Bill Harmon

Head of IP - Uber Technologies, Inc.

[Bill Harmon @WJHarmon]

Huge thank you to @KevinAlschuler for helping us see that patent litigation is all about people and we have much to learn from golf and football.

[Kevin Alschuler, PhD @KevinAlschuler]

Had a great experience speaking to @WAStateBar 28th Annual Intellectual Property Institute today thanks to @WJHarmon (@Uber) & alongside John Mulgrew (@Lenovo). Psychologist speaking to lawyers? Yup! Legal matters involve people, so how we think, feel, and act is central to law.

[Bill Harmon @WJHarmon]

@KevinAlschuler This is so on point thinking for all competition! Compete in the moment, create positives, change the momentum.

[Bill Harmon @WJHarmon]

Special opportunity to work with high quality people!

[Lakeside Football @LakesideLionsFB]

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[Bill Harmon @WJHarmon]

It’s cruel that Prospect Theory causes people to hate losing far more than they relish winning — leading to behavior that actually advances losing.

[Kevin Alschuler, PhD @KevinAlschuler]

More here…

[Bill Harmon @WJHarmon]

@FO_ASchatz You still need to prove you can turn the momentum. If you use halftime correctly it’s a powerful tool, but you need to use it well. Think of the the Bengals stop of KC before the half in the playoffs. KC never recovered. Bengals built on it

[Bill Harmon @WJHarmon]

Very interested in the pilot approach! A great way to get evidence for informed change!

[Colleen Chien @colleenchien.bsky.social @colleen_chien]

1/ My new paper, "Redefining Progress & The Case for Diversity in Innovation," documents systematic gaps in participation in innovation and makes the empirical and legal case for narrowing them as a priority of the patent system.

https://t.co/bvYpYeaNDs

[Bill Harmon @WJHarmon]

Like basketball, life and every game is a game of runs. When things go wrong, and they will, focus on the response — not the ultimate outcome.

[Kevin Alschuler, PhD @KevinAlschuler]

Momentum has a significant impact in sports. But momentum is not a thing that just happens - it is the intersection of significant events X how we respond to them. Engage productively with these events and the impact will be better aligned with your desired outcomes!

[Bill Harmon @WJHarmon]

@KevinAlschuler techniques for deploying analytics to ensure the optimal environment for player performance would be a great value add here!

[The Wall Street Journal @WSJ]

Hedge fund titan Paul Tudor Jones has founded a new company, SumerSports, with an ambitious goal: using the latest analytics to create computer-driven models that will help NFL teams build better rosters https://t.co/k033TWYVPs

[Bill Harmon @WJHarmon]

It’s always about the people, and @KevinAlschuler always finds a way to help them help themselves. Great working with you Kevin.

[Kevin Alschuler, PhD @KevinAlschuler]

As we often discuss, the data comes from things that are done by people and helps us understand what people have done. In the end, it is still about the people and, specifically, about helping those people find the path that allows them to perform at their best.

[Bill Harmon @WJHarmon]

It’s ALWAYS about the people!!!!!

[Kevin Alschuler, PhD @KevinAlschuler]

@KevinDeShazo 💯 The pushback I usually get on this is, “So now I have to be friends with everyone?” Since when did relationship (care, understand, appreciate, support, etc) = friend? Bottom line: People have to know you have their best interest at heart before they’ll believe in what you say.

[Kevin Alschuler, PhD @KevinAlschuler]

@KevinDeShazo 💯 The pushback I usually get on this is, “So now I have to be friends with everyone?” Since when did relationship (care, understand, appreciate, support, etc) = friend? Bottom line: People have to know you have their best interest at heart before they’ll believe in what you say.

[Bill Harmon @WJHarmon]

@KevinAlschuler Nothing is more important than creating great environments in sports or any endeavor!

[Bill Harmon @WJHarmon]

Moneyball is a great example. Build and commit to a process for your circumstances to achieve the outcomes you want, and “they will come.”

[Kevin Alschuler, PhD @KevinAlschuler]

We often say “focus on the process, not the outcome”. Don’t mistake that for “stop caring about the outcome”. Care about the outcome *so much* that you’ll do everything in your power to immerse yourself in the process, knowing that’s the best approach for achieving what you want.

[Bill Harmon @WJHarmon]

@KevinAlschuler Much better to drive momentum than let momentum drive you.

[Bill Harmon @WJHarmon]

@KevinAlschuler Agree 100% - adapting and building is essential to life.

[Bill Harmon @WJHarmon]

An opportunity to be part of a program with a special culture and high quality people!

[Mike Lengel @MikeLengel]

🚨I'M HIRING FOOTBALL COACHES!🚨

Seattle area folks: if you or anyone you know is interested in coaching high school football with me at @LakesideLions, please reach out! Looking for QB, WR/DB, OL/DL, and RB/LB coaches specifically, but happy to talk to anyone interested.

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[Seth Walder @SethWalder]

Difference in EPA per designed carry (white dot) and EPA per dropback (black dot) by team.

No one is saying never run the ball, but it's clear for many teams they ought to be passing more often.

[Bill Harmon @WJHarmon]

@KevinAlschuler @jaredmccann19 @SeattleKraken Great advice that applies to every pursuit!

[Bill Harmon @WJHarmon]

@KevinAlschuler @MikeLengel @richiecuzzie @Iangibbo @JoePuetz1 Everything that gets done is done by a person, so there’s nothing as important as investing in people.

[Bill Harmon @WJHarmon]

Good insights from @KevinAlschuler that extend well beyond sports.

[Kevin Alschuler, PhD @KevinAlschuler]

Intriguing quotes in this piece from @jeberle_7 @MarkGio05 @hakstol2 *from a psychologist’s perspective*. Obviously some tough stretches in this game. It seems there is fertile ground for resilience training that maximizes the time spent at their best.

What do I mean? A 🧵: 1/9