Articles
Creating narrative is a key part of my work. This includes communications, requirements, presentations, submissions, sales stories, research and brand narratives. I also contribute articles exploring the state of current and emerging technologies.
Articles by Virgil Reality
Do you need design thinking?
Well it’s not graphic design and it’s not content creation. In both cases that’s an antiquated notion, that these are pure disciplines, in a commercial sense. They are not separate functions delivered by separate non-integrated entities. We’re not talking about the art or beauty of things, we’re talking about the totality of design. How design is applied in a commercial enterprise.
Fifty Percent AI
It’s over halfway through 2024 and AI disruption is in full swing. It’s still overhyped and pretty much mislabelled. “AI” is the buzzword that has replaced “Online” in the mouths of “everyone with a mouth”. I’m going to cover some of the AI trends and topics that might give us a clue.
Embracing the Suck
You suck. AI sucks. Change sucks. We always want new technology to work as well as mature technology. We’ve moved on from the bugs we had to endure, and the enormous social change that occurred. How do we cope with this?
Are you an IT Failure?
Jim Johnson (founder of the Standish Group) undertook research on IT project failure. This was in 1994. Jim and his team wanted to find out what was the cause of project failure and find ways to reduce it. By 2006 they had amassed a huge amount of data. In their 1994 report, they found that 84% of projects failed or had challenges.
Paint It Black AI Workflow
Recently, I’ve been putting together some material for a friend’s band tour to Vietnam and Cambodia. This has been a great opportunity to try another AI Workflow experiment.
AI Survivor. A practical guide
Now that the AI revolution is here, the clock is ticking for you and/or your business. The potential for job displacement, business disruption and increased competition is high. What should you be thinking about to adapt, innovate, and thrive, in this brave new digital world?
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