Mark Tilbury

Adopt – Not Adapt Just been catching up on the wave of promotional emails sent during the festive break, from Microsoft right through to small start-ups, all advertising their new enhancements to AI technologies tha…

Adopt - Not Adapt

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Meta to replace 'biased' fact-checkers with moderation by users Meta says its platforms will instead rely on

Maybe a sign to start actively thinking about how to detox from the new 'digital divide' of fact v fantasy!

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I’ll ‘Co-Pilot that’ Yesterday I witnessed the first behavioural example of the power of how AI is transforming new ways of working. In a conversation to fact check some information a colleague told me they would “co-p…

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Almost one in ten UK workers increasingly trapped in precarious work It is concerning that 8% of UK workers are ‘increasingly precarious’ – likely to be stuck in low-paid, insecure or otherwise uncertain work – say researchers from UCL in a new report on the UK labour ...

Just caught up with reading this UCL report. 25% of the UK workforce, is destined to move in and out of precarious work! I don't envy those at the start (or even the middle) of their working life.

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Trump appoints former PayPal COO David Sacks as AI and crypto czar U.S. President-elect Donald Trump on Thursday said he was appointing former PayPal Chief Operating Officer David Sacks to be his White House Artificial Intelligence and Crypto Czar.

The legacy of Yammer

The old Yammer boss now at the heart of US government. From my first experience of the Yammer folk in 2008 I've always been impressed on how they have influenced changing ways of working - siting Microsoft as an example.

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Make the noise stop – Agentic AI! Another buzzword is crashing into the ever-expanding AI lexicon. Just when I thought I had a handle on:  AI – basically, automating and enhancing existing processes.  Generative AI – crea…

Make the noise stop - Agentic AI

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This seems similar to a debate I was following on a KM forum ref ‘transformational' v ‘transactional' change. Transactional Change - Incremental change within existing systems and structures but does not fundamentality alter the organisations culture of path of travel. Transformation does.

What's in a Name

Interesting article reflecting the differences between a Complaint Agent or a Change Agent.

What’s in a name – Mark Tilbury – digital workplace specialist
It is sometimes confusing keeping up with all the job titles.

Keeping secrets People Who Keep Company Secrets Find More Meaning at Work I love these type of reports and how certain framing can lead to a different sense of attachment to a role or company. While there is incre…

People who keep company secrets find more meaning at work

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Duct-taped banana artwork auctioned for $6.2m in New York The winning bidder says he will eat the banana in coming days as part of a

Back in the real world!

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File under 'more money than sense' category.

One of the few articles I've seen about AI and the US election. Across the globe the discussion around subtle efficiencies that can help everyday life are sounded out by the big picture hype.

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Word of this morning is ‘procaffeinate’: to put everything on hold until you’ve had sufficient amounts of coffee.

AI Models Now Reflecting Colleagues in the Real Working World! AI models now reflecting the real working world! How many colleagues have you encountered who never admit they don’t know something?Future AI models might just mirror this behaviour, offering you o…

AI now reflecting colleagues in the real world

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AI and the Future of Work: What Experts Expect Experts predict the future of work up on some articles missed during an autumn break. This is an interesting look into the future.HBR published a synthesis of what 570 experts think will happen wit…

AI and the future of work - the experts!

The first item that stands out for me is the 2035 prediction if economic inequality. I sense we are there already in many roles and communities.

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AI may not live up to the hype AI may not live up to the hype been seeing an increase in similar articles around the economic ‘hype curve’ of AL. In this article Daron Acemoglu, a professor at the Massachusetts Institute of Tech…

AI may not live up to the hype

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How AI Could Break the Career Ladder The basic logic of white-collar apprenticeship — grunt work for on-the-job learning — is suddenly at risk.

Not sure if the career ladder is still there but if so, another rung may be off it!

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