Matthew Confer

Chief Strategy Officer @AbilitieSims || Author - The Upside of Downside Thinking || Host of the #LearnToLead Podcast || My @TEDx Talk on Decision Making ⬇️

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500,000 views. I'm pinching myself because I just received word that my @TEDx Talk on effective decision making just passed a half a million views on the @TEDTalks website...

Thanks to everyone who watched and shared the talk -- I truly appreciate it ⬇️

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@markgurman Actual reporting - “none of the stores we polled had seen any devices in for service or returned because of broken screens. A secondary check late on Sunday revealed there is only one instance across all of the stores."

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Full article: https://t.co/uYcn5IdZZC

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Sometimes you read a stat, reread it, then you have to check it because you are still convinced it can't be true.

There are more self-storage facilities in the U.S. than there are Starbucks, McDonald’s, Walmart, Home Depot, Domino’s, Dunkin’, and Costco locations combined.

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@danielcrosby @MikeZaccardi Love this! Been talking about premortems since a TEDx talk I gave in 2019 and later this month my book from ATD Press which was three years in the making comes out. It’s entitled The Upside of Downside Thinking: https://t.co/5KBJ61KRR7

I think you would love it given your post

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A huge thank you to some of the folks who provided an early read on my upcoming book from ATD Press:

The Upside of Downside Thinking: A Premortem Approach to Better Decision Making

Learn more and preorder here: https://t.co/5KBJ61KRR7

@atd @abilitiesims

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This October, ATD Press is publishing my first book, The Upside of Downside Thinking

It’s built around a simple idea: What if we could learn from failure before it happens?

Learn more about the book & preorder a copy ⬇️

https://t.co/5KBJ61KRR7

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A hilarious and accurate take on the chips and salsa experience 👇

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USA. A Mexican restaurant. We had not yet ordered anything, and the food was already arriving.

Chips. Salsa. Unrequested. Free.

I stopped the waiter. "We have not earned these."

"They just come with the table, man."

They come with the TABLE. In my land, hospitality is a debt. Every gift creates an obligation, weighed carefully, returned in the proper season with interest of feeling. Here, the gift arrives before you have even proven you can pay for dinner.

This is not an appetizer. This is a declaration: we trust you. Eat.

I ate with the gravity the moment deserved. And then — I must report this calmly — the basket emptied, and a new one appeared.

"Did we…?"

"Refill," the waiter said. "It's bottomless."

Bottomless. They have wells of salsa. The supply lines of this nation are beyond anything my ancestors imagined.

My friend warned me. "Don't fill up on chips, dude."

Too late. I had accepted three baskets. Honor demanded each one be finished — an unfinished gift is an insult. By the time my actual food arrived, I was a ruined man.

I was not hungry. I was not comfortable. I had been defeated by a courtesy.

Generosity that arrives before the request cannot be repaid. It can only be survived.

I know the rule now. I have made my peace with the basket. One basket. Two at the most.

Who am I deceiving. There is no number of baskets I would refuse. The trust of a nation is in that salsa, and I intend to honor all of it.

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Not sure when the spelling bee moved to a speed round in the championship but this is incredibly impressive

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Missed our webinar, “3 Ways Leaders Can Adapt to AI and Change”?
Watch the recording with Matt Confer, Chief Strategy Officer at Abilitie, on how leaders build judgment and agility through experiential learning.

View here > https://t.co/FGxfArk3Oq

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@Mr_Derivatives Aliens / Intergalactic Trade War

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Looking forward to a great virtual session with @atd on April 15th and my talk in Los Angeles on May 19th during #ATD26

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AI is changing how decisions get made. Are your managers ready?

Ahead of his #ATD26 session, our Chief of Strategy, Matt Confer, is sharing 3 ways leaders can adapt to AI and constant change.

📅 April 15 | 2 PM ET
Register for the upcoming webinar here > https://t.co/mUEABS1ZIQ

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My childhood in the 90’s would have been enhanced by being able to create crossover Power Rangers + Ninja Turtle content via AI 🤯

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The paradox in this headline is emblematic of the entire AI debate.

The question isn’t whether AI will be used. It’s whether our institutions evolve fast enough to guide its use productively.

#AI #ArtificialIntelligence

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After a record breaking 2025 our team continues to roll out new products!

Introducing “Case Challenges” which adds more simulation training offerings to our experiential learning portfolio ⬇️

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New from Abilitie: Case Challenges, a 2-hour, facilitator-led leadership development simulation inside a living business story.

Leaders make tough tradeoffs in real time, see consequences, and leave with clear actions from expert debriefs.

Learn more ➡️ https://t.co/JP2YdZ48QG

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10 years of Abilitie 🎉 In 2025, we expanded globally, launched Director Challenge, earned Training Industry's Top 20 recognition, and delivered 800+ programs worldwide.

Thank you to our clients, partners, and facilitators for an extraordinary year!

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@Mr_Derivatives You do remember that Steve Jobs was CEO when they released iPod Socks right?

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@pikacap @litcapital You do realize that iPod Socks were released during Steve’s time as CEO right?

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AI, shifting expectations, & rapid change are redefining L&D. 


Ferrara’s Nadine van Veen & Abilitie's Matt Confer unpack what it means for the future of learning.

Watch the full webinar >
https://t.co/cHTJo89kV5

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