The authors want to point out how powerfully we are influenced by our perspectives and prejudices—our frames, noted Forbes magazine.
Humanity faces unprecedented challenges that threaten our very existence but don't give up on the human spirit--and intelligence, said De Vericourt in an interview with Steve Tarter.
To frame is to make a mental model that enables us to make sense of new situations. Frames guide the decisions we make and the results we attain. People have long focused on traits like memory and reasoning, leaving framing all but ignored. But with computers becoming better at some of those cognitive tasks, framing stands out as a critical function—and only humans can do it, said De Vericourt.
In an age where machines continue to advance, de Vericourt points out that "machines as we know them today can only work with data that's provided."
Remember that the Wright brothers, the fathers of modern aviation, ran a bike shop in Ohio, he said. They were normal people who used a design frame to come up with the first flight.
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