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EXPERT ALERTS

• Businesses Standing in the Way of Their Own Success
• Why True Automation is Labor Intensive

MEDIA JOBS

• Commodities Editor – Risk.net (NY)
• Head of Content – Pageant Media (NY)
• Reporter – Law360 (CA)

OTHER NEWS & RESOURCES

• Media Insider: NYT Debuts New Podcast, WhatsApp Tests Snapchat Clone, Facebook to Sell TV Ads
• On PR Newswire: Trump Chia Sales Predict Election Results, Veterans Day Giving, Holiday Shopping Trends
• Blog Profiles: Energy & Green Blogs

EXPERT ALERTS:

Businesses Standing in the Way of Their Own Success
John Bielenberg
Co-Founder
Future
"In each of us lies the ability to overcome biology and culture to change how things are to how they might be. Why is it that some people can turn crazy ideas into solutions that change the trajectory of the world -- while the rest of us struggle to escape the status quo? And how do we make the profound change in our workplaces, our communities, the environment, and society at large that we yearn for? What we do is personal. If our kids' generation is to have any hope of resolving the unprecedented challenges facing mankind, we must help more people move off the well-worn paths that have gotten us to this place."
John Bielenberg is a designer, entrepreneur, and imaginative advocate for creating a better world through the application of creativity and ingenuity. He co-founded Future Partners, a Silicon Valley innovation and products firm, in 2012 to teach Think Wrong Practices to individuals, teams, and organizations around the world. Together, he and his business partners recently released a book "Think Wrong," to facilitate and drive change, which they further share through client work, partnerships with universities, and via invitations to participate in top conferences and events around the world. In his career, Bielenberg has won more than 250 design awards, including the AIGA (American Institute of Graphic Arts) Gold Medal for lifetime achievement. The San Francisco Museum of Modern Art has acquired six of his design projects and staged a solo exhibition of his work in 2000. In 2009, He was awarded the Washington University Skandalaris Award for Design Entrepreneurship and an honorary doctorate degree from Maryland Institute College of Art. Most recently, Bielenberg launched Secret Project, a new Center for Thinking Wrong at the California College of the Arts in San Francisco.
Website: http://www.futurepartners.is
Contact: Penny Sansevieri, [email protected]

Why True Automation is Labor Intensive
Sam Salbi
CEO
FitLyfe
It's inevitable that robotics and artificial intelligence will reach well beyond "process" automation to higher-level problem solving and critical thinking, from news writing to legal analysis to health diagnoses and patient-centric treatment plans. Indeed, intelligent automation holds perhaps the greatest promise in improving the quality of health care delivery: more precise segmentation and engagement that takes each user through a highly personalized "health path." The goal is to empower and educate consumers to take responsibility for their health and provide "at your fingertips" tools and resources uniquely tailored for each health (and lifestyle) profile. But, to coin a phrase, "everything works perfectly until it doesn't." If you're contemplating a population health/wellness automation project, the odds are against success without taking the time to properly plan. Says Salbi: "Typically, companies automate the chaos and end up with…automated chaos. Successful automation is, paradoxically, labor intensive. It will be even more so if you do not begin by asking the fundamental question: What specific needs/objectives will automation solve?"
Bio: http://www.profnetconnect.com/fitlyfe
Contact: Charles Epstein, [email protected]

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• Commodities Editor – Risk.net (NY)
• Head of Content – Pageant Media (NY)
• Reporter – Law360 (CA)

OTHER NEWS & RESOURCES:

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• MEDIA INSIDER. PR Newswire rounds up journalism, blogging, and freelancing stories from the week. In this edition, The New York Times debuts a new podcast, WhatsApp tests a Snapchat clone, and Facebook will sell television ads: http://bit.ly/2fHkmhf   
• ON PR NEWSWIRE. With thousands of press releases going out each week, it can be difficult for journalists to keep up with everything. In case you missed it, here's a link to some of this week's most newsworthy releases: http://bit.ly/2ey6W7Q  
• BLOG PROFILES: ENERGY & GREEN BLOGS. Each week, PR Newswire selects an industry or subject and a handful of sites that do a good job with promoting and contributing to the conversation. This week's Blog Profiles focuses on energy and green blogs: http://bit.ly/2eXoGI3

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