This is a space where I share thoughts, experiences, and explore topics of interest, much of which comes from my consulting work and experiences along the way. To know more about my work, head to the our Strant Consulting website for services and professional information. Latest blogs surface below, and the full list can be access via the previous posts page.
- Same word. Two very different things. My confusion with ‘Skills’ in AII was at the Digital Workplace Conference in Melbourne last week and kept hearing people talk about Skills in Copilot Cowork. It stopped me in my tracks. Not because the concept was unfamiliar, but because I’ve spent the last couple of months exploring… Read More Same word. Two very different things. My confusion with ‘Skills’ in AI
- AI overwhelm: when the pace feels… offLast week was a big one.I moved through analysis, content, ideation… the kind of work that would normally take me days of circling, drafting, second guessing. By Friday I realised I’d pushed through what would usually be a week, or even a month.… Read More AI overwhelm: when the pace feels… off
- Month two with Claude (and Copilot): the day I built a coach as a Copilot AgentLast month I wrote about my first experiences with Claude. I ended that post promising month two would get more interesting. Oh, it did. This month I set myself a comparison activity. I’d already built a personal coaching companion as a Skill in… Read More Month two with Claude (and Copilot): the day I built a coach as a Copilot Agent
- Better prompts, better results: why I’m using two frameworks instead of oneI co-facilitated a session recently introducing Copilot in which we discussed writing better prompts, along with the value of sticking to a framework such as the GCES framework — Goal, Context, Expectations, Source. It’s a structure I use constantly. It’s simple, it’s quick,… Read More Better prompts, better results: why I’m using two frameworks instead of one