Let in But Left Out: Leadership, Faith & Knowledge in the Age of AI, Coronavirus & Fake News

Let in But Left Out argues that fake news can fool people but not a pandemic.

Filled with provocative insights, military intrigue and personal stories of tragedy and triumph, the award-winning African American IBM management consultant and former Air Force officer brings you Let in But Left Out: Leadership, Faith & Knowledge in the Age of AI, Coronavirus & Fake News. In Let in But Left Out, author Frank Shines posits that major crises such as a pandemic accelerate technology change and expose societal and leadership weaknesses. Frank grew up in the projects of Oakland, California but went on to earn a Presidential Appointment to the U.S. Air Force Academy and served his country for 11 years.

Let in but Left Out, is a field guide for adapting to change in a world of coronavirus outbreaks, civil unrest, AI-powered fake news, and national polarization.  Frank Shines, who has flown Air Force jets, trained and competed with Olympic athletes and traveled the world advising business leaders and top military brass, brings these true-to-life experiences on adapting to change to the book. 

Frank teams up with his younger brother, Granison Shines, to take you on a journey which chronicles the initial outbreak of the coronavirus in Wuhan, China and the early warning signs detected by one his family's small businesses that partners with Chines hi-tech manufacturers in Shenzhen.  The brothers analyze the pandemic through the lens of data, bio science, culture change and technology, and provide you with a practical roadmap for surviving and thriving in the age of pandemics and AI-powered "infodemics."

The book is divided into three major sections:

• A Call for Reflection (situational awareness, cognitive bias, faith and spirituality);
  
• A Call for Balance (if you let in the virus you must let in the science, if you let in inequality you must let in upward mobility, if you let in tech disruption you must let in people transition); and
  
• A Call for Action (get off your butt and act!)
  

In short, the authors ask, has America...

1. Let In VIRTUAL but Left Out REALITY?
   
2. Let In a CORONAVIRUS but Left Out BIO SCIENCE?
   
3. Let in DISRUPTION but Left Out TRANSITION?
   
4. Let In FAKE NEWS but Left Out CRITICAL THINKING?
   
5. Let In INEQUALITY but Left Out UPWARD MOBILITY?
   
6. Let In SCREEN TIME but Left Out PEOPLE TIME?
   
7. Let In PERSONAL GAIN but Left Out COLLECTIVE PURPOSE?
   
8. Let In DISTRUST & DESPAIR but Left Out FAITH & HOPE?
   
9. Let In ANGER but Left Out EMPATHY?
   
10. Let In TECHNOSTRESS but Left Out PSYCHOFLEX (psychological flexibility)?
    
11. Let In BIO-HACKERS but Left Out BIO-ETHICS?
    
12. Let In RUNAWAY ALGORITHMS but Left Out ETHICAL GUARDRAILS?
    

Frank Shines is a graduate of the U.S. Air Force Academy and a former Ernst & Young consultant and IBM executive. He works at the intersection of AI-powered process and technology change in the life sciences industry. He holds an MBA in Marketing Statistics and is a Certified Management Engineer and Six Sigma Black Belt. Previous books include His "Performance Measurement" published by John Wiley & Sons in The Controller's Function: The Work of the Managerial Accountant .Managerial Accounting Handbook  and New Science of Success: How to Outsource-Proof Your Job in a DIY Web 2.0 Economy.