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Michael MacLennan

Edinburgh
Michael MacLennan
The Volume Problem: Comms With AI in the Create Phase

AI Agents Series

The Volume Problem: Comms With AI in the Create Phase

Most AI adoption in communications starts with content creation. The real test is not whether agents can produce more, faster. It is whether agent-assisted work still meets the standard senior communicators would trust in public.

05 May 2026
The Work Before the Work: Comms With AI in the Strategise Phase

AI Agents Series

The Work Before the Work: Comms With AI in the Strategise Phase

Most AI conversations in communications start with the draft. That framing misses where quality is actually set – in the research, positioning, stakeholder mapping, and message architecture that happens before a single sentence gets written.

27 Apr 2026
AI Agent-Driven Communications: A Practical Framework for Transforming How Comms Teams Actually Work

Experiments & Applied Learning

AI Agent-Driven Communications: A Practical Framework for Transforming How Comms Teams Actually Work

Most teams use AI tactically. A tool here, a prompt there. The real shift is at the workflow level – and it needs a framework. This article introduces the Comms With AI Operating System: five phases that map how AI-powered communications work actually operates.

13 Apr 2026
The SEO-PR Strategist Who Saw AI Search Coming – And Built a Business to Help Teams Catch Up

Leader Interviews

The SEO-PR Strategist Who Saw AI Search Coming – And Built a Business to Help Teams Catch Up

Rik Turner spent 15 years helping brands win at search. Then Google AI Overviews changed the rules. In this Applied Comms AI interview, he explains why PR teams are now central to how brands are represented in AI-generated search results — and shares a practical framework for responding.

30 Mar 2026
I Needed a 'Comms With AI' Resource That Didn't Exist. So I Built One Using Claude Code

Experiments & Applied Learning

I Needed a 'Comms With AI' Resource That Didn't Exist. So I Built One Using Claude Code

I needed a Comms with AI template library that didn't exist, so I built one. Here's the workflow – and where each AI tool hit its limits.

18 Mar 2026
The living fact layer and the death of the PDF: NOAN CEO Neal Mann on why most AI-powered communications is built on sand

Leader Interviews

The living fact layer and the death of the PDF: NOAN CEO Neal Mann on why most AI-powered communications is built on sand

NOAN CEO Neal Mann explains the idea of a living fact layer, why hallucinations are structural rather than accidental, and what communications leaders need to rethink before AI can deliver real value.

09 Mar 2026
How to Build an AI Target Reader – Let An ICP Agent Find the Problems Before Your Audience Does

Experiments & Applied Learning

How to Build an AI Target Reader – Let An ICP Agent Find the Problems Before Your Audience Does

Build an ICP “target reader” as an AI agent to stress-test headlines, CTAs and template copy in hours – and fix clarity, proof and governance gaps fast.

25 Feb 2026
How I Built a Live AI Webinar Using the Same Workflow I Was Teaching

Experiments & Applied Learning

How I Built a Live AI Webinar Using the Same Workflow I Was Teaching

Seven iterations, one recursive workflow. The behind-the-scenes account of preparing and delivering a live AI demonstration for The Data Lab – and what the process actually taught me.

19 Feb 2026
From Content Creator to System Builder: Claude Cowork Just Changed What Comms Professionals Can Actually Do With AI

Experiments & Applied Learning

From Content Creator to System Builder: Claude Cowork Just Changed What Comms Professionals Can Actually Do With AI

This Isn't About AI Writing Better. It's About AI Removing What Stopped You Writing At All.

02 Feb 2026
A Complete New Business Pitch & Comms Suite in Under 1 Hour: Testing Claude Skills & Projects

Experiments & Applied Learning

A Complete New Business Pitch & Comms Suite in Under 1 Hour: Testing Claude Skills & Projects

How I built a brand skill from scratch and produced a full campaign toolkit – speaking proposal, presentation, content calendar, outreach emails – in a single session.

14 Jan 2026
I Built a Voice-Enabled AI Strategy Architect That Generates Bespoke Campaign Dashboards – Here's What Made It Possible

Experiments & Applied Learning

I Built a Voice-Enabled AI Strategy Architect That Generates Bespoke Campaign Dashboards – Here's What Made It Possible

How agentic AI turned Google’s Gemini 3 Pro hackathon experiment into a functional and innovative strategy tool for under-resourced charities.

17 Dec 2025
2026 Communications Trends: Sharper Voices Thrive as Tools Get Smarter

Area Deep Dives

2026 Communications Trends: Sharper Voices Thrive as Tools Get Smarter

It’s the year when communicators should loudly and proudly articulate that their value isn’t in producing content – it’s in making sense of the world.

01 Dec 2025
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