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A brand turns raining fish phenomenon into a source of income
May 16, 2023 11:00 - 5 minutesAd agency Ogilvy and fish company Regal Springs created Heaven Fish, a new brand that helps residents of Yoru, Honduras turn their annual miracle into an economic opportunity. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Motherhood is comical, and some cartoonists know it
May 15, 2023 11:00 - 6 minutesA new generation of mother-cartoonists is developing a visual shorthand for expressing the complexities of motherhood. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Can you really trademark the shape of lettuce? We’re about to find out
May 12, 2023 11:00 - 6 minutesTrademarking snack foods is nothing new, but a new trademark filing from Little Leaf Farms is asking: Can you trademark lettuce leaves, too? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Airtable is bringing AI to your workflow that could help make your team more productive
May 11, 2023 11:00 - 5 minutesThe popular workplace collaboration platform is rolling out new AI-powered tools aimed at reducing the friction on your to-do list. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Spotify’s AI DJ knows your musical past, and wants to shape its future
May 10, 2023 11:00 - 6 minutesBehind the design of Spotify’s move toward ultimate personalization. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
‘Are you overlooking tens of millions of people?’: Why employers are reconsidering applicants’ prior drug use
May 09, 2023 11:00 - 6 minutesThe tight labor market and widespread legalization of marijuana are leading some employers—including the federal government—to rethink restrictive background checks. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Research shows happiness is the new performance indicator. This is how managers can support it
May 08, 2023 11:00 - 6 minutesStudies show happier teams boost sales, increase productivity, and slash mistakes. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Learning nonprofit Khan Academy is piloting a version of GPT called Khanmigo
May 05, 2023 11:00 - 6 minutesThe new tool is trained to act as a tutor and teacher’s assistant. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
How companies can solve the mental health crisis happening in the workforce
May 04, 2023 11:00 - 7 minutesThe perks that may have once seemed optional are now essential. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
An abandoned Detroit building is now the epicenter of Ford’s new mobility plan
May 03, 2023 11:00 - 8 minutesTech incubator Newlab’s new Detroit location is part of Ford’s move beyond cars. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
JPMorgan Chase gets First Republic assets and deposits as banking crisis deepens
May 02, 2023 11:00 - 6 minutesSan Francisco-based First Republic is the third midsize bank to fail in two months. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
A company is helping Missourians prepare for looming restrictions on trans healthcare
May 01, 2023 11:00 - 6 minutesPlume is offering appointments at no cost to help mitigate the possible effect of a measure from the Missouri attorney general. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
It’s not just you: Business travel is extra exhausting now
April 28, 2023 11:00 - 8 minutesTravel since the start of the pandemic isn’t just different; it’s overloading your brain. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Hybrid work and the rise of AI: How leaders can navigate a future in flux
April 27, 2023 11:00 - 8 minutesMcKinsey’s State of Organizations report outlines major shifts affecting organizations around the world—and offers advice on how to manage them. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Yelp rolls out AI, video to enhance business searches
April 26, 2023 11:00 - 8 minutesThe review platform is getting its “most significant update in recent years” featuring some of today’s trendiest technologies. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
This startup is turning the RTO debate on its head by creating a digital twin of the office
April 25, 2023 11:00 - 7 minutesKatmai is a virtual office space, allowing employees across countries and time zones to come together in a simulated office environment located in your web browser. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
3 ways to find a job that aligns with your values
April 24, 2023 11:00 - 6 minutesFactors that help determine whether a job is the right fit go beyond things like perks and pay. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
‘Progressive’ companies: Get ready for your workers to make you prove it
April 21, 2023 11:00 - 6 minutesThings get complicated when a company whose brand rests on ‘being good’ starts being bad to its workers—and unions have figured out how to take advantage. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
If we don’t develop these 4 human traits, ChatGPT can replace us, psychologists say
April 20, 2023 11:00 - 8 minutesThis latest advancement of mainstream AI is a wake-up call for humanity to harness four unique and precious human virtues. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
How the designers of ‘Paint’ created a Bob Ross universe for the anti-Bob Ross
April 19, 2023 11:00 - 8 minutesThe production design team crafted an intricate world evocative of Bob Ross’ singular aesthetic. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Tony Hawk is right on time as the new face of Citizen smartwatches
April 18, 2023 11:00 - 8 minutesA watch nerd and late adopter to wearables, the Birdman will drop in to his 11th X Games next month with a “piece of NASA” on his wrist. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
How this one shift can make your hiring practices more inclusive
April 17, 2023 11:00 - 5 minutesOver 70 million Americans have a criminal record. Yet many employers still have discriminatory hiring practices toward job seekers with criminal records. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
How new models of worker organizing look beyond the workplace
April 14, 2023 11:00 - 8 minutesCare-and-community-based organizing models have led to an array of innovative solutions that enable worker well-being. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
3 things workers can do to prepare for AI and the future of work
April 13, 2023 11:00 - 5 minutesEmpathy, connection, creativity, and collaboration—these attributes make humans unique, and unlike any robotic software or device. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
What The Jetsons got right, and very wrong, about the future of work
April 12, 2023 11:00 - 7 minutesFor starters, George Jetson put his button-pushing finger to work only two days a week for one hour each day—in the office. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
U.S. playgrounds are boringly safe. New designs add a whiff of danger
April 11, 2023 11:00 - 6 minutesPlaygrounds are moving way beyond the usual, boring, simple swings and slides. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Why this startup wants to help build a seaweed industry in Alaska
April 10, 2023 10:00 - 7 minutesMacro Oceans turns seaweed into a replacement for petrochemicals used in everything from cosmetics to packaging. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
What a monkey’s brain on magic tricks reveals about why we get fooled
April 07, 2023 11:00 - 6 minutesA study from Cambridge University shows only monkeys with opposable thumbs fall for sleight of hand, offering insight into how anatomy shapes the way we think. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Schools are suing Big Tech over the teen mental health crisis. Do they have a legal case?
April 06, 2023 11:00 - 7 minutesPlatforms like TikTok and Instagram are at the center of growing concerns regarding adolescent mental health. Some schools want tech to pay. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Do you want to replace your garbage disposal with a ‘reverse juicer’?
April 05, 2023 11:00 - 6 minutesFood waste goes down the drain, but not down your pipes. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Hampton is creating a safe space for tech CEOs
April 04, 2023 11:00 - 7 minutesThis new exclusive CEO network wants to cultivate vulnerability between leaders. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Would you eat lab-grown peacock or crocodile? This company is betting on it
April 03, 2023 11:00 - 8 minutesVow Food is confident it can convert people to kangaroo dumplings instead of lab-grown chicken nuggets. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
This 186-year-old fable holds the key to help managers work best with all generations
March 31, 2023 11:00 - 6 minutesOnce you understand it, use these four top tips to open your mind to new ways of working. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
A new batch of startups aims to bring more diversity to clinical trials
March 30, 2023 11:00 - 7 minutesAfter a recent FDA rule required drug makers to open up trials to underrepresented populations, startups like Inato are working to close the gap. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
6 skills you need to stand out in the age of AI
March 29, 2023 11:00 - 7 minutesIf you make a concerted effort to understand and develop these skills, you’ll be ready to take advantage of the opportunities found in the digital world of work. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Fashion is finally designing for women over 40
March 28, 2023 11:00 - 9 minutesAs millennial women enter their forties, will the fashion industry finally start meeting their needs? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
How to decipher the root cause of your burnout
March 27, 2023 07:00 - 9 minutesKnowing the signs of burnout can help workers avoid unhealthy work situations. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
5 ways ChatGPT can help recruiters find the best candidates
March 24, 2023 07:00 - 7 minutesFor recruiters looking to find highly specialized and engaged candidates, AI chatbots like ChatGPT can help, experts say. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
It’s time to get intentional about what day of the week you hold meetings
March 23, 2023 07:00 - 5 minutesAfter reviewing his calendar from 2022, the CEO of Owl Labs decided to get more strategic about why and when he held meetings. Here’s why it matters. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Google is releasing its Bard AI chatbot to the public
March 22, 2023 07:00 - 5 minutesThe company is beginning to grant access to the generative AI chatbot to tens of thousands of users who join a waiting list. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Why Tulsa wants to become a hub for Ukrainian refugees
March 21, 2023 07:00 - 6 minutesThe InTulsa Visa Network program helps refugees with the immigration process and the job search. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
How PFAS were cleverly rebranded as ‘forever chemicals’
March 20, 2023 07:00 - 7 minutesPFAS have been around for decades, but being branded ‘forever chemicals’ helped make knowledge about them more mainstream. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
AB InBev is named Cannes Lions Creative Marketer of the Year 2 years in a row
March 17, 2023 07:00 - 6 minutesThe brewing giant has always been a ubiquitous marketer, but until the past few years, it hasn’t actually been one of the most creative. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
No, SVB didn’t fail because it was ‘woke’
March 16, 2023 07:00 - 7 minutesRepublicans are pointing fingers, but their reasoning doesn’t align with assessments from leading economists. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
One Florida program is helping eradicate modern-day slavery on farms
March 15, 2023 07:00 - 10 minutesThe Fair Food Program works to ensure that companies like Whole Foods and McDonald’s are using agricultural suppliers with fair labor practices. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Is your website accessible? This simple browser extension will check
March 14, 2023 07:00 - 6 minutesStark’s easy-to-use browser extension gives designers and web developers the tools they need to design an accessible website. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
What is ‘green hushing’? The new negative sustainability trend, explained
March 13, 2023 07:00 - 8 minutesGreenwashing has become part of our modern-day lexicon. Now there’s a new term, ‘green hushing,’ for when a company is too quiet about its accomplishments. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
‘It’s going to transform all of our lives’: OpenAI’s CTO on how AI is remaking society
March 10, 2023 07:00 - 5 minutesSix insights from Mira Murati, chief technology officer of OpenAI, on the impact of generative AI. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Digital transformation not delivering enough value? Look at your APIs
March 09, 2023 07:00 - 7 minutesBusinesses adopting APIs as a business model are more resilient and agile. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Microsoft’s new Inclusive Design Toolkit is designed for the brain
March 08, 2023 07:00 - 7 minutesMicrosoft’s first toolkit reshaped the field of inclusive design. In this new version, the company wants to inspire designers to see beyond physical and sensory disabilities. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices