Recurrent Patterns

Recurrent Patterns is a venture exploring strategies and insights around leading-edge companies, technology and cultural trends. Vaclav engages with leaders, entrepreneurs, scientists, authors and others who can share their perspectives in long-form conversations.

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Where to find the innovation?

Companies are always looking to innovate, but where can they find inspiration and money? The US military is here to help. The fact that you're reading this text proves how successful this can be.

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Google’s AI can’t help with stupid HR questions

We can develop really great technology to do amazing things, but all the hope that technology can become AI won't work when we feed it with utter nonsense. To build better AI, we have to learn how to ask better questions. It will follow our example. Maybe there is even hope for HR to get better.

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This Phoenix will never raise again

Here is a story about an infamous “digital transformation” project that went horribly sideways. Unlike its namesake, the Phoenix project is not going to rise from the ashes. However, the government seems intent on repeating this failed process from square one.

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Access Management and Protecting the Network

Access management procedures and tools can help organizations ensure network security as only trusted people have authorized access to specific parts of the network. Ideally, that authorization can be revoked at the click of an IT administrator's mouse.

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