Volume 21, Issue 28 — July 26, 2023

rAVe ProAV Edition — Volume 21, Issue 28

July 26, 2023 | Volume: 21 | Issue: 28

One week later, and I’ve seen Barbie ONLY twice. But don’t worry, #AVtweeps, I’m doing the full Barbenheimer experience this weekend. Will any of you be at the theater? Have any of you been the lucky few to score IMAX 70mm tickets? (Please see last week’s newsletter if you’re confused right now.)

Anyway. Mark Coxon is here to save the day if you need a little innovation inspiration. In his latest column, he asks the question, “If you had nothing, what would you build?” Specifically when it comes to work, what does this mean? He says this can be an exercise that helps you and your team open your minds and innovate without constraint. Check it out.

Leonard Suskin writes his latest piece on ChatGPT. How does this tool fit into AV? Can it assist with audiovisual design? The full piece is here.

P.S. Are you attending CEDIA Expo? Co-located with the very first Commercial Integrator Expo this year in Denver? The show will be Sept. 7-9 and we have your free pass to see all the best in resimercial technology. Use code “RAVECE23” and we’ll see you there!

That’s all from me for now! Later, gators.

— Steph Beckett

COLUMNS

+ Creating an Innovative Mindset [Mark Coxon]

This is a hard question to consider seriously because companies have real estate. They have employees. They have the technology. They have legacy processes and legacy thinking. These can all be assets if leveraged properly — or they could be a stumbling block placed squarely in the center of the path forward.

+ Could This Be Written by a Robot in a Chinese Room? [Leonard Suskin]

ChatGPT has been a major topic both in the world and in our corner of life in AV. How, exactly, does it fit into our world? Why don’t we start by asking the thing itself? Then we’ll talk among ourselves, while the robot isn’t listening to us (or is it?).