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Challenging Conversations—Tackling Risk

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These conversations are limited to bottom-line issues. The conversation can easily devolve into unproductive speculation. Evaluating where the blind spots lie in your organization is one way to begin approaching these difficult conversations. They also need to find the time and opportunities for these conversations to occur.

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Using reinforcement learning for dynamic planning in open-ended conversations

Google Research AI blog

Dynamic planning, namely the capability to look ahead and replan based on the flow of the conversation, is an essential ingredient for the making of engaging conversations with the deeper, open-ended interactions that users expect. To begin, the assistant steers the conversation to sharks via a sound quiz.

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Your Foundation Grant Report Is Due, But You’re Short On Your Goals. Now What?

Bloomerang

5 steps to take when youve fallen short on your grant proposal goals For nonprofits in this situation, two things are vitally important: 1) an evaluative mindset , and 2) an honest, open relationship with the funder. Ask questions to get to the root of the problem. If you are open to input, request it.

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How to Collect Compelling Stories to Use in Your Fundraising Work

The Fundraising Authority

As fundraisers, we need to be carrying on a constant conversation with our donors. Sometimes this conversation happens in person or on the phone. No matter how we are carrying on the conversation, a dialog like this without stories becomes stale and ultimately boring. Rule #4: Ask Open Ended Questions.

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Gemini Live will learn to peer through your camera lens in a few weeks

Ars Technica

The company's conversational Gemini Live will soon be able to view live video and screen sharing, a feature Google previously demoed as Project Astra. You'll be able to open your camera to provide Gemini Live a video stream or share your screen as a live video, thus allowing you to pepper Gemini with questions about what it sees.

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6 signs you might be a bad listener and what to do instead

Fast Company Tech

As two positive psychology experts, weve identified six of the most common internal barriers that can interfere with your ability to listen well, and developed a framework of six “radical listening” skills that can help you have better conversations and build better relationships. Comparing: It happened to me!

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The Two-Word AI Hack Every Nonprofit Needs to Know

Nonprofit Tech for Good

questions, we open ourselves to new ideas, accept failure as part of the learning process, and create opportunities for innovation. Here are some examples of how this approach can be applied: How can I be more open to exploring AI? The best part of this is AI can help you brainstorm and answer these questions.

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