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New skills for a humAIn world
I am writing a trend report on the subject and this post is a way of exploring the background and doing the research: Future of HumAIn Work. I co-authored this post with Bing Chat which I also wrote about here if you want to understand how that works: Features that delight with ChatGPT Outlook Edge…
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The art of intuiting your way to higher ground – a doodle of a tale
For this to work you need to look inside and I don’t mean pointless navel gazing. I mean that you should look to your intuition, your inner light, voice and compass. And whereas with InnerVentures I often typically refer to adventures inside your mind (or organisation), in this case I want for you to leave…
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SenseMaking from the Web
5 ways marketers can use ChatGPT – and the future of generative AI for marketing Posted on June 2: Everywhere you turn, marketers are getting into heated discussions about the impact of generative AI tools like ChatGPT. We’re all not-so-patiently debating: will these tools … 2023 AI Trends: 5 Disrupting Insights and Predictions Posted on June 1. The…
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Old IT versus new IT as enablers of business
I am referring to Information Technology departments, in case you were wondering. And it’s not IT per se that is the blocker but their mindsets. IT has traditionally played a disproportionate role in the diffusion of technology in a company, since they were seen as technology adoption leaders and so determined how the rest of…
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Improbable possibilities and the joy of existence – a mindhack
Need some perspective or inspiration? Can’t see the wood for the trees? Life grinding you down with its minutiae and machinations? Zoom out a second – to the solar system, our galaxy, the universe. Take your pick but any will do. The vastness of space can have a calming and reassuring effect. It’s when you…
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SenseMaking from the Web
Generative AI Could Raise Global GDP by 7% Posted on May 12. Breakthroughs in generative artificial intelligence have the potential to bring about sweeping changes to the global economy, according to Goldman … AI will help us lead more human-centric lives. Here’s why Posted on May 12. The World Economic Forum’s Centre for the Fourth…
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How sales is transforming in an age of artificial intelligence
I asked the very question that is in the title of ChatGPT. The answer is pasted below. I’m doing this because of work I am doing in this area (on interrelated sales and AI topics) and the trend report I am writing. So it’s a way or working and sensemaking aloud. I wanted to see…
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Features that delight – AI for better sales productivity – notes
In this post, the first in a mini series, I want to highlight what I see as the killer App for Enterprise AI which revolves around sales experience/performance management and productivity. That’s because traditional ways of selling are under pressure and also because revenue growth is important to all companies. In particular in this first…
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SenseMaking from the Web
How Leaders Will Use AI to Unleash Creativity Posted on April 27. ELISE HU: On today’s show, John Maeda. John Maeda is a Vice President of Design and Artificial Intelligence at Microsoft, and in his richly varied … Digital transformation as a service is poised to drive enterprise growth Posted on April 25. Organizations are…
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The creative and supply process for artwork on this site
At some point in the evolution of this site I added the art I created for the purpose of selling it on t-shirts (small aside – here is the real purpose I create art). Anyway, this is not so straightforward as you can imagine and I have learned a lot and made many changes on…
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When life and the Bots beat down – Art
We are going through trying times – economically, politically, environmentally, etc. While these times should pass, at least in some areas, the pace of technological change likely wont. If anything, it will speed up. A case in point, recent announcements in AI which I am writing about. As much as I am a technophile, it…
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SenseMaking from the Web
Employee Success Drives Customer Success: Turning To Your Employees First Posted on April 12. Wayne McCulloch is Chief Customer Officer at WalkMe, leading all post-sales functions, including customer success, service and support. Philosophers, poets and psychologists have long offered the intuitive wisdom that personal success, with relationships or otherwise, starts by taking honest stock of…
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Thoughts on thought rockets
Thought rockets are especially useful when you have limited time. In this context they are useful in channelling your thoughts and getting to the core of what you are doing or trying to say fast and effectively. I especially enjoy it while writing. Sometimes you should subject yourself to this pressure even when you don’t…
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SenseMaking from the Web
Prompts for communicators using the new AI-powered Bing – The Official Microsoft Blog Posted on March 31. • The new Bing, your AI-powered copilot for the web, is now in preview, and you might be surprised at how much it can help us be better at our craft of … A Whole New Way of…