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Showing posts with label sk transformation. Show all posts
Showing posts with label sk transformation. Show all posts
Monday, March 18, 2024
Can Generative AI Teach Us to Be Kinder?
Kinder is the sixth song on the album (see below), which encourages us to focus on being kinder. The harmonies in this song illustrate the collaboration needed to make it through life. We asked AI to show happy people in a pretty park who were gathered together in a loving way. Next, we asked AI to show people how loving and kind people are to animals. After that segment, we asked AI to show people being kind to older folks who are in need of help. Then we asked AI to show friendly folks at a food pantry that were welcoming and warm. AI finishes with a walk down a path, waving a greeting to all who pass by. AI can show us kindness with a bit of scripting and prompting from humans. Click here for the short Generative AI Video
“Ready or Not” is the name of my second album, which is about being a better human being, which we all struggle with on a daily basis. Ethan Foxx is my co-writer/creative producer/guitar/drums, and Jimmy (CAT) Caterine is our creative engineer and lead guitarist, both of whom are my mentors on my musical journey. Our team was assisted by Pete Crane, with great bass playing. Wonderful strings by Cathie King. Great keyboard boosts and a terrific trumpet solo from Eric Barker. A lovely harmonica outro by Robert Vincent. A steaming blues lead guitar and solo by the talented Don Supplee. Lead vocals by me. If you want to be notified when the album starts streaming, send me your email at jim.sinur@gmail.com. If you want in on a CD when they arrive, add your snail mail address, and I’ll take care of the rest of the pre-order process. Meanwhile, we hope you enjoy the music.
Wednesday, April 1, 2020
Art for 1Q 2020
I hope you and yours are safe and healthy during these pandemic days. I delivered on a promise to my Grandson and painted Kale a dragon that we kind of designed on our last visit to Austin before Christmas. It was a fun piece to do even though there is a bit of a sinister feel to it. I also completed a couple more fractals for you to see. If you are interested in seeing my portfolio or buying a piece, please click here
Kales Dragon
Circle of Life
Circle of Life
Bright Agent
Thursday, February 13, 2020
Processes are Evolving Videos
With all the talk of process dying, why is "process" still in the sights of almost all of the automation efforts? Why is "process" square in the middle of better customer experiences? It's because "process" gives context for works steps necessary to attain business and customer outcomes. Here are some interesting videos that tackle the topic. You can watch the discussion from end to end by clicking here
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Tuesday, July 2, 2019
Low Code: Have it Your Way
While low-code is a better approach to delivering software in a rapid fashion through visual approaches, there are various forms of low code that can be used separately or in combination to deliver outcomes. Each low-code vendor will try to convince you that they have the best offering, but we all know that one vendor can't really do it all. It is important to understand the forms of low-code and which ones appeal to your organization. Click here to read about low-code benefits.
Model Focused:
This form of low code uses highly visual approaches to describe the intentions of the software. Often these model focused capabilities can describe how work can flow from one step to another as well as the basic step activities, data used and outcomes. The types of models that are being leveraged today are broad deep and rich. Click here for an explanation of the use of models in digital efforts. Suffice it to say tha models are quite convenient and show a visual connection to interrelated activities. The weakness sometimes is to understand the underlying details during the execution of these models when testing or debugging software.
Composition Focused:
When there is an inventory of pre-built code, process snippets, services or micro-services, a composition environment can be used to reuse these together or with new components to create either a loosely or tightly coupled package of software components. These new combinations will need to be tested as a group in the various contexts to make sure the outcomes are satisfactory. The weakness of this approach is to search and find just the right service to aggregate in a new group for new uses. Also changing these components might add extra overhead is they are reused in many contexts.
Configuration Focused:
This approach has code that is ready to execute, but the features and options will need to be selected. This is also called parameter or data-driven software. Most of the possibilities have been pre-designed into the software ahead of time and the developers can turn on or features on or off. In highly generalized approaches all the combinations may or may not be built-in. This is especially true of bootstrapped general software packages that leverage metadata. The weakness of this approach is that there is a lower level of customization.
Framework/Template Focused:
Frameworks and templates are general outlines of known and tested in a simplistic way. They can be easily extended and customized for each use. This is a looser form of software package that allows for high levels of customization or extension. Often there are forms of configuration here as well and sometimes there are some lower-level services to compose. Frameworks appeal to those who want jump starts over the custom/ bespoke code approach. The weakness of this approach is that it requires that the user fill in a goodly number of details that need to be tested.
Graphical / Menu Focused:
This approach is very popular and it is usually leveraged in the above approaches. There are often pull down visual menus that are utilized to build or configure the software. This is a highly useful "pick and chose" solution that delivers solid software in a productive fashion. There is a significant amount of visual creativity leveraged in this approach.
Model Focused:
This form of low code uses highly visual approaches to describe the intentions of the software. Often these model focused capabilities can describe how work can flow from one step to another as well as the basic step activities, data used and outcomes. The types of models that are being leveraged today are broad deep and rich. Click here for an explanation of the use of models in digital efforts. Suffice it to say tha models are quite convenient and show a visual connection to interrelated activities. The weakness sometimes is to understand the underlying details during the execution of these models when testing or debugging software.
Composition Focused:
When there is an inventory of pre-built code, process snippets, services or micro-services, a composition environment can be used to reuse these together or with new components to create either a loosely or tightly coupled package of software components. These new combinations will need to be tested as a group in the various contexts to make sure the outcomes are satisfactory. The weakness of this approach is to search and find just the right service to aggregate in a new group for new uses. Also changing these components might add extra overhead is they are reused in many contexts.
Configuration Focused:
This approach has code that is ready to execute, but the features and options will need to be selected. This is also called parameter or data-driven software. Most of the possibilities have been pre-designed into the software ahead of time and the developers can turn on or features on or off. In highly generalized approaches all the combinations may or may not be built-in. This is especially true of bootstrapped general software packages that leverage metadata. The weakness of this approach is that there is a lower level of customization.
Framework/Template Focused:
Frameworks and templates are general outlines of known and tested in a simplistic way. They can be easily extended and customized for each use. This is a looser form of software package that allows for high levels of customization or extension. Often there are forms of configuration here as well and sometimes there are some lower-level services to compose. Frameworks appeal to those who want jump starts over the custom/ bespoke code approach. The weakness of this approach is that it requires that the user fill in a goodly number of details that need to be tested.
Graphical / Menu Focused:
This approach is very popular and it is usually leveraged in the above approaches. There are often pull down visual menus that are utilized to build or configure the software. This is a highly useful "pick and chose" solution that delivers solid software in a productive fashion. There is a significant amount of visual creativity leveraged in this approach.
Net; Net:
All of these approaches have proven to work in any number of combinations and in any number of organizations. It is truly a "have it your way" combination of options for developers of all kinds. Low-code fits well with digital transformation especially when migrating away from existing applications and packages.
Tuesday, June 25, 2019
Low Code is Really About Effectiveness
While the low-code vendors would stress productivity and cost savings, the real winning organizations are more aimed at effectiveness. We all know low-code methods and technologies provide environments that increase speed and agility in and around the creation of software, unlike traditional computer programming. While this a big win in itself, the real benefit of low-code is the ability to focus on doing the right thing as well. Going fast to the wrong destination is not a great idea. So how is low-code assisting effectiveness as well?
Try New Ideas Quickly:
The problem with traditional programming is that the specifications have to be pretty well tied down before you start. This creates an environment where new ideas and approaches are an impediment to getting results. Low-code turns this idea on its head and allows folks at all levels to try ideas and enhance them quickly if they are considered "good" or more easily throw away those that look to not deliver the end goals. While low-code is not a simulation approach, it can be used in a "do it, try it, fix it" fashion without the guilt of wasting a lot of time and energy. This reduces IT having to say "NO" so much and from business, folks having to have perfect specifications.
Expand the Developer Pool:
Programming skills are a choke point to getting results, so why not make more programmers by giving business professionals a shot at modeling, configuring and even developing business applications. Some like to call this "citizen development" where many folks can create processes, programs and, reusable programming services. This allows for putting more hands to developing software solutions that achieve desired business outcomes.
Accelerating Digital Transformation:
The problem with digital transformation is that it is a big job. Also, the platforms that are being left behind can be on fire and considered burning platforms for the long term. Because of low-codes ability to accelerate ideation and the programming tasks, it becomes strategic to race away from and leverage key legacy components. Once a digital target is identified, low-code can get you there faster with more resources aimed at the set of solutions.
Net; Net:
Yes, low-code is fast code, but finding the right destination is another side benefit of low code, Yes, low-code cuts cost by increasing productivity, but it also enables effective use of more resources to reach the right destination. Low-code can help noodle out the right destination through iteration or leveraging trial and error approaches. It's hard to lose with low-code if you understand how much it can really help.
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