The two-second advantage : how we succeed by anticipating the future-- just enough / Vivek Ranadivé, Kevin Maney.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Ranadivé, Vivek.

Contributor:

Maney, Kevin, 1960-

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Expectation (Philosophy).

Brain.

Human behavior.

Competition.

Physical Description:

xii, 243 pages ; 22 cm

Edition:

First edition.

Place of Publication:

New York : Crown Business, [2011]

Summary:

Examines how our understanding of human mastery is being applied to the way computers "think." In the near future, the authors argue, the most advanced computer systems and the most successful businesses will be able to use a new generation of technology to anticipate customer needs before customers even know what they want, see production snafus before they occur, traffic jams before they materialize, and operational problems before they arise.

Contents:

Talented brains

Wayne Gretzky's brain in a box

Ones, twos, and cortexes

The talented brain

Talented software of the average brain

Talented systems

If it only had a brain

Talented technology and talented enterprises

Brainy electronics and electronic brains

The two-second advantage

The two-second advantage and a better world

The two-second advantage and a better person.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

9780307887658

0307887650

OCLC:

699763893