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Hi lovelies. I am keynoting a Women in AI Conference in a few weeks and decided to redo my entire deck. I want this to be more key-note, than my "educator practical focused" keynotes I have done over the past few years. So I am curious: if you could stand in a room to 100 women business owners who are new, or just dabbling in AI, and almost ALL (whether or not they believe it) need to do some sort of pivot in their business (due to AI), what would the top 1-2 messages you want to convey? This SMBs, entrepreneurs, solopreneurs, more "Canadian rural" than city folks.

Josette shared her thoughts about how bour thinking is shifting... In the past, linear thinking worked. Do A → B → C = result. But in the AI era, we keep applying linear thinking to nonlinear tools and it’s exhausting. Instead, iteration is key: try something → learn → adjust → repeat. ✨ YES. This is one of the most important and least talked about mindset shifts happening right now. So many people are still trying to run old operating systems (linear logic, rigid planning, fixed outcomes) in a world that has become exponentially multi‑dimensional. And that mismatch? That’s where the fatigue comes from. Here’s how I see it. 🔁 We’ve entered the era of lateral thinking and agile building. Not “follow the steps. Not perfect the plan. But build, test, feel, adjust. Neurodiverse thinkers often click with AI very quickly because they already think in patterns, connections, jumps, and associations rather than straight lines. Entrepreneurs, builders, creatives — they’ve been living this way for years. Meanwhile, many of us were schooled to think literally: • Do the course • Follow the framework • Execute the plan • Hit the outcome But AI doesn’t work like that! and Life doesn’t work like that anymore either. 🧠 AI is a mirror for our consciousness and it's blowing open how we think, process, and create. It invites: • play over perfection • experimentation over certainty • fast feedback loops over fixed plans It challenges the part of us that wants to have it all figured out before we begin. And that can feel deeply uncomfortable especially for women who’ve been taught to be prepared, correct, capable and perfect before taking action. 🌊 Here’s the truth though: There is no blueprint anymore... There is no guaranteed formulas There is no linear path to follow. Everything we’re building right now is unprecedented. We are literally building the plane as we fall out of the sky. So when exhaustion shows up, it’s not because you’re “bad at tech” or “behind.” It’s because you’re trying to squeeze something emergent, alive, and adaptive into a box that no longer fits.

In today's Issue Room conversation with @Florentina Stefanescu Flory, we dug into something we hear constantly from this community: AI overwhelm, tool fatigue, and the pressure to keep up with everything. One of the big themes that came through was the value of simplifying; choosing fewer tools that genuinely do more, rather than stacking overlapping platforms that drain energy and attention. We talked specifically about Imagine Art and how it compares to tools like MidJourney. Flory shared her experience using Imagine Art’s realistic image models and its node-based workflow system, which allows for more control, better realism, and cleaner iteration without constantly jumping between tools. One key insight: Imagine Art brings multiple models into one place, which can significantly reduce friction if you’re feeling burned out by managing separate platforms for similar outcomes. The bigger takeaway here isn’t “use another tool”; it’s clarity over chaos. Many women we speak to feel exhausted by the pace of AI, unsure which tools are worth their time, and guilty for not keeping up. Our role as SHE IS AI is to help filter, not flood, to support thoughtful adoption, aligned workflows, and sustainable creativity. ✨ Flory has generously offered to run a free class for the community on Imagine Art, walking through how it works and how to decide whether it could replace or simplify parts of your current setup. No pressure, no hype, just a practical walkthrough to help you decide if it’s useful for you. If you’d be interested in attending, drop a comment or reaction below and we’ll confirm dates and details soon. This is about easing overwhelm, not adding to it!

I have a question for you. I just beta-tested an AI adoption and integration design thinking process (I am a trained design thinking and sprint facilitator) with a 25 person in Chicago, and see it having a lot of viability for companies that are either just starting to do AI integration and have a staff that is curious but mostly anti-AI, don't want to leave their employees in the dark as tools and workflows are introduced, or companies that have done the tool integration and adoption, but humans is not happening. This is much more about getting humans to adopt, be comfortable with the tech, start experimenting, not setting up tech stack and workflows. Is this something that people are already doing? If so, any advice?