ICology Members Speaking at IABC World Conference 2026 in Toronto
IABC World Conference 2026 runs June 14-16 in Toronto, and four ICology community members are on the program. Here's a look at what Chuck Gose, Pinaki Kathiari, Andrea Greenhous, and Arlene Amitirigala are bringing to the stage.
The most grounded IC conversation in New York will happen 60 floors in the air
On May 21, Workvivo is hosting ENGAGE New York at Manhatta, 60 floors above Lower Manhattan. It's free, it's in-person, and it's built for IC and HR practitioners who want practical conversation over polished pitches. Chuck Gose will be there. Here's why you should be too.
7 things communicators need to know from Anthropic's 81,000-person AI study
Anthropic just published findings from 81,000 interviews across 159 countries. Read it through an IC lens and it's essentially a study about your employees.
Episode 50: Career Dysmorphia, AI Brain Fry & the Reciprocity Gap
Nearly 60% of millennial workers want a layoff, not a resignation. Women are leaving corporate because the deal stopped making sense. And AI might be frying the brains of your best people. Episode 50 covers all of it.
What Happened at the EX Factor Summit
The EX Factor Summit didn't run like a conference. There were no keynote stages, no case study decks, and no speakers recapping past wins. Just a full day of hands-on workshops for internal communications practitioners who came ready to do the work — and left with a sharper problem statement, a working draft, and a concrete next step.
Lights, Camera, Communicate Goes Live at Transform
For the first time, Lights, Camera, Communicate recorded live from the Transform show floor. Four guests, one recurring theme: communicators have the skills HR leaders need, but aren't in the rooms where those decisions get made. Watch the full episode.
What makes an employee persona worth using
Most employee personas are too vague to use. Here's what needs to go into one to make it worth building - and a free tool that removes the excuse not to start.
What employee listening gets wrong, and what the frontline can teach you
Most organizations think running a survey means they're listening. Chuck Gose sat down with Unily's The EX Conversation to talk about what employee listening actually looks like, why the frontline is underrepresented in most EX strategies, and the AI guilt that communicators need to stop carrying.
The intranet "must-have" list that's missing the most important thing
Every year, someone publishes the intranet feature checklist. App launchers, AI search, personalization, mobile access. The list keeps growing. The adoption problem doesn't go away.
The higher leaders climb, they worse they listen
The higher leaders climb, the worse they listen - research backs this up. Here's why it happens and why it's an IC problem to solve.
Lights, Camera, Communicate: Live from Transform
We're not recording this one in a studio. On March 24, Lights, Camera, Communicate goes live from the Transform exhibit hall with guests dropping in straight from the floor and zero pre-planned talking points.
Only 9% of employees completely trust leadership messaging
9% of employees completely trust what leadership communicates to them. The ContactMonkey Global State of Internal Communications 2026 report explains why and the feedback loop data is the most damning part.
Why ICology is bringing communicators to Transform 2026
Transform has been the event for HR and EX leaders for years. ICology is making sure communicators are in the room this time.
77% of communicators aren't using employee personas. This can change that
Gallagher says 77% of communicators aren't using employee personas. Watch this walkthrough of ICology's free Persona Builder and see how fast that excuse disappears.
Employee listening isn't happening. And IC should fix that
Employee listening signals are everywhere - referral rates, Glassdoor reviews, meeting attendance. Most internal comms teams aren't looking at any of them. That needs to change.
Employee Personas: The part nobody gets to
Most internal communicators know employee personas matter. The problem has always been the work required to build them. That part just got easier.
The EX Factor Summit is three weeks away
The EX Factor Summit at Transform 2026 is three weeks away — and prices go up Friday. Here's why IC pros need to be in this room.
Registration is open for Flyover Festival 2026
Registration is open for the 4th Annual Flyover Festival — one full day in Sioux Falls built for IC practitioners. 45 seats. Members save $200.

