A decade with Peter Gabriel's orbit, LEGO figures in 2014, ChatGPT in 2023, a Stable Diffusion competition, and what the whole arc reveals about visibility, signal, and what AI actually changes. In September 2014, a LEGO figure I had built and posted on Instagram was spotted by Peter Gabriel's social media team. They emailed me....
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Why 80% of Workers Need to Become AI Bilingualists: Lessons from The AI Factory Launch
TL;DR AI adoption remains stubbornly low despite high awareness. The reason? We’ve been training the wrong people. While 20% of technical specialists build AI tools, the 80% who hold critical domain knowledge and understand business processes are being left behind. AI bilingualism is a framework that empowers non-technical professionals to become AI overseers in their...
AI Maturity Explained: How to Move From Fear to Fluency
When people talk about AI adoption, the conversation often drifts toward hype: promises of exponential change, or fears of runaway automation. But to make sense of how AI actually works inside organizations, we need a grounded framework. Our maturity model builds on three sources: Zapier’s AI adoption playbook, which treats AI fluency as a baseline...
The Essential Upskilling Path for 2025: Why Every Professional Needs AI Systems Skills
The professional landscape is shifting beneath our feet, and those who adapt will thrive while others struggle to keep pace. As AI usage among small businesses has exploded from 39% to 55% in just one year, and ChatGPT now serves 800 million weekly users, one thing has become crystal clear: the future belongs to professionals...
From Singapore to the World: My ReSkills OnStage Experience
I was recently invited to speak on ReSkills OnStage, a global learning platform, known for its affordable, real-time, bite-sized education that connects professionals, students, and aspiring learners across the world. What stood out most was how deeply aligned the platform is with my mission: using AI to make knowledge more accessible, workflows more efficient, and...
Gen-AI’s Combo Meal: A Fast-Food Framework for Your Career
In a world where Gen-AI is rapidly reshaping how we work, think, and even introduce ourselves, it is no longer enough to simply list your job title or skills on a résumé. You need a fresh way to frame your expertise; something memorable, flexible, and uniquely you. This week, my friend Elliott Danker shared something...
