New Year, Who Dis

We’re diving into trending tech with a crash course on “Agentic AI,” celebrating the evolution of college sports, and sharing our own new year’s resolution

What the heck is agentic AI, and how can it make your life better?

To sum it up briefly: agentic AI systems are trained on specialized data sets, and capable of independently solving multistep problems in service of a particular goal.

Moving the Chains: The Evolution of American College Sports

The NCAA isn’t done evolving – it’s expected that there will be even more shifts in compensation models, and that NIL laws will continue to broaden. This means there are a lot of new opportunities for brands and other companies to find entry into college sports.

Handling Hostile Stakeholders: On being brave enough to show your work before it’s done (even to work frenemies)

How do you share partially finished work, and be vulnerable with other departments about your progress? How can sharing your process build confidence, rather than undermine it?

Your Pickaxe Wrapped Is Here

Our team has collected a series of tips, best practices, and insights we’ve learned this past year

We also had a huge 2024, and there’s a lot to be proud of!

FutureWeek AIMM Recap: Is AI progress disappointing? 

Now is the time to shift from thinking about all the big dramatic things that it could someday be capable of, to thinking about the ways it could concretely help us during our day to day work.

Fake It, So You Can Make It: Using Synthetic Data To Fill In The Gaps

Synthetic data is, in theory, a useful way to fill in the gaps and get an understanding of trends and patterns when the picture is incomplete.

Entropy comes for us all. Your tools are no exception. Here’s what to do about it.

To stay functional, a stack needs to be maintained, supported, and grown in a way that serves the people using it.

Gamification experts reveal how to level up your fan engagement – and supercharge brand loyalty and growth

You need to create experiences that feel genuine and encourage excitement around fans’ favorite teams and players.

Nums of Steel: Why You Need a Personal Trainer for Your Data, and How to Start

If you’ve got a baseline level of fitness for your data, you’re better able to handle challenges when they arise.