#7: The One with the Courses
Last week, we shared Part 1 of a short series on using Open Recognition to map real-world skills, the last episode of Season 7 of The Tao of WAO, and three lenses for improving your digital strategy,
This time around, we’ve got one blog post rounding up Season 7 of our Podcast, an overview of the free, email-based courses we run on a range of topics, and ‘Signals’ which is our roundup of relevant reading from around the web.
Let’s dive in!
A Deep Dive into the Ethics, Literacy, and Application of AI
Highlights from Season 7 of The Tao of WAO podcast
We’ve recently wrapped the seventh season of our podcast where we explored the complex and ever-evolving world of Artificial Intelligence (AI).
From ethical considerations and societal implications to the nuances of AI literacy, the season offered a comprehensive exploration that went beyond the technical jargon. Laura and Doug engaged in critical conversations that aimed to demystify this transformative technology, offering listeners a balanced perspective on its potential and pitfalls.
This blog post serves as a retrospective, highlighting key moments and insights from a season dedicated to understanding AI in all its dimensions.
Learn with We Are Open: Courses
We offer free email-based courses for your daily bit of knowledge, delivered directly to your inbox. All you have to do is subscribe.
The one show above is Reframing Recognition, which is our most recent one dedicated to helping you and your organisation go beyond microcredentialing and embrace Open Recognition.
Others available are:
- Feminism is for Everybody, Especially Educators
- What We Talk About When We Talk About Open
- How to Unf*ck Your Organisation
- The 7 Habits of Highly Successful Online Meetings
Why not take one yourself and/or send your colleagues to the courses overview page?
📡 Signals
Links from around the web about things we think are (or could be) important relating to our work, and of wider interest to readers:
- Four Types of Consulting (Jeroen Kraaijenbrink) — WAO loves a 2x2 grid, and this post uses McKinsey’s Ask/Tell Matrix to categorise consultants into four types based on their approach to asking and telling. Naturally, we’re facilitative.
- Local innovation ecosystems (MIT) — an approach bringing together theory and practice to discover the conditions which enable places to produce innovation and sustain processes of innovation over time.
- Here’s What We Do and Don’t Know About the Effects of Remote Work (The New York Times) — an article based on research showing that the shift to remote work during the pandemic has led to a mixed economic landscape, benefiting some workers and sectors while posing challenges for others. The emerging “new normal” is a hybrid work model, with productivity and career advancement varying based on management practices and individual circumstances.
- AI companions are about to be absolutely everywhere (Fast Company) — this piece predicts a shift from AI as basic assistants to more nuanced and personalised AI companions that integrate deeply into daily life. While promising enhanced utility and personalisation, these developments also raise ethical and privacy concerns.
- We Finally Have Proof That the Internet Is Worse (The Atlantic) — Charlie Warzel explores recent antitrust lawsuits against Google and Amazon which reveal how these tech giants manipulate user experiences for commercial benefits. The legal scrutiny serves as a forensic look into the declining quality of the internet, confirming users’ long-held suspicions of being manipulated by these platforms.
👋 That’s it for this week! Don’t forget to share with your colleagues, etc.
