Talks
I talk about technology adoption as a people problem first: stewardship, trust, and designing for the person most likely to be left out.
BoxWorks 2026
November 2026 · In person and virtualUsing AI in your workflow
Real workflows built on Box automation and Box AI, shown live with anonymized data.
- RFP botSearches a Box hub for relevant case studies, links to each source, and returns a structured answer that's easy to copy and paste. Demoed by an engineer on the team.
- Learning intake systemMy form-to-automation workflow, with Box AI reviewing each submission. How it works.
- New: resources in the notificationA second Box AI step that adds relevant resources to the workflow's notification email.
Piloting AI, then launching it at scale
How I ran AI pilots and what they taught me about rolling AI out to a company of about 5,000 people: training-gated access, a front door for ideas, and the human review that shaped what got built.
Also part of the recorded BoxWorks virtual sessions.
Past talks
Stewardship, Not Automation: What a Use-Case Bot Taught Me About Adoption
TLDC, Instructional Design Models in Practice (virtual). How a conversational intake bot turned 178 employee AI ideas into a training roadmap. The story behind the talk.
Yes They Can: Using Microsoft Learning Tools
CUE and SEIS, California's education technology and special education conferences. How the accessibility tools already built into Microsoft software help students with disabilities read, write, and work more independently.