Ā Xero recently published aĀ reportĀ comparing how New Zealanders are using AI. They surveyed more than 1000 professionals, and they found that most people are still using AI like a random toolbox. They open ChatGPT, or Copilot, or Claude, or Gemini. They ask a question, get an answer, copy the useful bits, and move on. Thatās [...]
Ā Last month at EPIC in Christchurch, I hosted a TechWeek panel on Leadership in the Age of AIĀ with four local CEOs: Anya Anderson from RedSeed, Julie Ryan from CustomD, Ali Adams from ChristchurchNZ, and Brad Fraser from Agentic Intelligence. The conversation kept coming back to the human work of leadership: judgment, communication, trust, empathy, [...]
It gives me no pride to say this, but when I look at the many hundreds (maybe thousands) of marketers that I know, there are three common characteristics all marketers share: they're smart they're creative and they're losers. Alex Bogusky took these photos because he learned the hard way. š” The Irony of Expertise Expertise [...]
Ā There's a point on every skill curve where dabbling doesn't work. You've watched the demos. Read the articles. Tried a few prompts that sort-of worked. Maybe you've even paid for a subscription that you forget to use. And somewhere in the back of your mind, a quiet voice is asking:Ā am I actually getting better [...]
Ā In myĀ recent articleĀ for the Australian Institute of Training & Development, I used my 5-Step Creative Process to help Learning & Development practitioners redesign learning workflows around human judgment. If you've never seen my 5-Step Creative Process before, it goes like this: šļø Collect šļø Sort š ļø Craft āØ Polish š Publish When AI makes [...]
The future is coming fast. How long until you will level up? If you are serious about improving your AI skills, then consider joining theĀ AI CampusĀ in the AI Coaching Academy. š” The Founders of the AI Campus Earlier this year I launched the AI Coaching Academy to give ambitious professionals a place to practice [...]
Ā At last night'sĀ Christchurch AI Meetup, we demonstrated how the barrier is collapsing between someoneĀ having an ideaĀ andĀ building something useful. Greg Dickson demonstrated how to vibe code an app with Manus, and with just a few prompts, he created a dashboard for managing YouTube complicated YouTube workflows. It wasn't technical skill that enabled him to create [...]
Iāve been writing content on the Internet for a long time, and I must confess - Iām vain about what I publish. I have always produced a large volume of content. I was a marketing automation expert for a decade, so I can make a lot. I like making a lot. But the absoluteĀ lastĀ thing I [...]
Last week I was invited byĀ Rita CincottaĀ onto theĀ Deliberate LeaderĀ Podcast. If you don't know Rita, she is a is a leadership coach and who helps leaders grow through strengths-based practice, reflection, and deliberate action. Ā She's also a trusted colleague and an old friend. We were able to quickly get into deep conversation about the overlap [...]
Last week atĀ AgentCampĀ in Christchurch, hosted byĀ Steve KnutsonĀ atĀ Stratos Technology Partners, I spoke about a shift that is quietly transforming how people work with AI. Ā Ā Most people still think the secret to good AI output is writing a clever prompt, but the deeper truth is that prompting is only a small part of the equation. [...]