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New research on how to balance human thinking and AI
Staring at a blank page at the start of a project can be uncomfortable. But according to the latest research from the Teamwork Lab, that struggle is an important part of the creative process. The Lab ran two controlled experiments to test this out. In the first, we recruited 797 knowledge workers and challenged them to…
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Cool story: How one leader rebuilt his feedback loop with an AI agent
Hey Community, Atlassian leader Fernando Garcia Valenzuela shared a very practical and human approach to using AI to become, well, more human. Fernando leads a 70+ person engineering organization across three time zones. As his team scaled, staying connected became much harder, not because work wasn't getting done, but…
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New research shows AI polish makes it harder to spot problems. But there’s a quick fix.
Hey Atlassian Community! Raise your hand if you slap an “Early Draft” label on an AI-polished doc. That increases your chances of receiving better feedback on your work, according to a recent Atlassian Teamwork Lab study revealing an “AI polish effect.” A controlled experiment with 903 knowledge workers showed that…
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How many AI superusers do you need? Research says one per team.
Hey Community! Does your team have an AI superuser? AI adoption and sophistication across teams can be uneven, but it turns out that everyone doesn't need to be an expert. All it takes is one, according to a recent experiment. Twice a year, Atlassian runs a hackathon called ShipIt, where employees form small teams and have…
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New research: The tech we love to hate is the tech we'd hate to lose
👋 Hey Community! Do you think you could give AI up at work? Most people say yes. When Atlassian's Teamwork Lab surveyed over 1,000 knowledge workers, 57% said they could maintain their performance just fine without it. So we put it to the test. We ran an AI Play/Pause experiment with 123 Atlassians — one workday using AI…
