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Previous Issues
- Surviving AI: Transform Your Execution Skills into Strategy
07 July 2024 | Issue #55 In this issue: It's time to plan for the future You are helping Figma replace you 3D printing, legos, Dall-E 3 AI can't replace '90s alt-rock bands Design is more than design tools Midjourney Prompt: a group of people are having a strategy session in a conference room. The style should be cartoony. High Angle Shot. The art style should look like a brighter version of Adam Hughes. Use #16203e for the shadows. Use bright colors like Yellow: #fdfcc8, pink: #f86786, and...Read more - Are You a Fancy-Schmancy Designer?
30 June 2024 | Issue #54 In this issue: What defines a designer? Create slides in Figma The music industry's complex relationship with AI Influencers > advertising (new data) App/icon/logos for different AI options Midjourney Prompt: a Salvador Dali-type of designer looking pompous. --ar 16:9 What defines a designer? There is a lot of debate about what defines a designer in 2024. Just as we discussed last week around the definition of creativity, I wanted to jump into the definition of a...Read more
- What Defines Creativity Today?
23 June 2024 | Issue #53 In this issue: What defines creativity? AI recipes and creativity – Podcast All apps sitting under one AI layer AI-powered production studio App/icon/logos for different AI options MarTech vendor finder Midjourney Prompt: a young woman being creative --ar 16:9 What defines creativity? This used to be an easy question to answer. These days, the definition is much murkier. Now that generative AI has gone beyond mundane tasks and is now creating so much content, people...Read more
- The Generative AI Generation Gap
16 June 2024 | Issue #52 In this issue: How age influences AI comprehension Should managers be afraid of AI taking their jobs? 3 content strategies in the age of AI Apple gets into AI AI is more creative than 99% of people MarTech vendor finder Midjourney Prompt: a man in his 70s trying to figure out something on his ipad. --ar 16:9 After joking about AI art being Boomer art a couple of weeks ago, I'm starting to see more stories focused on how different generations are using, and being...Read more
- The Jobs Issue
9 June 2024 | Issue #51 In this issue: Stats about AI's impact on jobs What to do after design? Reddit discussion Creativity vs AI No AI skills, no job Design jobs board Midjourney Prompt: people working with the NEOM building. They are interacting with AI --ar 16:9 Are you someone who gets motivated when they see stats? I am. That's why I was so happy when I saw Angela Green Urbaczewski's summary of a recent roundtable discussion on the topic of AI and the Future of Work. While 60% of...Read more
- Why is AI being called "Boomer Art?"
2 June 2024 | Issue #50 (!) In this issue: Are we measuring the right thing when it comes to AI's impact on jobs? Will we see the end of AI (Boomer) art this year? Gig workers using AI to help with collective bargaining After Design inspiring conversation Celebrating 50 issues! Midjourney Prompt: a woman with red hair and glasses is holding a tape measure up to a white board. On the board is different data sets. --ar 16:9 Are we measuring the right thing when it comes to AI's impact on jobs?...Read more