Practically Intelligent with Joshua Wöhle

AI is developing faster than humans can adapt to it, which creates a unique opportunity: the people who integrate AI into their businesses, workflows, and daily lives the fastest become the most valuable. 

In this episode, Founder and CEO of Degreed David Blake breaks down how AI is widening the skills gap. He and Joshua discuss how to leverage this skills gap to upskill your employees by effectively integrating AI into their workflows. He also reveals his advice to those worried about job displacement in the age of AI. 

In this episode, Joshua and David discuss:

(01:25) Why Traditional Degrees Are Losing Relevance

(03:45) Is AI Making the Global Skills Gap Worse?

(08:15) Will AI Replace Jobs or Create Opportunities?

(12:15) How Workers Can Survive AI Job Displacement

(19:30) The 4 Levels of AI Adoption in Business

(24:30) How AI Is Changing Employee Training

(28:00) The Secret to Getting Teams to Embrace AI

(32:00) Using AI Beyond Work and Productivity

(37:30) The Most Valuable Skill in the AI Era

(42:20) Will AI Make Human Expertise Obsolete?

(46:30) Should You Go Broad or Deep With AI?

David Blake is the Founder & CEO of Degreed, an AI-native learning platform that helps enterprise organizations continuously transform their workforce by helping them understand where change breaks down, develop the capabilities needed to move forward, and keep people aligned as priorities evolve. He has spent his professional career innovating in formal education and lifelong learning. He is also the co-author of the book The Expertise Economy: How the smartest companies use learning to engage, compete, and succeed and the co-creator of the Skills Quotient. He is a sought-after expert on the topic of the future of work and learning, speaking at companies such as Google, Deloitte, and Salesforce and at conferences globally. 

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Learn how Mindstone can help you leverage AI to grow your business at mindstone.com. 

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Tech-Moms

Replit

ChatGPT

Claude Code

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Too many AI adopters are limiting the capabilities of LLMs like Claude, ChatGPT, and Replit by putting all their attention on writing prompts. Today’s guest explains how they can tap into AI’s true potential by treating it like a thinking partner. 

In this episode, Learning & Development expert Donald H. Taylor joins Joshua to reveal the issues with AI-generated content and using AI as a search engine and walk through how he instead uses AI for data analysis and email inbox automation. He and Joshua also discuss the risks of AI hallucinations, the growing productivity gap between AI adopters and non-adopters, and why AI’s real value is not the first response you get after prompting. 

In this episode, Joshua and Donald discuss:

(02:09) Why Experimentation Is Essential to AI Adoption

(05:26) The Problem With AI-Generated Content

(08:44) How AI Is Transforming Learning & Development

(18:12) Using AI to Analyze Large Datasets

(23:05) Finding Hidden Patterns in Data With AI

(26:00) How AI Can Become Your Thinking Partner

(30:07) When AI Hallucinations Become Dangerous

(34:24) Why Using AI as Google Is a Mistake

(39:17) What's Really Holding Back AI Adoption?

(44:17) Is AI Making Inequality Worse?

(47:47) How to Automate Your Inbox With AI

Donald H. Taylor is a veteran in the fields of learning and development and learning technologies, with experience at every level from design and delivery to chairman of the board. With a career spanning nearly 40 years, he has chaired influential platforms such as the Learning Technologies Conference and Emerge Education, fostering innovation and knowledge sharing in organizational learning and technology. His mission is now to advance the L&D profession by supporting the next generation of leaders and enabling growth within the industry by creating and sharing research into what's happening in their field.

Work With Mindstone:

Learn how Mindstone can help you leverage AI to grow your business at mindstone.com. 

Resources Mentioned:

Claude

Rebel

Utopia by Thomas More

Atomic Habits by James Clear

2026 L&D Global Sentiment Survey 

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Everyone talks about using AI to automate tedious tasks, but today’s guest is training Claude to replace entire positions in her business and personal life. 

In this episode, veteran executive assistant Janine Walters explains how AI supports her at every level, from entry-level administrative tasks to operating as a small business financial manager. She explains how she uses Claude to monitor and organize her email inbox, update spreadsheets, keep track of her financial records, and even help her children study outside of school. Janine and Joshua also reveal the biggest unlock for beginners using AI. 

In this episode, Joshua and Janine discuss:

(02:20) Turning Tedious Excel Tasks Into AI Workflows

(06:20) Why AI Keeps Getting Dates Wrong

(07:50) Building AI-Powered Learning Tools for Kids

(11:15) Creating Websites Without Knowing How to Code

(15:15) How AI Can Manage Your Daily To-Do List

(17:45) Using AI as Your Personal Business Coach

(21:45) How I Built My Own AI Accountant

(26:00) Why Voice-to-Text Is an AI Game Changer

(31:45) When AI Gets Things Wrong

(34:45) What AI Beginners Need to Hear

(37:50) Why Your First AI Prompt Isn't Enough

Work With Mindstone:

Learn how Mindstone can help you leverage AI to grow your business at mindstone.com. 

Resources Mentioned:

Claude

Replit

Wispr Flow

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Hosted by Joshua Wöhle, CEO of Mindstone, Practically Intelligent hosts candid conversations with corporate leaders and entrepreneurs using AI to improve workflows, efficiency, and decision-making inside real businesses. Every episode focuses on practical takeaways that your team can actually use to increase productivity, reduce busy work, and work with AI not as a tool, but as a digital teammate that will propel your business forward.

Learn more about Mindstone at https://mindstone.com/