SPECIAL: Beyond The Prompt with Greg Shove

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Today, we join forces with Henrik Werdelin to launch Beyond The Prompt, a podcast that explores how companies leverage AI to streamline operations and better serve their customers. Henrik is a remarkable entrepreneur and one of the visionary founders of Prehype, a community of entrepreneurial individuals dedicated to assisting one another and collaborating with companies to foster innovation and create innovative ventures. In this episode, we sit down with Greg Shove, CEO of next-generation business upskilling platform Section, to discuss his experience of leveraging AI in the context of optimizing, accelerating, and transforming various aspects of Section's operations. Employing its exclusive sprint format, Section collaborates with renowned business school professors to provide top-notch business education that translates into tangible real-world results. In this conversation, Greg unpacks the adoption of AI in the workplace, the challenges and opportunities it presents, and specific use cases within Section. Tuning in, you’ll discover the importance of trust and transparency in AI adoption, the everyday tasks that AI can help with, and a framework for AI integration. You’ll also gain insight into AI’s role in education, the reinvention of education delivery, common misconceptions around AI, and much more! For a valuable look at the pragmatic considerations, hurdles, and possibilities associated with integrating AI into everyday business and educational contexts, listen in now!

Key Points From This Episode:

• Greg's role at Section and his motivation for pivoting to online learning and AI.
• How the pandemic was a catalyst and a false signal for Section.
• The pivotal moment when Greg realized the power of AI.
• Aspects of leadership and trust needed for AI adoption.
• Three modes for approaching AI: optimize, accelerate, and transform.
• AI’s potential in high-value tasks and decision-making processes
• Challenges in prompting AI effectively and learning from your mistakes.
• Examples of tasks that are suitable and not suitable for AI.
• Strategies for experimenting with and adopting AI into your workflow.
• Common misconceptions and pitfalls of using AI.
• The role of AI in education and the potential disruptions it may cause.
• Why a dynamic AI strategy, experimentation, and knowledge of advancements are critical.
• Greg’s thoughts on the future trends and potential of AI.
• Jeremy and Henrik’s main takeaways from the conversation.

Links Mentioned in Today’s Episode:

Greg Shove

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Greg Shove on LinkedIn

Section

Claude

ChatGPT

Bard

Perplexity

Fathom

Superhuman

Whisper

Voice AI

Anthropic

Henrik Werdelin

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Prehype

Jeremy Utley

Jeremy Utley Email

Jeremy Utley on X

Jeremy Utley on LinkedIn