This week's best things
The power of video games to inspire different possible futures, 8 different decision-making models, how to decide which AI tools to use, the impact of AI-generated content on brand reliability, and an amazing piece of dance.
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ways of thinking
A collection of 75 issues
This week's best things
A new impact report from Art UK, concerns about OpenAI's new video generator, the importance of soft skills in an AI-impacted jobs market, the value of music, social media protocols, an interview with VIVE Art's Sam King, and RY X.
Embracing digital friction - an opportunity for the cultural sector?
Sharing Luna Maurer, Roel Wouters and Alexandra Barancová's design manifesto, 'Designing Friction', and some thoughts on how it could be useful for cultural organisations.
This week's best things
Icelandic horses, the fallout from the cyber attack on the British Library, AR-assisted learning, the danger of digitising everything, the evolution of language, and the best of Bob Mortimer.
This week's best things
New ways of interacting with history, AI-powered dance, what the 1920s can teach us about hope, the rewards of beta testing, 15% solutions, and someone discovering Radiohead for the first time.
Hyper-specific conversations, and chaotic collaborations
An update on some of the conversations I've been a part of in the collaborative R&D project, Venues of the Future.
"Surely" it "can't be that complicated"
Coverage of a recent Arts Council-British Library digital project is symptomatic of many of the leadership issues and lack of understanding that exists around digital projects in the sector.
This week's best things
OpenAI licensing news content, the future of online audiences is niche, how to talk to AI, fighting the tyranny of small decisions, the phrase that ruled the Indian internet in 2023, and Tina Turner
Digital adventures. A guide to creating new worlds.
Some re-discovered thoughts from Wise Children's Simon Baker
This week's best things
Have a relaxing visit to the Gallery, the story of the failed collaboration between Niantic and Punchdrunk, Pinterest research on trends for 2024, an LCD Soundsystem cover, and more