07/23/2020
My interview with Darshan Jain, Managing Partner for Canada of the Reveal Group, who shares his valuable knowledge of the transformation of product and service operations. University of Waterloo
Transformational Operations Management An Interview With Darshan Jain
Operations Management is being transformed today. Increased competition as a result of technological change and globalisation are leading to rapid transformation of products, services and processes…
05/15/2020
Our resource library for teachers in Pakistan is featured on the University of Waterloo website. Idara-e-Taleem-o-Aagahi (ITA)
Educating kids in Pakistan | Waterloo Stories
An online library built by hundreds of graduate students at the University of Waterloo is helping teach underprivileged children in Pakistan who have been shut out of their schools by the COVID-19 pandemic. The curated collection of links to educational resources — the centrepiece of an engineerin...
05/15/2020
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Bolero Juilliard | April 2020
"What can we do together even while we are alone?" With 100+ Juilliard students and alumni, at home together. Read more about the creation of 'Bolero Juillia...
05/13/2020
Abolish Silicon Valley - my interview with Wendy Liu about her new book, for my University of Waterloo course, - The Impact of Information Systems on Society.
Abolish Silicon Valley – An Interview With Wendy Liu
Wendy Liu is the author of “Abolish Silicon Valley – How to Liberate Technology From Capitalism”, which is published by Repeater Books. This interview explores case that Wendy makes in her book – t…
04/14/2020
New introduction to project management materials posted to my Project Leadership website. Useful for those who are new to PM. Feel free to share and please tell me how you are using them
Project Management – The Basics – Project Leadership
Posts about Project Management – The Basics written by Peter Carr
04/08/2020
Just added a Basic Problem Solving course to my Operations and Supply Chain blog for students of and and anyone else who may find it helpful. Comments welcome - please message me if you want help with your continuous improvement.
Basic Problem Solving Course – Operations and Supply Chain Management
Posts about Basic Problem Solving Course written by Peter Carr
04/01/2020
Nicole Aschoff, talks to me about her new book 'The Smartphone Society" that focuses on the impact of information technology on society. Recorded for students of my course , The Impact of Information Systems on Organisations and Society University of Waterloo
The Smartphone Society – An Interview With Nicole Aschoff
Nicole Achoff’s book, “The Smartphone Society: Technology, Power and Resistance in the New Gilded Age” uses the smartphone to illustrate the impact that information technology is …
03/16/2020
Influencing artificial intelligence development for good - the work of OpenAI, with Jacob Jackson. I would be happy to receive any comments you may have on this interview or suggestions for topics that may be covered in the future.
Artificial Intelligence And OpenAI – Interview With Jacob Jackson
Jacob Jackson, a former University of Waterloo student, describes his work at OpenAI, a research laboratory based in San Francisco that has as its mission, “to ensure that artificial general …
03/15/2020
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25 Songs That Matter Now
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03/10/2020
My interview with Noam Slonim of IBM, leader of their artificial intelligence Project Debater.
Project Debater, An Interview With Noam Slonim
Project Debater is a fascinating project from IBM. It uses artificial intelligence to enable a computer to participate in a debate with a human. The technology has successfully debated at the Cambr…
03/04/2020
My interview with Kristin Dziczek on the digital transformation of the Automotive Industry. Conducted for students of my courses in Operations and Supply Chain Management and Technology Innovation and Entrepreneurship.
The Future of the Automotive Industry, An Interview With Kristin Dziczek
This interview discusses the impact of digital transformation in the automotive sector. It outlines the significant changes in the industry in recent years and how information technology has influe…
02/25/2020
My recent interview on the impact of the gig economy on workers, with Pablo Godoy of the UFCW.
How Information Technology is Impacting People at Work – An Interview with Pablo Godoy
Information technology is changing the working conditions and quality of life of many workers. Pablo Godoy is responsible for the work of the Union of Food and Commercial Workers, and has been lead…