Out of the Back Room: Why AI Wow! Is the Future at Work

There’s a particular smell to being left behind. A kind of intellectual smoke in the air. Maybe you’ve felt it – the thick, stale vibe of indecision, of panels and PDFs, of strategy decks filed and forgotten. The feeling of sitting around a metaphorical (or literal) table, waiting for permission. It’s the smell of the back room. And it’s time to walk out.

I’m thrilled to share something real, alive, and future-forward: AI Wow! is a new offering from the Content Evolution coLab.

I’ve been collaborating with this team of wild thinkers and grounded doers for years. We’ve been prototyping with AI in practice — not just theory — across enterprise, government, higher ed, and NGOs. Now we’ve turned that deep work into a structured, experiential journey for other teams to jump into and run with.

And let me be blunt: it’s time.

What Is AI Wow!?

It’s not a webinar. Not a lecture. Not another keynote about the power of AI, the risks of AI, or the myths of AI. We’ve heard it all. What we need now is applied capability.

AI Wow! is a facilitated cohort experience designed to:

  • Build real strategic clarity around AI – what fits, what doesn’t.
  • Unlock responsible, human-centered AI use inside your organization.
  • Prototype possibilities with tools and methods that stick.
  • Turn futures thinking into operational action.

It’s strategy you can feel.

Why Now?

We are standing at a threshold. On one side: status quo, jargon, and delay. On the other hand, the next phase of organizational capability. And the difference between the two is not just technology. It’s mindset.

The teams that will thrive in the age of AI aren’t the ones who master the tools first. They’re the ones who know themselves. Who understand their humanness in the process. Who build responsibly, ethically, creatively.

That’s what we’re doing in AI Wow!

It’s part of my personal mission to move futures knowledge out of elite rooms and into real communities, teams, and leaders who need it. No gatekeeping. Just deeply human work, delivered with clarity and imagination.

Who’s It For?

If you’re a leader asking:

  • “Where do we even start with AI?”
  • “How do we align AI use with our culture and values?”
  • “How do I help my team not be afraid of this shift?”

Then you are exactly who this is for.

We’ve designed it for organizations that want more than a slide deck; they want a path forward. And they want to walk it with smart humans who’ve been to the future, and come back with maps.

Let’s Get You Out of the Smoke

You don’t have to sit in that back room any longer. We built this for you – because we built it for ourselves for and know it works!

Let’s co-create your AI future. It’s time.


Email our CE leader, Kevin Clark, to book a conversation: ce@contentevolution.net
Learn more about CE at: https://contentevolution.net


Cyndi Coon, Applied Experiential Futurist
CoLab Member, Content Evolution
Founder, Applied Futures Lab

Cut Through the Noise with Effective Storytelling

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According to this article on Holy Kaw!:

Here are 5 ways to make sure your storytelling is fast, easy and effective:

  1. Show, Don’t Tell – the stats confirm that people engage with visual content, particularly when combined with other content.
  2. Make Sure Your Message Doesn’t Get Skimmed – write catchy headlines and focus engagement where you most want it.
  3. Manage Information for Your Audience – don’t rely on your audience to piece your story together for themselves; make your narrative explicit.
  4. Don’t Let Your Brand Get Lost in Marketing Overload – make your stories personal and relevant – tell them about you and your customers. People buy on emotion and justify with logic.
  5. Don’t Let Your Information Get Lost – bits of your story are scattered across the web; package the relevant pieces up and deliver your story.

Effective storytelling can help you cut through B2B information overload. And the good news? Now your B2B audience really is sitting comfortably and ready to begin.

Infographic from LookBookHQ

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Visual Content Makes Info Stick

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Folks it is all about “ART” to STEAM!! (Science, Technology, Engineering, Art and Mathematics) This infographic demonstrates why the visual arts are so important and how it can help make the presentation of facts and information better.

Check out this article to read more.

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