![Yippee-Ki-Yay or Bah Humbug? The Holiday Verdict from Socrates and Lincoln](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/0d05d7_4410f66b5896482aa95247bc2ad9f192~mv2.webp)
John Kowalczyk
Dec 27, 20246 min read
Yippee-Ki-Yay or Bah Humbug? The Holiday Verdict from Socrates and Lincoln
If there’s one question that can set off a festive debate faster than someone re-gifting fruitcake, it’s this: “Is Die Hard  a Christmas...
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![The Culture of Data | Timing, Mindset, and the Collective Journey Toward Maturity](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/0d05d7_c06d84bd822344ea8e7d48af771dafc6~mv2.jpg/v1/fill/w_720,h_480,fp_0.50_0.50,q_90,enc_auto/0d05d7_c06d84bd822344ea8e7d48af771dafc6~mv2.webp)
John Kowalczyk
Dec 17, 20244 min read
The Culture of Data | Timing, Mindset, and the Collective Journey Toward Maturity
As is so appropriate during this time of year, lately I've been contemplating a few career long term challenges, in particular...
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![DEIB | Potluck Has Done More For Diversity Than Any Policy](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/0d05d7_54d610f12f8b4149b55fd32a14a70936~mv2.jpg/v1/fill/w_894,h_534,fp_0.50_0.50,q_90,enc_auto/0d05d7_54d610f12f8b4149b55fd32a14a70936~mv2.webp)
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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![Guarding the Guardians | AI's Role in Shielding Human Moderators from the Dark Web's Shadows](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/0d05d7_f065c032b6174ba9af3ee2794947b087~mv2.jpg/v1/fill/w_894,h_596,fp_0.50_0.50,q_90,enc_auto/0d05d7_f065c032b6174ba9af3ee2794947b087~mv2.webp)
John Kowalczyk
Aug 30, 20232 min read
Guarding the Guardians | AI's Role in Shielding Human Moderators from the Dark Web's Shadows
In the vast expanse of the World Wide Web, where information flows at the speed of thought, lurks a shadowy realm known as the Dark Web.
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![The Paradox of Progress | The AI Job Conundrum](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/0d05d7_490d1a9cd4dc4daaa3df8d5de971f7af~mv2.jpg/v1/fill/w_894,h_596,fp_0.50_0.50,q_90,enc_auto/0d05d7_490d1a9cd4dc4daaa3df8d5de971f7af~mv2.webp)
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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![Data is the New Soil | Unearthing the Gardener Within to Cultivate Data-Driven Success](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/0d05d7_fd80e8ee5ea64ca5abd2fd8faba79bda~mv2.jpg/v1/fill/w_894,h_595,fp_0.50_0.50,q_90,enc_auto/0d05d7_fd80e8ee5ea64ca5abd2fd8faba79bda~mv2.webp)
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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![Generative AI | Who Wants a Data Strategy?](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/0d05d7_7b0aa68354fa4038ad5eda16839a9c7c~mv2.jpg/v1/fill/w_894,h_671,fp_0.50_0.50,q_90,enc_auto/0d05d7_7b0aa68354fa4038ad5eda16839a9c7c~mv2.webp)
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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![Logotherapy, Zen, and Meaning](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/0d05d7_ba70da9fd44c428ea825c9d98d65c36c~mv2.jpg/v1/fill/w_894,h_596,fp_0.50_0.50,q_90,enc_auto/0d05d7_ba70da9fd44c428ea825c9d98d65c36c~mv2.webp)
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.