From Post-its to Prototypes — Making AI Discovery Actually Work
Industry experts Ben and Steve reveal practical strategies for running effective AI discovery workshops, enabling listeners to transform vague concepts into concrete plans through real-world examples in an interview.
4 May 2025TRANSCRIPT
From Talk to Action
In this episode, Ben Hogan and Steve Shaw dive into the real-world strategies for getting started with AI in risk-averse organisations. From creating safe, low-investment learning labs to navigating governance and privacy hurdles, they share practical approaches to building momentum - even when executive buy-in is lacking. Learn how small wins, hands-on workshops, and smart policy tweaks can spark large-scale transformation.
Whether you’re a leader, innovator, or just feeling stuck - this one’s for you.
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23 Apr 2025TRANSCRIPT
The Freshwater Approach: Rethinking Enterprise AI from First Principles
Ben Hogan (Founder, Freshwater Futures) and Steve Shaw (CRO) kick off Navigating the Future by unpacking how Freshwater Futures is helping organisations cut through the AI hype. From executive education to validated prototypes, discover a practical, low-risk path to enterprise AI adoption—designed for real-world impact.
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14 May 2024TRANSCRIPT
GPT-4o Implications for Business
Welcome back to Navigating the Future!
Today’s topic: OpenAI's latest announcement about GPT-4.0 and its implications for businesses and strategies.
Key Announcements and Features:
Launch of GPT-4.0:
GPT-4.0, the new flagship model from OpenAI.
Enhanced capabilities for ubiquitous AI in business and daily life.
Omnimodal Capabilities:
GPT-4.0 can understand and generate audio natively, including emotions and speaker identification.
Faster and more fluent AI conversations.
Direct understanding of video frames and charts.
Comparable advancements to Google’s Gemini 1.5 Pro.
Business Implications:
Customer Support:
Improved customer support bots with natural conversational abilities.
Ideal for tutoring, coaching, and user support.
Desktop Integration:
New desktop features for ChatGPT, acting as a "sidekick."
Can see your screen and assist in real-time.
Potential for full-time pair programming and enhanced work assistance.
Accessibility:
GPT-4.0 will be free and available to everyone.
Expected democratisation of AI usage beyond AI enthusiasts to a broader workforce.
Emphasis on training staff in data privacy and robust security measures to prevent data leaks.
Impact on Product Development:
API Improvements:
New API version to be released soon, doubling speed and halving costs.
Example: Grade4Me, a teacher assistant built with GPT-4 API, will grade homework faster, better, and more cost-effectively.
Software Development:
Improved code quality and performance in IDEs.
More efficient coding and higher quality outputs for developers.
Conclusion:
GPT-4.0 by OpenAI has significant implications for business operations and innovation.
Stay updated with Navigating the Future for more insights on technological advancements and business strategies.
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9 Jan 2024TRANSCRIPT
Open AI Launches their “GPT Store” - but beware the fine print!
As OpenAI launches their GPT store this week we're sure to see some exciting use-cases, but..
beware the fine print!
for business users, the standard edition has unfavourable data protection terms and the enterprise edition is very expensive and hard to buy.
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From Post-its to Prototypes — Making AI Discovery Actually Work
Published 26 May 2025 · Transcript excerpt
[…] What does that mean? So what we're trying to do here is start with what are the real pain points or the real opportunities in your business processes or your customer experiences. So this might be as simple as we have a business process that we know is extremely expensive, extremely frustrating. […]
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