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A gadfly is a person who interferes with the status quo of a society or community by posing novel, potentially upsetting questions, usually directed at authorities. The term is originally associated with the ancient Greek philosopher Socrates in his defence when on trial for his life. During his defence when…

The number and duration of meetings are increasing. According to the 2019 report of Doodle; Professionals spend 2 hours a week in pointless meetings, which will add up to over $541bn worth of resources in 2019 The average professional spends three hours a week in meetings — making two-thirds of…

I completed three large scale R&D projects in AI/ML/Data area. I want to share my lessons learned. 1- Plan your R&D project to support your core business. 2- Use R&D projects to make new connections and develop skills. (Collaboration is the king). 3- Your work packages in an R&D project…

Data provides construction companies with a method to collect, analyse, and apply vast amounts of information to help solve business problems and provide critical, informed insight for future activities. It helps companies complete projects on time, bid more accurately, and build more efficiently. Problem There are serious problems related to the…

I want to show you the search trends of currencies. I will make my comments, but I am curious about your comments. According to Google Trends, Bitcoin made two solid attacks that exceed the Dollar; 17–23 December 2017 (This date is the first high increase in Bitcoin Prices): From 1.000$…

The popular concept of Fear of Missing Out (FOMO) refers to ‘a pervasive apprehension that others might be having rewarding experiences from which one is absent’ and is ‘characterized by the desire to stay continually connected with what others are doing’. Innovation is a critical part of development. So, innovative…

In business life, people like to talk. Long meetings without action plans and endless phone calls. We can add WhatsApp groups, slack channels to the list. Over-communication with minimum action is the summary of today’s business life. Ego Centric Talks If somebody is taking more than 30% of a…

I want to talk about the main bottlenecks in the construction sector. I have been working in the construction sector for 15 years in different regions. I saw the same kind of problems again and again. Everybody is talking about the change, but the reality is so different. …