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Michael MacLennan

Edinburgh
Michael MacLennan
The living fact layer and the death of the PDF: NOAN CEO Neal Mann on why most AI-powered communications is built on sand

Leader Interviews

The living fact layer and the death of the PDF: NOAN CEO Neal Mann on why most AI-powered communications is built on sand

NOAN CEO Neal Mann explains the idea of a living fact layer, why hallucinations are structural rather than accidental, and what communications leaders need to rethink before AI can deliver real value.

09 Mar 2026
How to Build an AI Target Reader – Let An ICP Agent Find the Problems Before Your Audience Does

Experiments & Applied Learning

How to Build an AI Target Reader – Let An ICP Agent Find the Problems Before Your Audience Does

Build an ICP “target reader” as an AI agent to stress-test headlines, CTAs and template copy in hours – and fix clarity, proof and governance gaps fast.

25 Feb 2026
How I Built a Live AI Webinar Using the Same Workflow I Was Teaching

Experiments & Applied Learning

How I Built a Live AI Webinar Using the Same Workflow I Was Teaching

Seven iterations, one recursive workflow. The behind-the-scenes account of preparing and delivering a live AI demonstration for The Data Lab – and what the process actually taught me.

19 Feb 2026
From Content Creator to System Builder: Claude Cowork Just Changed What Comms Professionals Can Actually Do With AI

Experiments & Applied Learning

From Content Creator to System Builder: Claude Cowork Just Changed What Comms Professionals Can Actually Do With AI

This Isn't About AI Writing Better. It's About AI Removing What Stopped You Writing At All.

02 Feb 2026
A Complete New Business Pitch & Comms Suite in Under 1 Hour: Testing Claude Skills & Projects

Experiments & Applied Learning

A Complete New Business Pitch & Comms Suite in Under 1 Hour: Testing Claude Skills & Projects

How I built a brand skill from scratch and produced a full campaign toolkit – speaking proposal, presentation, content calendar, outreach emails – in a single session.

14 Jan 2026
I Built a Voice-Enabled AI Strategy Architect That Generates Bespoke Campaign Dashboards – Here's What Made It Possible

Experiments & Applied Learning

I Built a Voice-Enabled AI Strategy Architect That Generates Bespoke Campaign Dashboards – Here's What Made It Possible

How agentic AI turned Google’s Gemini 3 Pro hackathon experiment into a functional and innovative strategy tool for under-resourced charities.

17 Dec 2025
2026 Communications Trends: Sharper Voices Thrive as Tools Get Smarter

Area Deep Dives

2026 Communications Trends: Sharper Voices Thrive as Tools Get Smarter

It’s the year when communicators should loudly and proudly articulate that their value isn’t in producing content – it’s in making sense of the world.

01 Dec 2025
The AI Architect Building the Future of Communications at FleishmanHillard

Leader Interviews

The AI Architect Building the Future of Communications at FleishmanHillard

AI expertise isn't about being technically gifted – it's about understanding systems and workflows.

27 Oct 2025
AI in Crisis Comms: Help or Hindrance?

Newsletter

AI in Crisis Comms: Help or Hindrance?

"The key is preparation. Use AI now to understand its capabilities and limitations. Build your prompts library when you're calm. Test on low-stakes issues. Because when a real crisis hits, you don't want to be experimenting – you want proven tools and workflows ready to deploy." - Amanda Coleman

04 Sep 2025
From Watson to Lovable: How Flipside's MD is Navigating the AI Revolution

Newsletter

From Watson to Lovable: How Flipside's MD is Navigating the AI Revolution

Flipside's Barney Evison and his digital agency team have spent the past few years turning AI wonder into practical applications – and learning some hard truths along the way.

12 Aug 2025
Building Smarter Pitches and Smoother Approvals: How AI Can Fix PR Bottlenecks

Newsletter

Building Smarter Pitches and Smoother Approvals: How AI Can Fix PR Bottlenecks

AI tools built, pitches perfected, approvals fast-tracked: discover how smarter workflows are transforming PR and comms right now.

30 Jul 2025
Speed-Building an AI 'Will My Boss Hate This?' Detector, Using Lovable

Experiments & Applied Learning

Speed-Building an AI 'Will My Boss Hate This?' Detector, Using Lovable

The real revelation isn't the tool itself - it's that a comms professional with no coding experience can build something this functional in three hours. The barriers between "I wish this existed" and "I built this" are crumbling.

28 Jul 2025
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