Tag: training
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GSD&M Turns AI Learning into a Staff Showdown
At GSD&M, AI upskilling isn’t just another item on the to-do list—it’s a leaderboard-worthy competition. The agency took a DIY approach to integrating AI across all departments, driven by a small trio of internal evangelists who audited workflows and mapped AI solutions right into teams’ day-to-day tasks. This wasn’t just a tech initiative from the…
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Emirates Takes Flight with VR: Training 23,000 Crew in Virtual Cabins
Emirates is pioneering VR-based training for 23,000 cabin crew members, leveraging its MIRA platform to streamline essential safety procedures on Airbus and Boeing aircraft. MIRA offers self-guided, multi-user training modules, enabling staff to virtually practice operations like door handling and fire-fighting in lifelike cabin environments. With 3D modeled interiors and accessible via both VR headsets…
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Havas and SCA develop creative apprentice scheme taught via VR headsets
Training is potentially one of the most powerful use cases for VR headsets at this stage. Interesting to see it applied to the advertising world after brands like Walmart and Bank of America have deployed at scale to train their associates… The School of Communications Arts, Havas and the training body Technical Education are to…
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Walmart is using VR tests to pick middle-managers
When some Walmart Inc. store workers want to apply for a higher-paying management role, the company fits them with a $250 virtual reality headset to see if they are the right candidate for the job. The country’s largest private employer is using a VR skills assessment as part of the selection process to find new…