A.I.
The A.I. Bridge
What if the middle aren't so squeezed, after all?
Navigating the AI Era
For anyone trying to figure out what AI means for creative work - no hype, no panic.
I've been teaching AI workshops, building with AI tools, and trying to separate the signal from the noise. These pieces are my attempt to think clearly about what's actually changing - and what it means for people who make things for a living.
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The essential reads on navigating AI
A.I.
The Fork
The gap between AI-native and everyone else is widening. I'm not sure anyone knows how to close it.
Howard's Riffs
Interconnected Agency
Agency is a real word. It means something - or it used to. And now Silicon Valley has it.
A.I.
Piano for the Office
In 1906, typing was marketed to women as "piano for the office." Safe. Respectable. Those same roles are now most exposed to AI automation.
A.I.
Taste the Soup
In 'Ratatouille', anyone can cook - but a great chef has to taste the soup. This applies to AI too. The skill now is judgment, not production.
A.I.
Three Big A.I. Bets - keynote
A 25-minute talk on the three bets every services business is already making - whether they've named them or not. Talent, model, positioning. Recorded in Paris.
How-To Guides
Practical playbooks for working with AI
A.I.
Pascal's Wager for AI (and why you should bet on Scenario 2)
Dan Hockenmaier just cut through all the AI noise with a simple framework. Here's why his "scenario 2" bet makes perfect sense.
A.I.
The 80-hour reality check: What actually happens when you build with AI
Everyone's talking about AI magic, but what's the messy reality behind actually building something? Here's my 6-week journey through format fails, bad vibes coding, and the breakthrough moments that made it all worth it.
Future Of Work
An antidote to AI tinnitus
Sam Altman says agency and adaptability will be extremely valuable. But what does cultivating them actually look like?
Creative Business
Lemon automation: How Chick-fil-A processes 20% of America's lemons... and what it means for your career
The unexpected career insights hidden in a chicken restaurant's remarkable lemon-squeezing operation
Culture & Insights
Delta's $120 seat choice, but no subtitles? The curious priorities of airline CX
When airlines charge premium prices for basics but miss fundamental accessibility features.
Learning Innovation
Why Learning Beats Education (and Why It Matters to You)
Education mandates; learning invites. Discover the key differences and why flipping education into learning unlocks serious growth and fun.
The Tension
Wrestling with AI's implications
The Tension
Suggestible, Susceptible?
All us humans are suggestible.
Entire industries have been built in part to exploit this trait: advertising,
hypnosis, magic.
To
The Tension
Trade-offs
A lot of life seems to be about trade-offs.
Experimentation / Focus
Enough / Perfect
Altruism / Business
Creativity / Critique
Smart / Casual
Risk
Entrepreneurial Endeavours
What do they remember you by?
Positioning, Storytelling and Epitaphs for building a network and career
One of the inevitable obligations for celebrities launching a new
The Tension
What kind of artist are you?
Finding out with three lines, a few dots, and a long-sleeved shirt
Note: I found this post in my drafts
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Everything on artificial intelligence
A.I.
The A.I. Bridge
What if the middle aren't so squeezed, after all?
A.I.
The Fork
The gap between AI-native and everyone else is widening. I'm not sure anyone knows how to close it.
Howard's Riffs
Interconnected Agency
Agency is a real word. It means something - or it used to. And now Silicon Valley has it.
A.I.
Piano for the Office
In 1906, typing was marketed to women as "piano for the office." Safe. Respectable. Those same roles are now most exposed to AI automation.
A.I.
Taste the Soup
In 'Ratatouille', anyone can cook - but a great chef has to taste the soup. This applies to AI too. The skill now is judgment, not production.
A.I.
Three Big A.I. Bets - keynote
A 25-minute talk on the three bets every services business is already making - whether they've named them or not. Talent, model, positioning. Recorded in Paris.
A.I.
The hidden layer in Spotify's CTO's take on AI vs. machine learning
Gustav Söderström's insight reveals why creative professionals need to master the feedback loops AI can't touch.
A.I.
Pascal's Wager for AI (and why you should bet on Scenario 2)
Dan Hockenmaier just cut through all the AI noise with a simple framework. Here's why his "scenario 2" bet makes perfect sense.
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Today’s A.I. is a Nokia 3310. And the iPhones are coming.
Why artificial intelligence will follow the mobile phone industry’s five chapters of evolution - and the one simple prompt that’s key to unlocking progress.