Phil Mckinney
Innovation Architect | Turning Innovation Dreams into Repeatable Success | Podcast (since '05) | YouTube | Former HP CTO | Finding new ideas that work 🎧 🎥 📝
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4 days ago |
philmckinney.com | Phil Mckinney
Saturday, my 12-year-old grandson (not the kid in the photo) showed me how he'd used my latest YouTube video to create better AI prompts for his small laser cutting business. He was excited to share what he'd learned about using AI as a "creativity partner" rather than a replacement for his own design work. As we sat in the dance recital waiting for his sister's performance, I watched him demonstrate his AI prompt technique with the confidence of someone who'd figured out a complex system.
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4 days ago |
philmckinney.medium.com | Phil Mckinney
Saturday, my 12-year-old grandson (not the kid in the photo) showed me how he’d used my latest YouTube video to create better AI prompts for his small laser cutting business. He was excited to share what he’d learned about using AI as a “creativity partner” rather than a replacement for his own design work. As we sat in the dance recital waiting for his sister’s performance, I watched him demonstrate his AI prompt technique with the confidence of someone who’d figured out a complex system.
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6 days ago |
philmckinney.substack.com | Phil Mckinney
Yesterday, my 12-year-old grandson (not the kid in the photo) showed me how he'd used my latest YouTube video to create better AI prompts for his small laser cutting business. He was excited to share what he'd learned about using AI as a "creativity partner" rather than a replacement for his own design work. As we sat in the dance recital waiting for his sister's performance, I watched him demonstrate his AI prompt technique with the confidence of someone who'd figured out a complex system.
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6 days ago |
philmckinney.com | Phil Mckinney
This article first appeared in Studio Notes on Substack. To gain early access to future articles, subscriber to Studio Notes. It's FREE. In 1985, Americans had an average of 2.9 close friends. Today, that number has dropped to 1.9—and one in eight people report having zero close friends at all. We live in the most connected era in human history. Yet loneliness rates have skyrocketed to epidemic levels. This isn't coincidence—it's consequence.
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1 week ago |
philmckinney.com | Phil Mckinney
This article first appeared in my free Studio Notes newsletter. Subscribe for early access to new posts. In the headquarters of Nokia in 2013, executives faced an existential crisis. The once-dominant mobile phone manufacturer was selling its devices division to Microsoft after watching its market share evaporate.
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