Brad Keywell

Author: Brad Keywell

  • 5 Tools to Learn How to Learn

    5 Tools to Learn How to Learn

    It’s been said that teaching is the art of awakening the natural curiosity of the mind. But how to teach best, and what lessons are the most valuable? Winston Churchill said “I am always ready to learn although I do not always like being taught.”

  • 3 Challenges Data Science and Shale Production Share

    3 Challenges Data Science and Shale Production Share

    Like shale production, data science is challenged by extracting, refining, and controlling the input that makes it productive. If data is the new oil, it’s a lot more like shale than fresh crude.

  • Beware of the Apostrophe Ts

    Beware of the Apostrophe Ts

    I’ve been in the groove of a morning habit. For a few minutes when I wake up, I try to just sit in bed and think. Not that long — but enough time to give some consciousness to my unconsciousness (a/k/a my dreams) and see what comes to mind as I greet the new day.…

  • Interview Someone You Love

    Interview Someone You Love

    Of course, you should also interview your colleagues (whether you love them, like them, or barely know them). And there are lots of other people in your life, I’m sure, with whom an interview would open your mind, open their heart, and open new possibilities. But let’s start with an interview — your interview of…

  • Why We Must Learn the Other Montessori Method

    Why We Must Learn the Other Montessori Method

    Maria Montessori saw clarity through the noise. The noise — decades of education to teach her about how to preserve the order of so many things, a level of education that would clutter most brains and leave people with little room for originality and creativity.

  • Long Live the New (and Improved) Corporate Org

    Long Live the New (and Improved) Corporate Org

    The corporate matrix is dead. As the coronavirus crisis has set in, workflows are transitioning to asymmetric and entrepreneurial teams, especially at tech companies. Many organizations elsewhere have failed to get rid of the corporate matrix. The matrix creates dual reporting relationships for a single employee — one functional, one product-oriented.

  • 9 Decision Biases & How to Control Them

    9 Decision Biases & How to Control Them

    I can tell you one thing for sure — I have made lots of mistakes. Lots and lots of them. And that’s where the fun really happens — as an entrepreneur, the fun is trying to figure out which moves are mistakes, and which are logical and rational steps towards something valuable and important.

  • Why You Must Prioritize a Quick No

    Why You Must Prioritize a Quick No

    No. That’s right, “no.” And quickly. Ok — I know I’m in Jeopardy format. So, the question is this: “What’s the next best thing to a quick yes?” A quick “no” is not easy, but it’s necessary. To be impactful and purposeful with collaborators, prioritizing a quick “no” is the next best thing to a…

  • What Is Your Mindset?

    What Is Your Mindset?

    You’ve heard it over the years from parents or perhaps from teachers: “you can do anything you set your mind to.” It’s interesting that the reference in the saying is literally about “setting” your mind.

  • Bad Data Leaves Money on the AI-Enabled Factory Floor

    Bad Data Leaves Money on the AI-Enabled Factory Floor

    Opportunity & Unrealized Potential. Manufacturing industries are failing to capitalize on the tremendous potential of artificial intelligence and machine learning. While some may blame the limits of technology, a dearth of data science talent, or the resistance of workers rooted in inertia, the root cause of the friction is a lack of data integrity.