Fall 2026 Facilitation Certification Deadline extended to 9/25
Fall 2026 Facilitation Certification Deadline extended to 9/25
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Podcast | May 14, 2020

Control the Room Podcast: host Douglas Ferguson talks with Conversation Factory Founder Daniel Stillman. They discuss what it means to be a conversation designer, the importance of having a well-rounded narrative for a productive conversation, impromptu networking, meeting mantras, his new book on innovation, and more.

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AI | September 18, 2026

Cutting headcount may create short-term budget room, but it does not guarantee stronger returns from AI. Research on autonomous business shows that organizations seeing the greatest ROI are investing not just in technology, but in the people, skills, roles, and operating models needed to guide and govern it. This article explores why cost cutting alone fails as an AI investment strategy, how automation can quietly erode the development of human judgment, and what organizations can do differently. Learn why redesigning roles, preserving developmental work, and treating human capability as infrastructure are essential to building an autonomous business that can scale and succeed.