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Forks

Why the episode "Forks" in season two of The Bear is one of my favorite TV episodes of all time, and what it teaches us on tuning our radar. High quality teams have high-quality habits.

#quality#operations#business#entrepreneurship#startups
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When Robots Retire: Lessons Learned from a New Broadway Musical About Love Between Bots

What do you do when you're ready to retire your personal assistant robot? What a new Broadway musical about love between bots can teach us about human connection (and our increasing reliance on AI technology)

#ai#technology#musical#humans#bots
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Learning Together Through Learning Pods

Could cross-generational learning and collaboration keep us learning through the ages? How learning pods might help us level up...together

#learning#education#work#community#networks
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Get curious to get hired.

Sometimes, the best way to demonstrate intent and interest is simply to ask questions. A story of how you can turn any curiosity quest into a deeper relationship with the right questions.

#career#work#questions#curiosity#learning
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Cruel Efficiency  

It's easy to fall into the allure of AI-driven hyper-productivity, but what's the cost of our outsized gains in speed and efficiency? After all, sometimes the best ideas are the least efficient ones.

#productivity#ai#work#efficiency
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Climbing Through the Ceiling

Sometimes a locked door is just that. But sometimes it's not the end of the story... a personal reflection on finding unexpected paths forward.

#creativity#storytelling#college#resilience
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Why the world needs more marching bands

You can learn a lot of lessons in leadership and life from marching band. Some reflections after returning to campus for my 15-year reunion... and why more organizations might reactivate people with a shared history through homecomings.

#organizations#community#alumni#networks#people
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Why It’s Important to Wander

Why it's more important than ever to let your brain wander, whether IRL or via digital channels, and a few fun ideas to get your own creative juices flowing

#wandering#creativity#discovery
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The Punch and Power of a Savage Roast

Ever have that friend who's not afraid to tell it like it is? Let's be real: The gut punch of a savage roast is sometimes exactly what we need to hear... what if AI could be the "chaos agent" to help us learn through roasts?

#learning#ai#humor
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Building Community, Not Clutter

Technology should be the glue that supports real-life community building, not the focus that pulls us away from it. Some ideas for how AI can help to augment the effort of community-builders, whether you're building on your block or for something else

#community#technology#ai#neighborhoods