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May 2, 2023

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.

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Greg Shove
Section Staff
3 mins
learning and development
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April 27, 2023

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.

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Greg Shove
Section Staff
5 mins
For students
Twitter
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April 17, 2023

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.

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Greg Shove
Section Staff
3 mins
For companies
talent management
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April 3, 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.

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Greg Shove
Section Staff
5 mins
For students
investment
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May 9, 2024

Try these 3 things before giving up on AI

In this interview, Jeremy Utley exposes the confirmation biases that cause us to bounce off AI – and how you can get a result that will make it stick.

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Greg Shove
Section Staff
5 mins
For students
AI
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May 1, 2024

How to get AI to nail a task in 4 steps

If you want AI to take over your grunt work, you have to put in some upfront effort to show it how. Our Education Product Lead, Tara Aranha, is giving you 4 easy steps to follow.

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Greg Shove
Tara Aranha
6 mins
For students
AI
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April 4, 2025

Is Deep Research worth $200 a month?

With new AI tools coming out all the time, it’s hard to know which ones are worth investing in. So here’s our lead AI consultant’s framework for whether you should shell out for Deep Research or not.

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Greg Shove
Chase Ballard
6 mins
For companies
AI
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March 29, 2025

AI is good enough, the humans need help

Newsflash if you’re waiting for AI to get better before you invest: It’s already pretty good, it’s the people using it that need to get a lot better – and fast. Greg is taking over this week’s newsletter to show you why.

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Greg Shove
Greg Shove, CEO
7 mins
For companies
AI

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