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Leaking our own AI manifesto

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.

How I use AI to help my boss prepare for board meetings
We’re not shy about sharing our favorite AI use case: Leveraging it as a thought partner. But not all LLMs are created equally – so Section’s Chief of Staff to the COO, Ana, is sharing how they rank as thought partners for one of her most strategic use cases: Preparing the quarterly board deck.

How we used AI to improve course quality by 20%
One common misperception about AI is that it’s only good for making processes quicker. Education Product Lead, Kyra Atekwana, shared how it also improved our content quality by 20%.

Leaking our own AI manifesto
We’ve been all in on AI for a while – but this week we made it official. In this week’s newsletter, Greg is sharing his newest thinking on AI, and why we changed our domain to sectionai.com.

Warmly CEO: “Do 30% more with AI, or you’re underperforming”
We’ve seen a lot of bold announcements and leaked AI manifestos recently painting a future of clear, AI-first leadership. We sat down with Warmly’s CEO, Max Greenwald, to talk about his own AI mandate: 30% growth from every employee by the end of the year.