Future of Work
Tectonic Forces and Commerical Real Estate
A fascinating 60 Minutes segment examines how some of The Nine are affecting offices.
Phil Simon
Phil Simon is probably the world's leading independent expert on workplace collaboration and tech. He is a frequent keynote speaker and the award-winning author of 14 books, most recently The Nine.
AI
Can AI Improve Atrocious Writing?
Yes, but that's the wrong question to ask.
AI
The Dangerous Democratization of AI
Open-source software means many things—and some are downright terrifying.
AI
The Amazon Coffee Rebellion
It turns out that there's a ton of overlap between free joe and reinstating a booted CEO.
Communication
Department Names Don't Matter. Just Help Me.
More Apple issues are grinding my gears.
AI
How Fancy Text Helps Me Identify Spam
Here's a simple way to weed out these bots and clowns.
AI
On OpenAI and Employee Empowerment
What happens when a dissatisfied board and a loyal workforce with white-hot skills collide? We're about to find out.
Trends
Speaker Sizzle Reel
Two minutes on what I offer to conference attendees and employees at private events.
AI
Appearance on Turn the Lens
A wide-ranging chat about the new book.
Collaboration
The Notification Struggle Is Real
You'd think that receiving relevant in-app alerts would be easy—and you'd be wrong.
AI
On AI, Priorities, and Product Development
Thoughts on ignoring a popular product's glaring weakness to pursue sexy new features.
Announcements
Project Management in the Hybrid Workplace Wins 2023 NYC Big Book Award
Boom.
AI
AI and Indolence
A short post on spammers and laziness.
AI
What I Really Want From AI
In the name of all that is holy, can someone please invent a better computer diagnostic tool?
AI
Not Just Hollywood: The Nine Are Coming for You, Too
Thoughts on a few of the powerful forces colliding as we speak.
Big Data
Outliers
Thoughts on parallels between emerging technologies from last decade and the WFH debate.
Collaboration
Why I'm All in on Notion
Thoughts on my favorite no-code tool.
AI
Power, Prestige TV, and Packages
The forces I describe in The Nine continue to collide. Get used to it.
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