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 At my current job, using AI isn’t optional it’s actually a requirement. At first, I wasn’t a fan of that at all because it felt like something being forced rather than something useful. Over time, though, I started to see how it could actually help, especially when I began using it to bounce ideas around. Instead of replacing my thinking, it ended up acting more like a second set of eyes that I could use whenever I got stuck. I’ve used tools like Copilot, and ChatGPT to help me prepare for interviews and important conversations. Being able to talk through scenarios, practice responses, and even get feedback on how something sounds has been surprisingly helpful. I’ve also used AI to clean up reports and make them sound more professional, which saves time and improves the final product. What started as something I didn’t want to use has turned into something I rely on more than I expected. One specific prompt I worked on was designed to help me prepare for professional conversations...

 One of the most interesting ways I’ve used AI is to turn ideas in my head into actual visuals. I’ve experimented with tools like Copilot, Gemini and ChatGPT to generate images based on things that are hard to describe, like tattoo concepts. Sometimes I’ll have a really specific image in mind, like a symbol or a design, but I can’t draw it myself. Being able to type out a description and see it come to life has been a game changer for me. I’ve also used AI to recreate things I’ve seen in dreams or during meditation. There have been times where I remember a door, a place, or even a person, but only in pieces. Using AI prompting, I can describe those details and get an image that’s surprisingly close to what I saw in my mind. It’s not always perfect, but it helps put a visual to something that would otherwise just stay abstract. That alone has made the experience feel more real and easier to build on creatively. Another way I’ve used these generated images is in games and storytellin...

  What Seven Weeks of Blogging (and a Little HPI Thinking) Taught Me About Writing That Actually Connects After seven weeks of writing blog posts and reading dozens more from classmates, professionals, and the wider learning and development world I’ve started to notice a pattern. Some posts pull you in immediately, make you think, and leave you with something useful other don’t. As someone who teaches Human Performance Improvement (HPI) and Procedure Professional Association (PPA) courses, I couldn’t help but view these blogs through an HPI lens: What behaviors make a blog effective? What environmental factors support or hinder engagement? And what can I do to improve my own performance as a writer? The most engaging blogs I read this semester had one thing in common: they respected the reader’s time while still delivering value. They didn’t ramble, they didn’t posture, and they didn’t try to sound like a textbook. Instead, they offered clarity, personality, and purpose. The leas...

  The Field Guide to Understanding 'Human Error' Part 1 on Vimeo If you’re stepping into the world of Human Performance, there’s no better place to begin than Sydney Dekker’s The Field Guide to Understanding Human Error . This video lays the groundwork for understanding why people make mistakes not from a place of blame, but from a place of curiosity, context, and compassion. Dekker has a rare ability to take a complex topic and make it feel both intuitive and deeply human. Dekker opens by challenging one of the most persistent myths in safety: the idea that human error is the root cause of accidents. Instead of treating mistakes as the end of the story, he reframes them as the starting point for learning. This shift alone is transformative. It encourages organizations to look beyond the individual and examine the system, the environment, and the pressures that shape behavior. For anyone new to Human Performance, this is a refreshing and empowering perspective. It moves us a...

 Good Afternoon, This blog will be a first for me, I have instructed many classes but never did a screen cast before.  This assignment was hard at first because I had to learn the program and then decide what I wanted to record.  The other part is talking to people in a class room is a lot different than talking to a computer.  The best part about this is I was able to present something that I am highly passionate about and that not many people think about in their day to day lives.   I hope you enjoy and that the information was not to high level.  I tried to explain the concepts that were needed without bogging down the message in the details.  Please let me know what you think. Thanks, Screen Cast School

  In my Procedure Professional Association (PPA) Certification class, I am required to use the online test‑taking platform called Envision, this went into effect during COVID and eliminated written exams. Like most digital tools in the training world, it comes with a mix of real advantages and one very notable drawback that’s worth talking about especially for anyone who cares about building strong procedural habits and genuine critical thinking. Efficiency and Clean Record Keeping One thing Envision absolutely nails is efficiency. The days of flipping through paper packets, manually grading, or trying to decipher handwriting are long gone. Tests are easy to administer Scoring is instant Every attempt, every score, every timestamp—captured and stored.  A Shortcut Through Critical Thinking But here’s the part that gives me pause. When we talk about procedure step rewrites, the whole point is to think deeply about the intent of the step, the hazards, the controls, and th...