The Whizbang Weekly

  • Pomodoro and Productivity Tools – Why not more integration

    I have taken a short break from building my AI Bot due to work.  Sometimes priorities take over.  Which led me to wanting to make a quick note.  I have been using many productivity tools over the years: currently I use OmniFocus more than others.  I have tried Things 3, Todoist and other apps.  All…

    Campbell Robertson

  • Executive Guide to Cognitive Computing Part 4

    Five Dimensions that Cognitive Computing will evolve in Public Sector programs As Cognitive Systems get deployed into Public Sector programs they will continue to evolve over time due to the nature of algorithmic programming and natural language processing of information.  Cognitive systems are dependent upon a feedback loop and as such these dimensions will have…

    Campbell Robertson

  • Challenges and Opportunities for Cognitive Computing in Public Sector

    Challenges to Cognitive Computing in Public Sector The challenge in today’s world of improving or innovating government programs is that we have a broad array of information and process automation to co-ordinate.   Another major challenge of being in a data driven world is that information can be wrong, false, incorrect, out of date or inaccessible. …

    Campbell Robertson

  • What is Cognitive Computing and Why Should Program Executive Care ?

    What makes up Cognitive Computing Cognitive Computing is comprised of three main functional areas.  Which are: natural language processing, machine learning and hypotheses testing.  All three functions of cognitive computing combine to provide greater flexibility.  This helps address a broader array of business problems in public sector. Business problems that could not have been solved earlier.  Natural…

    Campbell Robertson

  • Contextual Computing

    Campbell Robertson

  • The demise of Water Cooler Decision Making

      On a recent meeting I had with a government department wrestling with providing better service; and to improve effectiveness and efficiency to it’s workers:  I started to discuss how government departments are attempting to eliminate water cooler decision making within in it’s programs. They looked at me with a strange look. I sometimes get…

    Campbell Robertson