https://thenextweb.com/news/working-85-capacity-pros-and-cons I’ve just got my programme for the year. No, not that programme, I’ve obviously had that partner since I joined. No my work programme. It’s all scientifically planned apparently. My coach has assured me it’s designed to get me to the next level. Today’s intervals day. Short bursts of intense at 250 w-watts followed … [Read more…]
https://adage.com/article/agency-news/wpp-employee-arrested-offices-raided-chinese-police/2523751 So excited: first day. Dream job. When I arrived at the new campus and walked up to the reception desk… I almost forgot all my student debt. I must say the on-boarding programme was not as dull as I feared. The guide’s programming was remarkable. The jokes were clearly personalised but they worked. Even … [Read more…]
https://newatlas.com/wearables/speakerbeam-hearing-aid-specific-voices/ The great thing about this company is how open they are to ideas. I’ve got friends at other places where they are never invited to meetings and when they are, they’re never invited to contribute. Not here. I’m regularly in meetings with senior staff where we all get our moment to speak. Just the … [Read more…]
https://spectrum.ieee.org/ai-design Yeh I get it. Imagination, creativity, innovation… The business needs them. My career needs them too I guess. And to be fair developing those skills has actually made me better at my job. They certainly helped certain people who shall remain nameless, become more open to ideas. If I was honest I’d say they’ve … [Read more…]
https://www.ft.com/content/c5877029-6463-4eba-92c1-8b5b3fd028e6 Our tutors are all ex-industry. Some still work there. That is so important. Knowing that what they teach us comes from a deep knowledge and experience of working with business problems means the course content is relevant and up-to-date but, just as important, we get to work with industry people. As one tutor said: … [Read more…]
https://www.theverge.com/2023/10/10/23911381/adobe-ai-generated-content-symbol-watermark The appeals process is so slow. It’s good you can appeal but I have to take it down until the decision. I could leave it up with the Balance Mark as it is but… Well that’s why I’m appealing! I fill in the details, not just the time the human and AI spent but … [Read more…]
https://the-media-leader.com/what-to-do-when-your-colleague-steals-your-ideas/ The senior team still demanded presentations. “Open dialogue”, they called it but everyone knew it was an old-fashioned power play. They arranged the room, their chairs and even their notebooks (digital and analog) just so. You took to a stage. A spotlight on your idea. He waited to present, feeling like he’d been sent … [Read more…]
https://techcrunch.com/2023/10/06/creatives-across-industries-are-strategizing-together-around-ai-concerns/ There was dark humor about whether a picket line was worth doing when most people worked from home but there was something about standing outside the offices. They couldn’t have a brazier on the Shoreditch pavement so they huddled around an eco heater they got delivered in 15 mins. The banners, deliberately hand drawn … [Read more…]
https://www.campaignlive.co.uk/article/farewell-campaign-magazine/1838444 He looked down from the mezzanine. The polished wooden floor and the designer sofas were carefully arranged so visitors could see their host come down the glass staircase to escort them into the building. The receptionists were on the case placing the artisan coffee mugs with their organic brew on the reclaimed wooden table; … [Read more…]
https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/ai-anxiety-is-on-the-rise-heres-how-to-manage-it/ Thank you for agreeing to meet. As you know, we value our staff here and any problems they are having, well we want to see what we can do. You said in your message that you were feeling ‘anxious’ in your team? I know there have been some changes recently so I can understand … [Read more…]