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November 21, 2024

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.

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Greg Shove
Ana Silva
5 mins
For students
AI
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November 20, 2024

The hidden reasons you’re not using AI every day

We’ve been taught all our lives to value original ideas and hard work, but using AI challenges these principles. But you have to get over this thinking, because your CEO already has.

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Greg Shove
Greg & Taylor
6 mins
AI
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November 15, 2024

Meet your professor: Emerging tech and AI consultant, Elizabeth Shaw

Elizabeth Shaw has worked in emerging tech for nearly 25 years at companies including Gartner, Sephora, and Forrester. Now, she’s your new guest lecturer in Section’s AI Crash Course.

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Greg Shove
Section Staff
5 mins
AI
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November 7, 2024

Why most organizations aren’t ready to deploy AI

In September, we re-ran our AI Proficiency Survey to over 5,000 knowledge workers across the US, UK, and Canada. Our biggest takeaway: The knowledge workforce is vastly unprepared for an AI-augmented future.

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Greg Shove
Section Staff
4 mins
For companies
AI
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March 3, 2023

Self-assessment: Does your team trust you?

I’m sure you’ve had a manager you didn’t trust. 

Maybe that manager said she valued your time – but then canceled your 1:1 at the last minute because she just had to run out and get a smoothie. 

Maybe he called you out in front of the team for a mistake he made. (Truly an unforgivable offense). 

Whatever it was, you know that once trust is lost, it’s hard to get back...

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Greg Shove
Section Staff
5 mins
For students
Management
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March 3, 2023

Free trial vs. freemium: Which product-led growth tactic is right for you? ‍

Have you ever set up a free trial to test drive a product before you bought it? We bet you have (and you might have even forgotten to cancel it after the week was up – oops).

In our workshop Driving Product-Led Growth, industry guru Wes Bush teaches you to use “try before you buy” tactics – like free trials, freemium, and demo modes – to capture customers long before they swipe their credit card.

Here, with Wes’ help, we share an easy-to-use framework for picking the tactic that’s right for your business.

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Greg Shove
Section Staff
7 mins
For students
Product
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October 25, 2024

Our Guide to Building Enterprise AI Applications

Every company needs to be thinking about where AI slots into their product or service, but all the noise and hype makes it hard to determine what a valuable vs. novel use case looks like. Machine & Partners’ Ed Ortega is sharing 2 frameworks to narrow down your laundry list of AI ideas.

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Greg Shove
Section Staff
5 mins
For companies
AI
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August 16, 2024

How an AI expert built agents for Toyota and Universal Theme Parks

Brian Kolodny has designed chatbots for 37 Global 100 companies. Here's how he used them to create better customer experiences for Toyota and Universal Theme Parks.

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Greg Shove
Section Staff
9 mins
For companies
AI

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