-
AI Agent vs. Workflow: A PMM’s Four-Approach Guide to ‘Who Decides What to Do Next ?’
I attended the recent Product Marketing Alliance Boston meetup, and the question came up about what an agentic application is and how it compares with a traditional software application. We discussed a bit, I learned, I posited, and the discussion…
-
Sam Trade, Marketing Dick
Here is the original audio play, all created without AI using an audio studio, Adobe Audition, and me. 3 years ago. Here is a very early AI visualization of it using AI from 2026.https://garydietz.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/06/SamTrade-01-TEST02.mp4This is what I said about the…
-
What it actually takes: The Frustration of Getting Basic Dental Care for an Adult with Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities
What follows is a real, unembellished planning timeline. It is stripped of names for privacy and documents the effort, coordination, research, insurance navigation, and clinical problem-solving required to arrange a basic dental procedure for one adult with intellectual and developmental…
-
Zoom is successful for three reasons…
I had the opportunity to meet with Eric Yuan and Nick Chong of Zoom in 2011 at an ed tech conference in Boston, when I was unemployed, in search of a position. (I’d previously been at a number of video and collaboration and ed tech firms.)…
-
Zero Cost Tips to Increase Tradeshow ROI a Bajillion Percent
I recently attended the BETT show (a very large British educational technology show). We announced a new partnership and integration with Microsoft Teams. In walking around the show, I saw a ton of “professional” booth staff doing the following:
-
Three Lessons from Toastmasters, Improv, & an Invisible Trunk
At Toastmasters last week, I was the table topics master. Pulling a rabbit out of my improv hat, I got someone to help me drag an invisible attic trunk up to the front. (Not the acrylic one shown, an actual…
-
That Skatepark story going around, only older and with a twist
My attitude about dads is that they need to protect their children for as long as possible based on the child’s individual needs. With that in mind, it may seem that allowing my young son to walk into a skatepark,…
-
Respect the Pause! (The Thread That Ties Improv, Toastmasters, Child-rearing, and Work Presentations)
The other night, I realized a commonality across my Improv class work, my Toastmaster club activities, and communicating with my son who has intellectual disabilities. I will try to better apply this epiphany to my professional life:
-
Are Overproduced Videos an Underperforming Asset?
I am not trying to sell you anything other than an idea. My idea is this: Other than the situations in which you are required by your organization to create a Hollywood-style production, go for the “prosumer” level of video…
-
Men Who’ve Cried at Work
This is Chapter 3, Men at Work, from my well-reviewed book”Dads of Disability: Stories for, by, and about fathers of children who experience disability.”You can download other sample chapters and learn about the book and where to buy it on its website.
Join our subscribers
Stay in the loop with everything you need to know.