Taking charge of and motivating groups of people is a science more than it is an art or the result of inborn traits. It involves very specific, measurable skills and steps derived from sound, evidence-based research in psychology, organizational behavior, and group dynamics.
Sound policy happens when it is data-driven. Statistics provide all kinds of useful tools to our nation's decision-makers. Numbers give descriptions. Numbers suggest relationships among circumstances and the impact of one circumstance on another. Numbers make valuable predictions.
Is technology serving us, or are we serving technology? As the human race advances, and as we become closer and closer to physically integrating with technology, it is worth considering: At what point do we become forever changed as people by the circuitry connected to us?