The bill for tech’s Trump 2.0 appeasement may be coming due

Hello again, and thanks for reading Fast Company’s Plugged In. Three days after Donald Trump’s second inauguration, OpenAI CEO Sam Altman tried to have it both ways. “I’m not going to agree with him on everything,” Altman tweeted of the new president. “[B]ut I think he will be incredible for the country in many ways!”ContinueContinue reading “The bill for tech’s Trump 2.0 appeasement may be coming due”

Burnout is an operations issue

Burnout has quietly become the norm in today’s workplace, rising at alarming levels. Yet most organizations still assume burnout as an individual issue that could be solved with resilience workshops, wellness apps, or additional resources such as PTO/vacation time. In my experience as an HR leader and culture change strategist in workplace mental health, addingContinueContinue reading “Burnout is an operations issue”

How the most creative people are using AI to reach new levels

Most people think of AI as a productivity tool—something to help them work faster, automate tasks, and be more efficient. At the Artist and the Machine Summit in Los Angeles this past November (a conference where I am a founding partner) AI researcher Cameron Berg suggested there may be more to it than that. SomethingContinueContinue reading “How the most creative people are using AI to reach new levels”

Intuit’s peaceful SoHo flagship tries to solve a problem of its own creation

TurboTax has a new flagship—its first foray into physical retail—in SoHo. The warm, welcoming Japandi-styled space on the corner of Broadway and Grand is adorned with plants, plush sofas, and a 30-foot-long screen on a curved slatted oak wall that displays color fields. Up front, there’s a sensory dome with chromatherapy-inspired lights and a soothingContinueContinue reading “Intuit’s peaceful SoHo flagship tries to solve a problem of its own creation”

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