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Web Development
Web Development 4 min

How to Build a Website in Hours with Cursor & Midjourney: AI Dev Checklist

This past weekend, I rebuilt treqmusic.com using Cursor, Midjourney, and Adobe Firefly, and I'm blown away by how far creative and development tools have come....

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Web Development
Web Development 12 min

How to Build a Website in Hours with Cursor & Midjourney

A practical guide to rebuilding websites fast using AI-powered tools like Cursor, Midjourney, and Adobe Firefly.

AI
AI 7 min

Stop Dabbling, Start Rewiring: AI That Sticks Through Change Management

AI isn’t a side project—it’s the core of modern work. Most organizations already have licenses and pilots, yet value stalls because AI is treated like a...

AI
AI 4 min

The Hidden Data Threat in Your Knowledge Base: Why You Must Audit Now

In Knowledge-Centered Service (KCS®), content is king—but when that content includes customer names, emails, phone numbers, system logs, or internal company...

AI
AI 3 min

Transform Support with AI: 5 Bold Ideas for 2025

AI agents can transform support in 2025 and beyond — but only if you deploy them against the right problems.Moving faster at the wrong things isn’t innovation;...

Strategy
Strategy 3 min

The Evolution of Customer Support: From Tiered to Flat and Swarming Models

The Decline of Tiered Support The traditional tiered support model (Level 1: basic queries, Level 2: technical troubleshooting, Level 3: complex resolutions)...

AI
AI 4 min

Optimizing Knowledge Bases for AI-Driven Search: A Platform-Specific Strategic Action Plan Based on Freshness Insights

AI-powered search tools like ChatGPT, Perplexity, Gemini, and Google’s AI Overviews are transforming how users discover information. A recent Ahrefs study of...

AI
AI 5 min

AI’s Strategic Role in Evolving Knowledge-Centered Service (KCS)

Knowledge-Centered Service (KCS®) has long provided the framework for capturing and reusing knowledge in the flow of work—empowering teams to solve faster,...

AI
AI 5 min

Leveraging KCS Article Structures for Efficient LLM Fine-Tuning in Support Environments

In today’s support environments, AI-powered chatbots promise faster resolutions—but often fall short, delivering inconsistent or hallucinated answers....

Knowledge Management
Knowledge Management 2 min

KCS Articles Reflect Real Experiences—Not Pristine Manuals

In traditional knowledge management, content is often created after the fact—polished by experts, locked into rigid templates, and reviewed in cycles that...

Knowledge Management
Knowledge Management 5 min

Thought Experiment: What If Every Friday Reinforced Your KCS Culture?

Imagine this: It’s Friday afternoon. Your team is closing out the week, and instead of rushing into weekend mode, they pause to flag or fix just one knowledge...

Knowledge Management
Knowledge Management 4 min

Knowledge-Centered Service 101 – A Practical Primer for Support Teams

Introduction to Knowledge-Centered Service (KCS) Knowledge-Centered Service (KCS) is a proven methodology that transforms how support teams manage and share...

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