How to Make a NotebookLM for a Conference [EPIC AI Replays]

How to Make a NotebookLM for a Conference [EPIC AI Replays]

Jun 3, 2026 | Newsletters

↠↠ The velocity of learning has increased. ↠↠ Hello Reader, As part of TechWeekNZ, I hosted the EPIC AI Conference in Christchurch on Thursday, 21 May, 2026. There were a dozen speakers and panelists, and lots of practical takeaways. While we did record the sessions (big thanks to Daniel Panjaitan and Greg Dickson for volunteering!) it’s a lot of material to digest. You can watch all the replays at this link: https://christchurch-ai.com/epic-ai-conference …or, you can use NotebookLM to…

Lessons from ‘Leadership in the Age of AI’ [REPLAY]

Lessons from ‘Leadership in the Age of AI’ [REPLAY]

May 27, 2026 | Newsletters

⚖️ “AI requires enormous judgment. Leadership requires enormous judgment.” — Alison Adams, Chief Executive of ChristchurchNZ Hello Reader, Last week at EPIC in Christchurch, I hosted a TechWeek panel on Leadership in the Age of AI with four local CEOs: Anya Anderson from RedSeed, Julie Ryan from CustomD, Ali Adams from ChristchurchNZ, and Brad Fraser from Agentic Intelligence. The conversation kept coming back to the human work of leadership: judgment, communication, trust, empathy, change…

[REPLAY] Managing AI Agents – The Next High-Value Skill Set

[REPLAY] Managing AI Agents – The Next High-Value Skill Set

May 20, 2026 | Newsletters

☀️ “Without exposure people don’t build trust, and without trust the conversation stalls.” – The AI Blueprint for Aotearoa Hello Reader, This week is TechWeek in New Zealand, a festival for celebrating technology in Aotearoa. I’m hosting a lot of AI events. Monday evening I delivered a sold-out webinar, AI Agent Management: The Next High-Value Skill Set When I asked attendees for a 🔥 burning question 🔥 they had about AI agents, answers included: How do I build my own model and agent? How can…

Marketers are smart losers.

Marketers are smart losers.

May 13, 2026 | Newsletters

🖌️ “Creativity is allowing yourself to make mistakes. Art is knowing which ones to keep.” – Scott Adams Hello Reader, It gives me no pride to say this, but when I look at the many hundreds (maybe thousands) of marketers that I know, there are three common characteristics all marketers share: they’re smart they’re creative and they’re losers. Alex Bogusky took these photos because he learned the hard way. 💡 The Irony of Expertise Expertise is not developed from natural talent. Expertise is…

The OpenClaw TED Talk (and Downtime)

The OpenClaw TED Talk (and Downtime)

May 7, 2026 | Newsletters

🌱 “If you aren’t growing into the future, you are shrinking into the past.” – David Droga Hello Reader, Have you ever heard of the Diffusion of Innovation? It’s a bell-curve distribution of how technology is adopted over time. OpenClaw is not cutting-edge technology. It is bleeding-edge technology. Using it is bloody and difficult. This is what the founder of OpenClaw, Peter Steinberger, published on his blog this week: When I had both of my OpenClaw agents running on 4.29, they were…

Take a Tour of the AI Campus

Take a Tour of the AI Campus

Apr 29, 2026 | Newsletters

🤖 “By the end of this decade, there will be machines that can carry out most human professions at least as well as a typical human.” – Ray Kurzweil Hello Reader, There’s a point on every skill curve where dabbling doesn’t work. You’ve watched the demos. Read the articles. Tried a few prompts that sort-of worked. Maybe you’ve even paid for a subscription that you forget to use. And somewhere in the back of your mind, a quiet voice is asking: am I actually getting better at this, or am I just…