Alex Pentland: The New Science of Building Great Teams
ID3 co-founder and Chief Scientist, MIT Media Lab professor Alex ‘Sandy’ Pentland, published an article in the Harvard Business Review’s April 2012 issue, with an accompanying webinar entitled “The New Science of Building Great Teams: Analytics for Success.”
Pentland writes, “At MIT’s Human Dynamics Laboratory, we have identified the elusive group dynamics that characterize high-performing teams—those blessed with the energy, creativity, and shared commitment to far surpass other teams. These dynamics are observable, quantifiable, and measurable. And, perhaps most important, teams can be taught how to strengthen them.”
RR Donnelley Announces Sponsorship of ID3 for Research on Data Mining and the Protection of Personal Data
CHICAGO, Nov. 8, 2011 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — R. R. Donnelley & Sons Company (Nasdaq:RRD) today announced a three-year gift to support ID3 (www.idcubed.org), for research and development in the areas of data mining, privacy and security for personal data.
In addressing the significant strategic opportunity in its support of ID3, Thomas J. Quinlan III, President and Chief Executive Officer of RR Donnelley, stated, “As the world’s largest aggregator and distributor of content, we see enormous business opportunities for data-driven content services,while at the same time we appreciate the importance of protecting the privacy, security and interests of consumers and our customers.”
Alex ‘Sandy’ Pentland one of “The World’s 7 Most Powerful Data Scientists”
ID3 co-founder and Chief Scientist, MIT Media Lab professor Alex ‘Sandy’ Pentland, was named among “The World’s 7 Most Powerful Data Scientists” by Tim O’Reilly in Forbes Magazine. “Sandy is not only a wide-ranging polymath, he’s providing the intellectual leadership on how sensors, the internet of things, geolocation and promiscuous connectivity can be used to uncover insights regarding human behavior,” says Tim O’Reilly.
Announcement of ID3 2011-2012 Fellows
The ID3 Fellows Program was formed to support and engage those creative individuals whose research interests are inherently interdisciplinary, action oriented and driven by deeply held personal convictions about addressing substantive social and scientific issues not necessarily favored by conventional funding and credentialing bodies, Each recipient has distinguished themselves not only by the high caliber of their work and skills but by a willingness to take personal and career risks in the pursuit of their goals.