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Watch now (36 mins) | 🎙️ Kath Korevec demos ChatGPT Sites live at OpenAI DevDay, showing how to turn Slack, Notion, and calendar data into internal tools that adapt to each person on your team
Carolyn Geason-Beissel/MIT SMR | Getty Images In July 2024, the cybersecurity software company CrowdStrike pushed a routine but buggy software update to its platform. In the ensuing 78 minutes, before a patch was deployed, IT systems worldwide crashed. Microsoft estimated that 8.5 million Windows devices were affected. As blue screens of death cascaded across the […]
Imagine if your job required you to maintain an updated handoff doc, something the boss could give to a new hire that would let them immediately get caught up on the work. All the file names, locations, assumptions, choices, dilemmas and contacts, organized and ready to go. Creating something like this would be annoying and […]
Listen now (37 mins) | Tibo Sottiaux on why Dots is OpenAI’s biggest bet, why agents will dominate internet traffic, and what builders are still getting wrong
I’d heard a lot about critical theory but didn’t really understand what was being talked about. The Frankfurt School of the 1930s wasn’t really a school. It was philosophers and academics who were arguing with each other about how the world actually works — and about why people keep accepting arrangements that hurt them. And […]
A roundup of community insights covering how to leverage AI assistants for productivity while maintaining privacy boundaries, the psychological adjustment challenges when transitioning from individual contributor to management, and lesser-known workplace benefits worth advocating for during negotiations.
Consistency costs extra. If you want to buy machine screws or widgets that are exactly the same to five decimal points, you’ll pay a premium for that. In exchange, you’ll get parts that are precisely as expected, making assembly more reliable. Mechanization’s productivity and our fear of fear have driven us to do this with […]
Henning Piezunka, Wharton associate professor of management, explores how rivalry motivates individual performance while potentially undermining team success. … Read More
“Vanity” has the same root as “in vain.” Emptiness. Staring at the mirror, focusing on our appearance. It’s an empty pursuit of a not-very-worthwhile goal. But modern vanity is amplified. Culture hooked the toxic emotion of shame to vanity. Now, instead of a chance to be seen and admired, vanity is mostly about avoiding the […]
IDEAS shared have the power to expand perspectives, change thinking, and move lives. Here are two ideas for the curious mind to engage with: I. Brady, Kliman, and Smith on seeing the full story: "We feel strongly that empathy and humility aren’t distractions from value creation; they’re the drivers of value creation. In fact, they’re essential if we want to lead difference-filled teams that solve
HERE'S A LOOK at some of the best leadership books to be released in October 2026 curated just for you. Be sure to check out the other great titles being offered this month. The Mattering Effect: Creating a Life of Meaning and Worth by John R. Miles If you’ve ever wondered, If I stopped performing, producing, fixing, achieving, proving, would I still matter? then this book is for you. As John R. M
I’m excited to share this previously unreleased 2022 conversation between Charlie Munger and Todd Combs. Public Release: Oct 6th. Members have access now.Join us. As with any Munger talk, the subjects are both deep and wide. I’ve pulled out the ideas that most resonated with me. You’ll learn how Munger recognized people worth betting on, chose problems … The post [Outliers] Charlie Munger’s Interv
Rock and roll came from the transistor radio. When Sony launched its cheap portable radio more than sixty years ago, it came with a headphone. For the first time in history, teenagers could listen to music without their parents eavesdropping. This opened the door to Chuck Berry and then the Beatles. AM radio needed hits, […]
Here is a selection of Posts from September 2026 that you will want to check out: The Biscuit Story: A Lesson in Leadership From the Antarctic via @AdmiredLeaders Words That Change the World by @KevinPaulScott Leading with Inquiry (How to Have a Better Dialogue) by @EdBatista Slumps via @LeadershipMain When Every Choice Costs You Something by @PhilCooke Why Does Originality Feel So Rare in a World
Watch now (24 mins) | 🎙️ Claire tests OpenAI’s DevDay releases, from Dots, Spaces, and Sites to AI-picked thumbnails and a $97 game, and shares what’s worth trying first
Samuel Ventura, vice president of hockey strategy and research for the Buffalo Sabres, explores how a rapidly rising salary cap is changing roster construction, contracts, and player valuation. … Read More
Daniel Taylor, Wharton finance professor and director of the Forensic Analytics Lab, explains how prediction markets are evolving and why stronger surveillance systems are needed to detect insider trading and manipulation. … Read More
Watch now (46 mins) | 🎙️ Educator and developer John Lindquist shares eight Jev demos, from live voice classification and deduplication to agent routing, showing how low costs make once-impractical ideas worth trying
Grundini/Ikon Images The Research The authors interviewed 39 executives representing 10 countries and multiple industries and hosted an online workshop with 36 executives responsible for enterprise data to learn how their companies were using digital technologies and data to address their sustainability challenges. In addition, they surveyed 360 respondents in Swiss manufacturing companies twice t
If you buy a coal mine, the business model is simple: dig out as much coal as you can economically justify, then walk away. On the other hand, the model for a brand or a community or a movement is to relentlessly generate value, connection and possibility. Growth can be sustainable and occasionally exponential. Too […]
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