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Kaila Colbin
22 May 2023

Yes, Hollywood writers are Luddites — and that's a good thing

Kaila Colbin
22 May 2023
Yes, Hollywood writers are Luddites — and that's a good thing

To be called a Luddite is to be called a dinosaur: someone incapable of realizing the amazing opportunities of technology. But that's a wholly inaccurate representation of actual Luddites.

Kaila Colbin
9 May 2023

In a world of universal plausible deniability, the most sacred commodity is the truth

Kaila Colbin
9 May 2023
In a world of universal plausible deniability, the most sacred commodity is the truth

As AI tools get better and better, and there becomes no way to distinguish between real and fake, it becomes harder to prove that real content is real.

Kaila Colbin
27 April 2023

Values are meaningless — but they don't have to be

Kaila Colbin
27 April 2023
Values are meaningless — but they don't have to be

I don't know a single exercise that provokes more cynicism and eye-rolling than the articulation of company values.

Kaila Colbin
14 March 2023

The one essential skill you need in the AI era

Kaila Colbin
14 March 2023
The one essential skill you need in the AI era

That skill, essential to a functioning democracy, is fact-checking. We also need critical thinking and being open to changing information.

Kaila Colbin
27 February 2023

AI may not be sentient, but it doesn't matter

Kaila Colbin
27 February 2023
AI may not be sentient, but it doesn't matter

Most of the commentators on AI take great pains to say they know it isn't a thinking, feeling creature talking to them. But that response misses some key points.

Kaila Colbin
20 February 2023

Ambition plus empathy: a new definition of success

Kaila Colbin
20 February 2023
Ambition plus empathy: a new definition of success

It is absolutely possible to have a culture of empathy and courage that holds people to account for standards of behavior and performance.

Kaila Colbin
9 February 2023

Proof of human

Kaila Colbin
9 February 2023
Proof of human

Look at the current crop of generative AI. Imagine the next generation. And ask yourself: How can we prove an entity is human?

Kaila Colbin
23 January 2023

Where truth goes to die

Kaila Colbin
23 January 2023
Where truth goes to die

Deepfakes did not overwhelm the Web last year, or during the four years before that. I'm not so sure what will happen in 2023.

Kaila Colbin
12 January 2023

What we get wrong about forgiveness

Kaila Colbin
12 January 2023
What we get wrong about forgiveness

It's NOT: You do something wrong, I get mad at you, and then, through my infinite capacity for compassion and love, I forgive you.

Kaila Colbin
21 December 2022

Educating for the future

Kaila Colbin
21 December 2022
Educating for the future

The hand-wringing surrounding ChatGPT continues, with some complaining that the college essay is dead.

Kaila Colbin
5 December 2022

The secret principle to delight any audience

Kaila Colbin
5 December 2022
The secret principle to delight any audience

A combination of inevitability with discovery is at the heart of great music — as well as good art, design and advertising.

Kaila Colbin
21 November 2022

Social media and the dragon

Kaila Colbin
21 November 2022
Social media and the dragon

Statista expects a bright future for social media ad spend: a compound annual growth rate of 11.24% through 2027. I find those numbers curious.

Kaila Colbin
10 November 2022

What Scott Galloway, Mark Zuckerberg, and that Twitter guy have in common

Kaila Colbin
10 November 2022
What Scott Galloway, Mark Zuckerberg, and that Twitter guy have in common

It is very possible to understand people like us — while being utterly perplexed by people who are NOT like us.

Kaila Colbin
24 October 2022

In AI world, pattern disruption trumps pattern matching

Kaila Colbin
24 October 2022
In AI world, pattern disruption trumps pattern matching

AI-enabled (or even fully generated) copywriting is becoming more and more common. Some of it is shockingly good; all of it will only get better.

Kaila Colbin
10 October 2022

The future of online education

Kaila Colbin
10 October 2022
The future of online education

What to do when engagement rates drop off a cliff for on-demand courses? If you can participate anytime, anywhere, why would you participate now?

Kaila Colbin
6 October 2022

Two steps to change the world

Kaila Colbin
6 October 2022
Two steps to change the world

Step one: We have to change the playing field. Playing an existing game doesn't change the world.

Kaila Colbin
3 October 2022

The Friend of New Zealand award and this country I call home

Kaila Colbin
3 October 2022
The Friend of New Zealand award and this country I call home

The incredible honour of this award reminds me once again of the way I have been welcomed into this beautiful nation.

Kaila Colbin
15 September 2022

As a business owner, and a boss, quiet quitting infuriates me

Kaila Colbin
15 September 2022
As a business owner, and a boss, quiet quitting infuriates me

What infuriates me is the fact that standing up for your rights is still so dangerous that it has to be done quietly. What infuriates me is that we haven't made more progress.

Kaila Colbin
29 August 2022

How to build a culture of accountability

Kaila Colbin
29 August 2022
How to build a culture of accountability

It starts with a profound understanding of what the process looks like when we screw up.

Kaila Colbin
15 August 2022

I wrote about extraordinary communication. I was wrong.

Kaila Colbin
15 August 2022
I wrote about extraordinary communication. I was wrong.

When I tried to put my 2 rules for communication into practice, I realised I was missing something profound: how to deal with feelings.

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