Change Management

Microsoft is expected to open the Agent Store this month. Is your company ready to hire agent users? "Agentic Users are a new class of AI that operate as independent users within the enterprise workforce" www.microsoft.com/en-us/micros...

The latest Google AI literacy resources all in one place We’re building helpful AI literacy programs that empower parents and educators and prepare students for an AI-first future.

A great resource for those that are early on their AI journey. The latest Google AI literacy resources all in one place blog.google/outreach-ini... #ai #gemini

Google’s Veo 3 can now generate vertical AI videos AI slop, now optimized for mobile platforms.

Every week, there are more changes, more abilities... Google’s Veo 3 can now generate vertical AI videos www.theverge.com/news/774352/...

From the artificial community on Reddit: UK government trial of M365 Copilot finds no clear productivity boost Explore this post and more from the artificial community

UK government trial of M365 Copilot finds no clear productivity boost www.reddit.com/r/artificial...

Protecting Your Team in a Toxic Organizational Culture Leading a team in an organization where communication and trust have broken down can leave you feeling powerless. The bad energy has a way of seeping into everything, threatening to contaminate your t...

new article in HBR on Toxic Culture... they say "First things first: You don’t need to passively accept a dysfunctional workplace."

How AI Multiplies the Interest Rate on Your Process, Data, and Technical Debt AI does not erase organizational debt; it compounds it. If your processes are ad hoc, your data untrustworthy, or your stack brittle, then AI multiplies your costs, risks, and missed opportunities unt...

Brilliant post from Tim Creasey 👏 Take 5 min to read it, Take 5 min to cry, Take 10 min to catch your breath... Then start taking a hard look at how you are going to approach this for your ORG... This will be the annoying factor that separates performance. www.linkedin.com/pulse/how-ai...

Why did MIT find 95% of AI project fail? Hint: it wasn't about the tech itself The research was less about what's wrong with today's AI models and more about what's wrong with how companies are trying to use them

Purchasing AI tools succeeded 67% of the time, while internal builds panned out only one-third as often fortune.com/2025/08/21/a...

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GPT-5 Pushes Vibe Coding Beyond My Wildest Dreams: https://parkerortolani.blog/2025/08/10/gpt-pushes-vibe-coding-beyond.html

Same! Very curious

After last week, it is clear that we can't plan how changes roll out to our users. Claude, Google, OpenAI, and Microsoft all rolled out changes and pushed those changes into enterprises regardless of whether they were ready or not. We need to develop Resilience for when the next #change come.

‎Gemini - 📖 The Citadel and the Bridge Created with Gemini

Explaining how #AzureMCP can be used to enable on-prem data to be used. I was curious how #Gemini 's new storybook would handle it and it is very impressive gemini.google.com/share/72cb4f...

From the artificial community on Reddit: Four GPT-5 model variants just got leaked by Microsoft ahead of OpenAI's livestream reveal Explore this post and more from the artificial community

Four GPT-5 model variants just got leaked by Microsoft ahead of OpenAI's livestream reveal #chatGPT #AI www.reddit.com/r/artificial...

Today at 1pm EST we expect the ChatGPT 5 announcement. Will it be a DeathStar or MegaMaid moment? #chatgpt #ai

OK I don't like how this makes me feel, but since I can't change the orange monster from ruining everything... If they buy a building can I get a HUAWEI phone?

Providing ChatGPT to the entire U.S. federal workforce First-of-its-kind partnership with General Services Administration will give federal agencies access to ChatGPT Enterprise for $1 for the next year

Oh Change! So OpenAI is now available for the Executive branch. Things are going to be harder for #MSCopilot to charge $30 per user per month when this is available. openai.com/index/provid...

The app idea that I had while making coffee this morning is becoming a reality thanks to #vibecoding. This space is getting wild. I have been hearing more people talk about not using presentations to talk about an idea, use Vibe to make the concept come alive. #changemanagement

The Microsoft Work Trends Index has an interesting nugget; "employees are interrupted every 2 minutes...and it adds up to 275 interruptions a day" so when we think about piling more change - maybe can find ways to remove distractions? (www.microsoft.com/en-us/workla...) #changemanagement

AI seems to be splitting in two: tools for efficiency, and tools for imagination. One helps us optimize the familiar. The other helps us invent the future. We need both—but don’t sleep on the second one. I explain more in this short video.
#FunWithAI #vibeCoding

The new federal AI memos (M-25-21 & 22) shift gears—faster adoption, less red tape, & a mandate for “American AI.” OCM can help CAIOs and federal teams bridge strategy, governance, and workforce readiness—because trust, clarity, and change don’t happen by accident
www.whitehouse.gov/articles/202...

The Great Legacy Extinction: AI's $20T Takeover of Professional Services - Venrock A $20T sector dominated by human-driven, low-tech businesses where titans have built their brands on historical reputation and prestige rather than measurable performance. From elite law firms and acc...

Seeing this play out: AI-native firms aren’t just faster—they scale, deliver measurable results, and fit modern workflows. Legacy models can’t keep up. This is Worth reading:
www.venrock.com/insights/the... 👏👏👏@venrock.bsky.social #ai #changemanagement

I guess so - it is going to get interesting

ChatGPT Plus free for students | ChatGPT Get two months of ChatGPT Plus free, just in time for finals

OpenAI is going for EDU users. ChatGPT Plus is now free for college students through May Full and part-time students at degree-granting schools in the United States and Canada are eligible for this offer. chatgpt.com/students #AI

💡 Just dropped a chart comparing daily visits across popular AI chatbots.
🔹 ChatGPT: 71M+
🔹 DeepSeek & Grok: 16.5M
🔹 Copilot: 2.4M and rising
But honestly? Usage stats are fun—but real wins come from people experimenting and reshaping how work happens That’s the shift.
techcrunch.com/2025/04/01/c...

Productivity Is Quietly Dropping Across The Workforce. This May Be Why People are working less, and productivity is down. It’s not laziness—it’s a deeper shift. Here’s what leaders need to know (and how to respond).

Productivity is quietly dipping in 2025—burnout, low confidence, and misaligned purpose are driving it. OCM has a big role to play. It’s time to reframe change around energy, clarity, and meaning. Let’s evolve how we support people. www.forbes.com/sites/julian... #change #changemanagement

Government AI roll-outs threatened by outdated IT systems Public accounts committee also flags ‘persistent digital skills shortages’ and uncompetitive civil service pay rates

We are going to see a chasm between those that have kept up with tech and those that have not www.theguardian.com/technology/2...

New study from P&G shows AI like Copilot can match team performance, bridge silos, and boost how people feel at work. It’s not just a tool—it’s a new kind of teammate. Big implications for higher ed, #OCM, and how we work. papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers....

SMH if your “requirement” is that the client gives your their #AI #Roadmap - and you require it to be 4 lines in #Excel - you don’t understand AI or Roadmaps.

The AI and DEI Balancing Act What companies need to know in 2025 to move forward.

Study says: 73% support inclusion, but only 49% think companies follow through.

AI and DEI aren’t comms challenges—they’re trust and action challenges.

What’s your org doing to close that gap?

#AI #DEI #OCM www.fastcompany.com/91301613/the...

NotebookLM can now generate Mind Maps, and studying will never be the same Just when I thought NotebookLM couldn't get better

Just checked my #NotebookLM account—no Mind Maps for me yet. But the idea is interesting: AI that builds interactive mind maps from real sources, surfacing connections I’d normally map out manually. www.xda-developers.com/notebooklm-g...

Make Your Android Phone Even Smarter by Setting ChatGPT as Its Voice Assistant You can now talk to ChatGPT directly from your phone's home screen.

Testing ChatGPT as My Default Voice Assistant—Let’s See What Happens

I just came across this cool update for Android users—you can now set ChatGPT as your default voice assistant.Naturally, I have to try this out. #ai #chatgpt

www.makeuseof.com/chatgpt-andr...