by Joanne Jacobs | Feb 15, 2025 | 21st Century Skills, Best Practices, Collaborative Learning
For decades, businesses have relied on the VUCA model (Volatile, Uncertain, Complex, and Ambiguous) to describe our fast-changing world. Today, all that uncertainty has only deepened. Futurist Jamais Cascio argues that a different framework, known as BANI (Brittle,...
by Joanne Jacobs | Feb 12, 2025 | Artificial Intelligence, Best Practices, Innovation, Strategy
Artificial Intelligence (AI) is rapidly transforming industries, evolving from a tool for operational efficiency into a cornerstone of strategic decision-making. Businesses are no longer just using AI to automate tasks – AI is reshaping innovation strategies,...
by Gavin Heaton | Jan 17, 2025 | 21st Century Skills, Best Practices, Blog Posts, Collaboration, Community Management, Online Meetings
As working from home becomes an entrenched part of our working lives, we are now turning our attention to the realities and rituals of a new way of working. This means finding personal ways to incorporate professional practices, and vice versa. It also means...
by Joanne Jacobs | Jan 16, 2025 | Best Practices, Go-to-Market, Growth, Startups
Over the last several years, I’ve seen literally thousands of startups pitch their products, and I’ve been personally involved in training many hundreds of teams in the development of their ideas. I’ve seen it all – passionate founders who are excited about...
by Joanne Jacobs | Jan 10, 2025 | Best Practices, Collaboration, Online Meetings
Even though we have been meeting online for many years now, sometimes our actual work practices are not up to scratch. That’s why we’ve compiled some best practices for online meetings – a simple list that you can share with your colleagues. We’re...
by Gavin Heaton | Dec 18, 2024 | Artificial Intelligence, Best Practices, Creativity
Have you ever sat back and marveled at the incredible ways artificial intelligence (AI) weaves its magic across various facets of life? Sometimes it is obvious – and sometimes AI is so subtle it disappears into the convenience of life. How might we better keep...