Structured, Modular, Open: The DITA Promise, 20 Years Later
A chronological look at DITA's 20-year history — from early XML experiments to DITA 2.0's machine-interpretable knowledge model — told through the lens of one practitioner's career.
LavaCon 2024 — Navigating AI: Real Tales from Content Frontiers
A practitioner case study from LavaCon 2024 examining how content quality, semantic structure, archetype-informed prompting, and knowledge injection shape generative AI results.
Breaking Barriers: Content Pros as GenAI Pioneers
Most generative AI projects don't fail because the technology doesn't work — they fail because the content fed into the system isn't structured, scoped, or quality-controlled. In this panel, Lief Erickson, Fabrice Lacroix, and I discuss the patterns we've seen across real projects, including why "almost right" answers are more dangerous than obvious hallucinations. If you're a content professional trying to figure out where you fit in your organization's AI initiative, this conversation is for you.
IXIAtalks: Episode 17 - How to Power Up Your Content With Taxonomy
Without taxonomy, content is unfindable — no matter how good it is. Amber Swope explains how to recognize, build, and optimize taxonomy in your organization to power search, navigation, and personalized delivery.