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Flash Teams: What AI-Enhanced, On-Demand Teams Teach Us About the Future of Management
Gone are the days of static organizational charts and staffing based on the manager's own rolodex. Data, remote work, and online platforms are transforming how teams work. Now, you can recruit any expertise you need from a global online network: an on-demand, on-the-spot expert at the exact moment that you need their help. And, you can right-size their involvement: some of those experts give a second-opinion or a moment of brainstorming, while others join as full-fledged team members for a sustained collaborative effort.
About Melissa
Stanford Professor Melissa Valentine studies how technology is changing work and organizations. Her work examines the evolving dynamics between AI/algorithms and organizational design. Prof. Valentine is an Associate Professor in the Management Science Department at Stanford and a faculty affiliate at Stanford Institute for Human-Centered Artificial Intelligence.
In The Media
NYTIMES
The Pop-Up Employer: Build a Team, Do the Job, Say Goodbye
At first glance, the organization chart for the maker of True Story, a card game and mobile app in which players trade stories from their daily lives, resembled that of any company.
DIGITAL DATA DESIGN INSTITUTE
Melissa Valentine & Michael Bernstein on Flash Organizations
The nature of work is being reshaped by computational systems, which increasingly draw on massive online labor markets to hire and direct workers’ behavior at scale.
Online Course
Stanford Online
AI-Driven Leadership: Strategies for the Future
In today's ever-changing digital environment, effective leadership requires a deep understanding of AI and its transformative potential. Leaders must apply AI-driven knowledge to enhance decision-making, increase operational efficiency, improve customer experience, and maintain a competitive advantage.
They must also lead their teams to a new level of understanding to harness the full potential of AI-driven organizations. To address these needs, Stanford Online has developed a comprehensive curriculum focused on the intersection of leadership and artificial intelligence.
