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5 research-backed secrets to get employees to engage in learning
L&D faces an age-old challenge: How the heck do you get employees to prioritize and engage in learning? We've been focused on learning engagement for three years. Here's what we've learned.

How did Twitter's blue check mark go from status symbol to total embarrassment?
In less than six months, Twitter's blue check mark "verification" has gone from a status symbol for the rich and famous to a warning sign associated with Elon fanboys and trolls. We unpack what happened, using lessons in brand strategy and viral growth.

Which skills matter? Employees and L&D leaders don’t always agree [research]
Which skills matter in the modern workplace – to get promoted, to get ahead, to impact the business? It turns out that employees and learning leaders don’t always agree.
We recently surveyed 10,000 students and 250 learning leaders on the skills that are their biggest priority in 2023.

5 steps to pick a winning investment
Whether you’re the investor or the investee, the six-step Risk-Reward Framework can put you on the right path.

The 2024 AI advancements that changed everything
Our Lead AI Consultant, Chase Ballard is walking through the AI advancements that changed everything in 2024 – and what that means for you in 2025.

2024 Wrapped: Our top 3 insights from a year of covering AI use cases
We added over 30,000 subscribers to our AI Strategy Brief community in 2024. We also spoke with more than 50 experts about how they’re getting value from AI. So this week, we analyzed the data from our 50+ posts this year to see what resonated most with you.

Our Guide to Building Enterprise AI Applications
Every company needs to be thinking about where AI slots into their product or service, but all the noise and hype makes it hard to determine what a valuable vs. novel use case looks like. Machine & Partners’ Ed Ortega is sharing 2 frameworks to narrow down your laundry list of AI ideas.

How an AI expert built agents for Toyota and Universal Theme Parks
Brian Kolodny has designed chatbots for 37 Global 100 companies. Here's how he used them to create better customer experiences for Toyota and Universal Theme Parks.