In 1996 Nasa and the White House made the explosive announcement that the rock contained traces of Martian bugs. The meteorite, catalogued as Allen Hills (ALH) 84001, crashed onto the frozen wastes of Antarctica 13,000 years ago and was recovered in 1984. Photographs were released showing elongated segmented objects that appeared strikingly lifelike.

How we live and the resources we have at our fingertips has created an imperative for organizations to change the way we work. This evolution has a direct impact on when we work, how we work and what technology we use. Robots and high tech may not be invading your workplace, but artificial intelligence (AI) is influencing in ways you may not even recognize. There are disruptive forces making change necessary and in the best interest of every employer and employee. What those changes are and how you can use them to the advantage of your organization should be on every leader's mind.

Behavioral economics is an exciting skeleton on which to build human systems such as technology and communities. One of the leading minds in behavioral economics is Dan Ariely, New York Times best-selling author of Predictably Irrational, The Upside Of Irrationality, and frequent TED speaker. I recently interviewed Dan for my Forbes column to explore how behavioral economics is playing a role in technology, data, artificial intelligence, and preventing online abuse. Predictably, his insight was irrationally interesting. OK, that was a stretch.