According to National Institute of Mental Health - NIMH about 74% of us suffer from "glossophobia" on some level - the fear of public speaking. Some of their studies suggest that around 30% of us have a significant fear of presenting at work. Even if it's just a small presentation to your team... 🤯

The best "brands" sit at the intersection of heritage, storytelling, technology and performance...

To celebrate IBM's 115-year birthday, I created this collection of 115 stories which have helped the company to become what it is. Stories that worked.

I never usually do this, but I thought a little over-sharing might be in order. Since I came back to work from a major surgery, I have been working on a keynote, so I thought it might be fun to take you behind-the-scenes and show you my private rehearsal. In the 6 months that I was off work, I dreamed about giving an unconventional commencement-style keynote, with the hope of helping others to tell better stories and communicate a bit more effectively at work. This month (Jun

How many jobs will AI really take? It might not be as many as you think… You don’t need to look very far to find some scary stats about AI and job displacement. A few years ago the UK's CIPD said “9 out of 10 jobs will need to reskill by 2030”. 🤯 The World Economic Forum thought it might be closer to 50%, but a new study just released shows even the more conservative estimates might be too high.

Have you ever wondered why some stories feel more human than others? Researchers from University of Maryland analysed over 61,000 stories written by humans and five leading AI models, extracting 304 narrative features relating to plot, character, time, agency, revelation, structure, and storytelling decisions. Their key finding is fascinating: The biggest difference between human and AI storytelling is not style. It’s narrative choice.