Whispered Insights Ep. 33 - Is it time to start looking for alternative models for AI?
Extremely accomplished “data nerd” and researcher. Denise Holt joins Esteban this week. She has been working on alternative models for AI, building an incredible community to discuss the spatial web, and is bringing the first of what would likely be many convos around the topic of where to go with AI now that LLM’s fizzled.
Those of us who know him know Esteban NEVER whispers. However, on this show Esteban and his co-hosts Jon Reed, Alan Berkson and Dr. Lauren Vargas speak on things that actually have both meaning and can be accomplished through doing the work. No pie in the sky, no noise, all signals so distinct that it can distinguish itself from other signals. Relevant topics - sure. But more than that ideas that can change something - be it you, your business or the world as we know it.
Extremely accomplished “data nerd” and researcher. Denise Holt joins Esteban this week. She has been working on alternative models for AI, building an incredible community to discuss the spatial web, and is bringing the first of what would likely be many convos around the topic of where to go with AI now that LLM’s fizzled.
In this show, Alan Berkson and Esteban Kolsky continue with the discussion on the spectrum of change. As AI settles in the enterprise, and more transformation projects take hold of IT departments, the spectrum of transformation (from change to disruption, stopping at innovation and evolution in the way) needs to be properly addressed - and to do this, nothing better than a framework. And whispered insights…
A brief, interesting discussion with Uber tech-mensch Bob Stutz about the new application for the enterprise and how organizations can prepare and embrace it
Y’all know Lauren Vargas. By far one of the smartest people out there talking about #community and #engagement. She been thinking a lot about "futuring" - how to make the future we want happen, and how to leverage people and communities to get there. And will talk about — at first. As any convo with Lauren, it’s bound to get off the rails and become more interesting as we go forth.
Doc Searls joins us to discuss what happened in the 25 years since The Cluetrain Manifesto: what turned out right, what didn't, what we learned, and what can we expect of the next 25 years now that AI entered the conversation.Episode 29 of Whispered Insights, a production of Playaz Production Network
Liz Miller, who needs no introduction, is back to discuss the outlook for 2024 in the enterprise. Instead of doing what everyone and their dog is doing, talking about #AI, Liz and Esteban will make it a specific purpose to not mention AI (Drinking may be involved, as a punishment) and focus on what other areas will garner attention by executives – sure, the obvious ones (data, security, etc) may show up – but --- are there other areas where they should focus more? You know Liz, she is a cant-miss-tv personality.
Stessa Cohen joins us to discuss the difference between transforming a business and innovating towards a goal. We will compare both paths and provide some insights for executives trying to make a decision on how to create a strategy for their business. With lessons learned from the past digital transformation craze, and the past 20+ years in the market, please join us to see how to distinguish between action paths for your strategy.
Tricia Wang and Lauren Vargas discuss how #AI reshapes the skills needed in the modern digital era. Diving into the evolving landscape of AI skills, highlighting the new competencies required in the coming years and how they differ from traditional digital skills. And they'll explore whether organizations + individuals possess the foundational digital skills necessary to support and develop AI.
Jon Reed (aka The Brohaimer) joins Esteban to discuss ( at least start the discussion) on the early days of his passion project: building an enterprise framework for decision making. Jon has done some writing recently on how to optimize the context of the decision making process, and E wants nothing more than to see what has to say about this topic.
Alan Berkson and Lauren Vargas will begin the exploration of this topic. How do communities deliver value to the organization? What can companies do to enable and leverage collective memories? What's the use of creating a collective memory for the organization? How does a collective memory enable a better narrative?This is a topic of great importance as organizations begin to deploy their narratives and want their people to embrace them.
Heather Willems joins Esteban to start the conversation on visual narratives. She is the founder of TwoLine Studios where her and her people do an amazing job of visually depicting stories based on presentations. trust me, don't miss this one. #WhisperedInsights
Marshall Kirkpatrick, one of the leading voices of the social media evolution wars, and a capstone of the #AI evolution war joins Esteban to determined what the value of AI will be in the near and long-term, while drawing lessons learned from the “old days”...
How do you make a decision when something is not working? How do you abandon a wrong direction? How do you become a "quitting coach" for your bad idea / direction? Alan is back with Esteban to jump deep into this one for the first #WhisperedInsights of 2024!.
Esteban assembles his #WhisperedInsights co-hosts crew for the last time in 2023 for a lively conversation that will be informative, insightful and entertaining - and also will set things up for a VERY insightful 2024!
The first of many discussions to come to understand and leverage transmedia. Today we look at the world of pc and video gaming, the technology, the experience and the business model with a real expert in the field, Raffaella Camera.
What will Ecommerce look like in a world of AI? Craig Rosenberg chats with host Esteban Kolsky on exactly what that will be. And he's right.
Heather Willems joins Esteban to start the conversation on visual narratives. She is the founder of TwoLine Studios where her and her people do an amazing job of visually depicting stories based on presentations. trust me, don't miss this one
Liz and Esteban discuss how her experience on both sides of the vendor lock-in battle - practitioners and vendors - gave her a better understanding of how to move past it (and the onerous + complicated contracts that accompany it) to a better, post-pandemic strategic framework for tech planning.
This is not a point of discussion. Learning is an ever evolving human activity. Forget all the cliches and platitudes about it - what does it really mean? How do we learn? We’re not going to cover theory of learning and try to understand who can learn better or how. We’re going to get down to the practical aspects of it. Not how do we learn but why do we learn. What do we get out of it. how can we become better at it. Lauren is back with Esteban to discuss.
In recent shows Esteban and the #WhisperedInsights Crew have discussed the core elements of narratives, #storytelling and stories; peeking behind the curtain of enterprises using these elements to take their message to market. This show will go fully behind it and uncover how corporate narratives work and don’t, how you succeed at it, and what’s the meaning of a corporate narrative to strategy setting. These topics and more will be covered in a spirited discussion. And who better to have this discussion with than the dynamic duo of Alan Berkson and Jeff Gomez. #storytelling
El padrino de LatAm, Mr. Jesus Hoyos himself, regals us with his presence to talk about a great topic: governance of data and ai initiatives. Mr. hoyos often finds himself discussing these topics with the largest brands in the world. We will find a way to utilize governance to address the “new new” mood in enterprise tech: freedom and easier decision making.
Craig Rosenberg - Chief Platform Officer for Scale Venture Partners and former Gartner research analyst - joins us to discuss how the process of commoditizing #SFA solutions led to #automaton and a transition to #ecommerce solutions — giving birth to modern day #CX in the process.
We have recently broached the subjects of engagement, trust, charlatans and even how to produce quality, personalized content at scale. We have missed almost entirely the other side of the equation here: what do readers and decision makers do (or can do) about the rise of untrusted, unqualified, noise and bad content — well, BS — coming their way?We will talk about this and similar topics on Tuesday 8/29 at 2 ET, 1 CT, 12 MT, 11 PT - and of course, 1900 UK and 2000 CET - with Jon Reed and Esteban Kolsky. Don’t miss it…. Where? #WhisperedInsights, of course.
Alan Berkson is back in the co-host seat for a conversation focused on scale and outcomes; how to retain company cultures and outcomes as growth requires scale and change. And what decisions have to be made to scale while keeping elements like “markets of one” and "personalized outcomes" - without sacrificing expected returns and outcomes. #corporatenarrative #scale #outcomes
Liz Miller joins Esteban to take on the concept of how platitudes and false research lead executives to make decisions that create dichotomies opposing customers needs and company outcomes. #corporatebs #influencerbs
Lauren Vargas, PhD joins Esteban for what promises to be a barnburner of a convo around how the understanding of engagement, not as a buzzword - IRL, can add to executive decision making. cannot miss tv.
Whispered Insights continues this week with Esteban Kolsky joined by Jon Reed to begin exploring the details of how insights are created and shared. as expected, the lengthy conversation on how things change and what’s necessary to succeed is going to take time. join them as they unravel another piece of the puzzle
Esteban Kolsky premieres the new show Whispered Insights, an open and transparent conversation about strategy, decision making, communication, execution and trust at the C-level in order to successfully guide the modern enterprise through a variety of incoming obstacles.
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