policy
I'd argue that, at least in the corporate world, a simple potluck has done more good for culture building and DEIB than any set of policies.
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John Kowalczyk
Apr 28, 20235 min read
The Paradox of Progress | The AI Job Conundrum
Will AI take your job? Maybe, but it depends on each and the collective "us".
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John Kowalczyk
Apr 22, 20233 min read
Data is the New Soil | Unearthing the Gardener Within to Cultivate Data-Driven Success
"Data is the new soil!" Data as a renewable asset, cultivated like soil for rich and beneficial uses.
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John Kowalczyk
Apr 14, 20235 min read
Ethics, Morals, and Business | A Parfitian Approach
A moral absolutist atheist philosopher, that had a bout of transient global amnesia. Let's just say, I was intrigued.
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John Kowalczyk
Mar 22, 20236 min read
Generative AI | Who Wants a Data Strategy?
Large Language Model Generative AI and the commodity of data strategies.
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John Kowalczyk
Mar 13, 20233 min read
Logotherapy, Zen, and Meaning
Connecting the existential dilemma in Logotherapy and Zen principles of mindefulness and acceptance of the current state.
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John Kowalczyk
Mar 6, 20232 min read
Formula 1 | Go Slow to Go 212 mph | Data Governance as an Enabler
Q: How is one able to drive 212 mph or pull 6 Gs around a corner?
A: Put brakes on the car (very good ones)
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John Kowalczyk
Mar 16, 20182 min read
Stephen Hawking | Can you hear me?
I am deeply saddened by the passing of Stephen Hawking. Yesterday, like the stars he so eloquently described in his research and writing...