I recently facilitated a session on my experiences with perimenopause. Every few slides, I included reflection prompts, inviting the group to share if they had similar experiences. At first, the...
The stories that sustain us
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Where Strategy Meets Humanity
What’s worth protecting in the age of AI?
Welcome to ‘The Human Side of AI‘, a blog series exploring what AI really means for creativity, ethics, sustainability, and the future of human work. This series cuts through the hype to ask deeper...
Power, bias, and the data we don’t see
Welcome to ‘The Human Side of AI‘, a blog series exploring what AI really means for creativity, ethics, sustainability, and the future of human work. This series cuts through the hype to ask deeper...
Creativity, copyright, and the question of consent
Behind every piece of writing, every painting, every photograph, there is a human story. An experience, a memory, a choice. AI doesn’t have lived experience. It doesn’t feel grief or joy. It doesn’t know what it is like to stand in a kitchen late at night, tasting sauce and deciding it needs a pinch more salt.
AI’s Hidden Environmental and Ethical Costs
AI has incredible potential, but it is up to us to decide how and whether to use it.
AI Fatigue and the Real Story Behind the Hype
For those of us in creative, academic, and human-centred fields, the real challenge is figuring out how to use AI thoughtfully, where it can help us do our work better, and where we must draw the line to protect ethics, creativity, and human connection.
Communication is More Than Messaging: Small Moments That Shape Culture
In this series, we explored twelve reflections on the real work of communication inside organizations. Not the polished broadcasts, but the human, messy, in-between parts that truly define how...
Communication Is Human Infrastructure: Why Strategy Alone Isn’t Enough
Communication isn’t a deliverable. It’s human infrastructure.
It’s how people make sense of change. It’s how trust moves through an organization. It’s how uncertainty becomes direction instead of fear.
And yet, communication is still treated like a moment.
How to Use AI in Communications: Benefits, Risks, and Best Practices for 2025
The world of communications is evolving quickly. New tools, such as artificial intelligence, are transforming how we gather information, create content, and connect with our audiences. For...
When Silence Speaks: Ghosting as the New Normal
Ghosting isn’t just a hiring issue. It’s showing up in proposals, emails, and everyday decisions, and it’s quietly eroding trust across teams and organizations. This post explores the rise of ghosting in professional settings, what it signals, and how we can choose clarity, even when it feels uncomfortable.
The stories that sustain us
I recently facilitated a session on my experiences with perimenopause. Every few slides, I included reflection prompts, inviting the group to share if they had similar experiences. At first, the...
What’s worth protecting in the age of AI?
Welcome to ‘The Human Side of AI‘, a blog series exploring what AI really means for creativity, ethics, sustainability, and the future of human work. This series cuts through the hype to ask deeper...
Power, bias, and the data we don’t see
Welcome to ‘The Human Side of AI‘, a blog series exploring what AI really means for creativity, ethics, sustainability, and the future of human work. This series cuts through the hype to ask deeper...
Creativity, copyright, and the question of consent
Welcome to 'The Human Side of AI', a blog series exploring what AI really means for creativity, ethics, sustainability, and the future of human work. This series cuts through the hype to ask deeper...
AI’s Hidden Environmental and Ethical Costs
Welcome to 'The Human Side of AI,' a blog series that explores what AI truly means for creativity, ethics, sustainability, and the future of human work. This series cuts through the hype to ask...
AI Fatigue and the Real Story Behind the Hype
Welcome to 'The Human Side of AI,' our blog series exploring what AI truly means for creativity, ethics, sustainability, and the future of human work. This series cuts through the hype to ask deeper...
Communication is More Than Messaging: Small Moments That Shape Culture
In this series, we explored twelve reflections on the real work of communication inside organizations. Not the polished broadcasts, but the human, messy, in-between parts that truly define how...
Communication Is Human Infrastructure: Why Strategy Alone Isn’t Enough
Post by Erin Beattie, CCO/Founder, Engage + Empower Communication isn’t a deliverable. It’s human infrastructure. It’s how people make sense of change. It’s how trust moves through an organization....
How to Use AI in Communications: Benefits, Risks, and Best Practices for 2025
The world of communications is evolving quickly. New tools, such as artificial intelligence, are transforming how we gather information, create content, and connect with our audiences. For...
When Silence Speaks: Ghosting as the New Normal
Ghosting didn’t start in the workplace, but it’s certainly made itself at home there. What used to be a dating term has crept into how we do business. It shows up in job applications, project...