Search and AI brain rot
So if brain rot is a thing, what about search? Find out more at www.samyoung.co.nz/2026/04/sear...
#AI #Brain_rot #LLMs #AcademicSky

Some Heinlein quotes part 1
My family members are language magpies. I have collected some of our favourite Heinlein quotes at www.samyoung.co.nz/2026/04/some...
#Heinlein #quotes #culture #family

Tattoos and the sea
I got curious about the connection between sailors and tattooing. Find out more at www.samyoung.co.nz/2026/04/tatt...
#tattoo #sailors #Pacific #culture

A model for combining client assessments
What should we consider when bringing it all together in a practice session? Read on at www.samyoung.co.nz/2026/04/a-mo...
#clients #Career_Dev #Assessments #AcademicSky

Continuous improvement and engagement
HR has been banging on about continuous improvement for years. But what do we actually need to focus on? Find out at www.samyoung.co.nz/2026/04/cont...
#HR #Continuous-improvement #engagement #AcademicSky

Why are there not more apprentices?
Why do we not have more apprentices? There are good reasons to sign up for an apprenticeship at www.samyoung.co.nz/2026/04/why-...
#Apprentice #Apprenticeship #Aotearoa #AcademicSky

Even more catchphrases
Our family is a repeater of catchphrases. Some favourites are at www.samyoung.co.nz/2026/04/even...
#culture #aphorisms #catchphrases

The parasocial experience
So what is a parasocial relationship, then? Find out more at www.samyoung.co.nz/2026/04/the-...
#Parasocial #Relationship #Theory #AcademicSky

AI does rot the brain
With writing, we need to 'use it' or 'lose it' apparently. Read on at www.samyoung.co.nz/2026/03/ai-d...
#AI #Brain_rot #LLMs #AcademicSky

The social licence, part 2
Are all social licences equal? What happens when business becomes too risky? Read on at www.samyoung.co.nz/2026/03/the-...
# Social_Licence #SLO #stakeholders #theory

The social licence, part 1
Businesses need societal permission to operate, a bit like a psychological contract. Read more at www.samyoung.co.nz/2026/03/the-...
#Social_Licence #SLO # stakeholders #theory

Four years to the 2030 SDGs
With only four years left to go on our path to the 2030 SDGs, just how are we doing? Find out at www.samyoung.co.nz/2026/03/four...
#SDGs #UN #Aotearoa #New_Zealand

Word Find and replace using special codes
Using Word's Find & Replace with special codes can reformat a document in double-quick time at www.samyoung.co.nz/2026/03/word...
#MS_Word #Find #Replace

Employee versus contractor
Half of Kiwi workers are considering taking a second job as a contractor. What might that mean? www.samyoung.co.nz/2026/03/empl...
#Employee #Contractor #Work #Career_Dev #AcademicSky

Career Development and Vision Boarding
Qualitative assessments like card sorts, vision boards etc are thought to enliven the career counselling process: www.samyoung.co.nz/2026/03/care...
#Hall #Culture #Career_Dev #Vision_Board #AcademicSky

Projected international population change
So why are so many of us not having children? Shaw takes a long look and a deep dive. Read on at www.samyoung.co.nz/2026/02/proj...
#Birthgap #Shaw #documentary #AcademicSky

How to source a Whakataukī
So how do we APA source a Whakataukī - a Māori proverb. We take a look at www.samyoung.co.nz/2026/02/how-...
#Maori # Whakatauki #APA #AcademicSky

Defining survivor guilt
When our team experiences redundancies, we may experience survivor guilt. Read on at www.samyoung.co.nz/2026/02/defi...
#Survivor-Guilt # Fimiani #Theory #AcademicSky

So what is Maslow's hammer?
So who wants to know where the term ‘Maslow’s hammer’ comes from? Check out www.samyoung.co.nz/2026/02/so-w...
#Maslow #Metaphor #Hammer #Nail #AcademicSky

Have you heard of the Ringelmann effect?
This is an interesting theory, and an interesting source – tug of war. Find out more at www.samyoung.co.nz/2026/01/have...
#Ringelmann #Theory #Teams #AcademicSky

Are LLM apps the 'man behind the curtain'?
A brief tour of how we learn; who owns AI words; fact-checking; and the unease of AI raters. Read on at www.samyoung.co.nz/2026/01/are-...
#AI #AI_raters #ownership #LM_Arena #AcademicSky

Academic publishing, open access, and profit
Ah, the tricky dicky world of academic publishing, or how to milk governments of taxpayer dollars. Read on at www.samyoung.co.nz/2026/01/acad...
#Academic_Publishing #Tax_Dollars #Rort #AcademicSky

Senge's learning organisation characteristics
I take a quick run through systems thinking, personal mastery, mental models, a shared vision, and team learning at www.samyoung.co.nz/2026/01/seng...
#Senge #systems_thinking #personal_mastery #mental_models #shared_vison #AcademicSky

What is a theme?
Super felt career can be seen as a theory of life patterns. Read more at www.samyoung.co.nz/2026/01/what...
#Super #Theory #Life_Patterns #Theme #AcademicSky

The knowledge worker
If you haven’t heard Peter Drucker’s story of the knowledge worker before, read this, at www.samyoung.co.nz/2026/01/the-...
#Drucker #Knowledge_Worker #expertise #AcademicSky

Pierce's cantilever bridge
So now: have you heard of Pierce's cantilever bridge? Find out more at www.samyoung.co.nz/2026/01/pier...
#Theory #Cantilever_Bridge #argument #AcademicSky

Theory of Planned Behaviour
Heard of the theory of planned behaviour before? Find out more at www.samyoung.co.nz/2026/01/theo...
#Theory #Planned_Behavior #TPB #AcademicSky

Slideshow options for android
I finally forced Google Photos to create a slide show – handy for mass-boring of holiday pics! Find out how at www.samyoung.co.nz/2026/01/slid...
#Google-Photos #slide-show #How-To

Literally figurative
Our love of phrases that trip off our tongue is a blessing and a curse. Read on at www.samyoung.co.nz/2025/12/lite...
#English #language #phrases #metaphor

Theory X and Theory Y
A quick tour through Douglas McGregor’s theory X and theory Y, arising from Maslow’s hierarchy of needs. Read on at www.samyoung.co.nz/2025/12/theo...
#McGregor #Maslow #Theory #AcademicSky