The Learning Geeks Podcast S8 E1: New Beginnings (Allison's Version)
Sep 11, 2025
Allison Horn, Head of Talent Transformation at JP Morgan Chase and former managing director at Accenture, shares insights on navigating new beginnings. The conversation highlights the impact of AI tools like GPT-5 in daily tasks and education, emphasizing the need for critical engagement. They discuss balancing professional growth with technology amidst personal transitions and the evolving workplace culture. Additionally, Allison dives into stories of learning from the past eight years and how generational AI is reshaping creative processes.
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General Models Enable Personalized Tools
- General-purpose models make it easy for individuals to build custom tools tailored to workflows, reducing need for many niche SaaS apps.
- Allison and Bob both see people using prompts and small custom GPTs to embed capability directly into daily work.
Let The Model Coach Your Prompting
- Ask the model to improve your prompt and coach you to get better results instead of only expecting answers.
- Treat models as collaborators that help refine your thinking and outputs.
Embed Frameworks Into Custom GPTs
- Build custom GPTs with embedded frameworks and your work context to scale instructional design tasks.
- Use domain models (e.g., durable learning) to transform a general model into an instructional design coach.