How I Work
Amantha Imber
You know those annoyingly successful people who seem to have it all figured out? Time to steal their playbook. Organisational psychologist Dr Amantha Imber gets world‑class achievers to spill their secrets - the daily strategies behind their success through to life hacks and productivity hacks they’d rather keep to themselves. We’re talking practical tips for boosting your output (including clever AI tools and shortcuts that’ll make you look like a genius), managing overwhelm without losing your mind, and optimising both work and wellbeing. No motivational fluff. Just battle‑tested tactics from people who’ve cracked the code.
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Feb 25, 2026 • 37min
The 5 skills that will get you promoted this year, with Tim Duggan
Tim Duggan, bestselling author and commentator on the future of work, outlines five skills employers now prize. He covers why judgment matters as AI accelerates, how storytelling makes ideas stick, collaborating effectively with AI, the need to unlearn outdated habits, and practical conflict-management moves. Short, actionable discussion on what to pick and practice next.
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Feb 22, 2026 • 14min
How to use AI to find a new job
Neo Applin, Head of Inventium AI who trains teams to apply generative AI, explains practical ways AI can ease job hunting. He covers spotting hidden roles, scheduling AI to monitor company pages, researching firms through reports and social chatter, decoding fuzzy job ads, refining CVs and cover letters while keeping your voice, and practicing interview answers with AI-powered feedback.
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Feb 18, 2026 • 34min
The truth about fibre, full-body MRIs and food myths, with Dr Joanna McMillan.
Dr Joanna McMillan, nutrition scientist, dietitian and author of The Fibre Factor, cuts through food panic with evidence-based clarity. She debunks nutrition myths and anti-plant hype. She explains coronary calcium scores, questions full-body MRIs, and champions diverse fibre and gradual increases. She also stresses practical supplements and the underrated importance of joy at mealtimes.
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Feb 15, 2026 • 18min
We let AI prep us for a doctors appointment
Neo Aplin, Head of Inventium AI who leads AI training and upskilling, talks about using AI to prepare for doctor visits. He explains turning a rambling health story into a clear summary. They cover voice-driven interviews, making sense of test results (not diagnosing), crafting smarter questions, privacy tips like de-identifying data, and recording/transcribing consultations.
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Feb 11, 2026 • 40min
Walking away from a dream job? Dom Price reveals what really happens in the space after “I quit.”
Dom Price, an organisational psychologist and former Work Futurist at Atlassian, reflects on leaving a defining role and the identity shake-up that follows. He discusses his five Ls reflection habit, rituals and friends that helped him sit with uncertainty, decision heuristics for what comes next, and why AI failures are often human-systems problems rather than just technical ones.
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Feb 8, 2026 • 12min
How to use AI to save money shopping
Neo Aplin, Head of Inventium AI who leads AI training and upskilling, explains practical ways to use AI for smarter shopping. He talks about clarifying what you really need, comparing products side-by-side, using different AI tools for research, finding the best prices and historical lows, setting up price-monitoring alerts, and hunting safe discount codes.
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Feb 4, 2026 • 36min
Some workplaces drain you. Autistic CEO Cherie Clonan explains what's really happening.
Cherie Clonan, founder and CEO of The Digital Picnic and an autistic woman diagnosed in adulthood, discusses neurodivergence, masking, and energy at work. She explains sensory overload, spoon theory, and why some workplaces drain people. Cherie shares how she rebuilt culture with non-negotiables, changed rhythms to protect energy, and removed unnecessary demands to raise capacity for everyone.
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Feb 4, 2026 • 10min
(BONUS) The LinkedIn metric most people ignore - Cherie Clonan on return on intimacy.
Cherie Clonan, founder and CEO of The Digital Picnic known for LinkedIn content strategy, explains her idea of return on intimacy. She talks about designing content across top, middle and bottom of funnel. She explores why depth, resonance and being saved or screenshotted matter more than reach. She also covers using AI for ideas and hooks while keeping a human voice.
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Feb 1, 2026 • 16min
Tame your inbox with these 5 AI hacks
Neo Applin, Head of Inventium AI and workplace productivity specialist, shares practical AI tricks for email. He explains which AI tools can access your inbox. He demos triage and summarise workflows after time away. He outlines automated digests, prioritisation tables, catching up on long threads, and drafting replies that match styles.
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Jan 28, 2026 • 27min
13 AI tools we use every single day
Neo Aplin, head of Inventium.ai who leads AI training and tool-testing, walks through the 13 AI tools they use daily. Short takes cover which large language models suit different tasks, privacy-first meeting and note tools, research and product-comparison apps, voice-to-text and journalling workflows, and running models locally for security and offline use.
