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<p style="font-family: 'Calibri', sans-serif; font-size: 1.1rem;">Recognition isn't a poster on the wall. In AI-culture transformations, recognition is the signal that tells people: experimentation matters, smart risks get rewarded, and your best ideas get resourced.</p>
<p style="font-family: 'Calibri', sans-serif; font-size: 1.1rem;">This Design Charrette puts that to the test — Shark Tank style.</p>
<p style="font-family: 'Calibri', sans-serif; font-size: 1.1rem;">Small groups will build a 3-minute pitch for an internal AI prototype that solves a real, manual workflow task. The Sharks — Angie, Chris, and Jen — will listen, ask the hard questions, and pick a winner. The CEO is putting <strong>$500 on the table</strong> for the best idea, with a real shot at budget to build it.</p>
<p style="font-family: 'Calibri', sans-serif; font-size: 1.1rem;"><strong>How it works:</strong></p>

<ul style="padding-left: 25px; font-family: 'Calibri', sans-serif; font-size: 1.1rem;">
 	<li style="margin-bottom: 5px;">Anton opens with his own 3-minute pitch to set the bar</li>
 	<li style="margin-bottom: 5px;">Small groups ideate using ELE's Action Work Plan</li>
 	<li style="margin-bottom: 5px;">Each group delivers a 3-minute pitch to the Sharks</li>
 	<li style="margin-bottom: 5px;">One winner walks away with $500 and possible build budget</li>
 	<li style="margin-bottom: 5px;">Group reflection and celebration to close</li>
</ul>
<p style="font-family: 'Calibri', sans-serif; font-size: 1.1rem;">The behaviors that unlock AI-culture transformation — experimentation, peer learning, making good work visible — only stick when leaders recognize and resource them in real time.</p>
<p style="font-family: 'Calibri', sans-serif; font-size: 1.1rem;">Come ready to pitch.</p>

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Design Charrette | Leveraging Recognition to Unlock an AI-Culture Transformation

Engagement &amp; Culture

Future of Work

angie.zeigler

chris.olson

anton.maletich

strategic alignment

corporate culture

behavioral change

workforce engagement

experimentation culture

collaborative problem solving

wise2026

Design Charrette

peer-powered decisions

insights-wise-2026

recognition programs

ai-culture transformation

innovation pitches

internal prototyping

action work plan

shark tank format

business challenge

workflow automation

resource allocation

risk reward

live ideation

pilot budgeting

Zurich North America

Every senior leader knows the truth: your culture and performance <b>rise and fall on your managers.</b> They are the critical link between strategy and execution—and often the silent bottleneck preventing a truly high-performing culture from taking root.

This focused discussion moved beyond the limitations of generic leadership training to deliver a crucial blueprint for senior HR and Talent leaders: <b>how to build a powerful, consistent "manager core"</b> that actively drives cultural and performance outcomes, rather than just sustaining the status quo.
<h3>Key Strategic Takeaways for Manager Enablement:</h3>
<ul>
 	<li><b>Align Capability to Enterprise Strategy:</b> The essential first step is to end the separation between training and business goals. Leaders learned how to intentionally align manager capability building with enterprise strategy to ensure cultural goals and performance standards are <b>embedded in daily execution</b>, not merely theoretical concepts.</li>
 	<li><b>Build the Consistent Development Roadmap:</b> To achieve consistency at scale, organizations must move away from ad-hoc interventions. The session provided a framework for building a <b>consistent development roadmap</b> that clarifies expectations and equips managers with enabling skills across all organizational levels.</li>
 	<li><b>Redefining Accountability for Outcomes:</b> Attendees explored how to redefine manager accountability, shifting the focus from completing training modules to taking ownership of <b>tangible culture and performance outcomes</b>, driving measurable business impact.</li>
 	<li><b>The New "Must-Have" Capabilities:</b> The session identified the critical leadership capabilities for the future of work, emphasizing the move beyond compliance and traditional coaching toward <b>adaptive leadership</b>—enabling managers to lead with clarity and consistency amid volatility.</li>
</ul>
This session armed HR and Talent leaders with the actionable insights necessary to transform rigid management structures into adaptive, empowered networks that finally deliver measurable returns on manager enablement strategy.

Building Capability to Support a High Performing Culture | Moving Beyond Generic Leadership Training to Build a Manager Core

future of work

Leadership

mike.kester

leadership development

melissa.versino

Talent Strategy

accountability

Performance Improvement

business impact

CHIE2025

spencer.macdonald

organizational culture

adaptive leadership

L&amp;D strategy

manager capability

high performing culture

manager core

performance outcomes

talent enablement

American Medical Association

Upsurge Advisors

GenAI isn’t just another tool—it’s a way to rethink how your team designs, delivers, and measures talent development at scale. In this interactive lab, we’ll cut through the noise and spotlight how GenAI tools can accelerate key L&amp;D workflows. You’ll map a real-world use case, experiment with prompting, and walk away with a 30-day starter plan for applying AI inside your team. Expect practical insights, real-time demos, and a collaborative challenge that shows how GenAI can simplify and supercharge your L&amp;D work.

This is a <b>deep-dive, hands-on laboratory</b> designed for senior L&amp;D leaders ready to move past theory and integrate Generative AI directly into their core talent workflows. This session focuses on turning whiteboards and rough ideas into polished, personalized learning programs with unprecedented speed and efficiency.

We will focus on the single biggest challenge for GenAI in L&amp;D: <b>creating rapid output without sacrificing critical human expertise and strategic alignment.</b>

You will walk away with immediately applicable playbooks to:
<ul>
 	<li><b>Implement the "Whiteboard to Workflow" Model:</b> Learn a precise, scalable process for using GenAI to accelerate your development cycle—from identifying a capability gap to launching high-quality content—cutting weeks out of your standard design process.</li>
 	<li><b>Master Advanced Prompt Engineering for L&amp;D:</b> Go beyond basic prompts to engineer workflows that embed your organizational voice, validate against internal subject matter expertise, and generate content aligned with your specific business context.</li>
 	<li><b>Balance Speed with Control:</b> Discover practical methods for maintaining quality control and ethical oversight when leveraging AI for content creation, personalized learning pathways, and performance support.</li>
 	<li><b>Move to a Data-Driven Design:</b> See how integrating GenAI into talent mapping allows you to instantly pivot and personalize learning offerings based on real-time data and emerging organizational needs.</li>
</ul>
This is not a demonstration; it’s an <b>implementation session</b>. Bring your curiosity and be ready to build a new operating model for your talent development function.

AI Practical Lab: Using GenAI to Supercharge Talent Development Without Losing the Human Touch

Integrated Talent Management

Digital &amp; AI

talent development

kate.haney

julia.meyer

rebecca.benson

personalized learning

operational efficiency

AI Implementation

Ethical AI

nicole.defalco

practical insights

prompt engineering

GenAI in L&amp;D

high quality content

data driven design

talent workflows

L&amp;D operating model

integrated talent

Intrepid by VitalSource

St. Charles Consulting Group

In an era where workforce agility is no longer optional, this session made it clear: the future of talent strategy hinges on skills—not just roles or headcount. The conversation, led by Craig Friedman (St. Charles Consulting Group) and supported by insights from Angelica Stilling and others, revealed that becoming a skills-based organization isn’t about overhauling everything at once. It’s about transforming how we think—shifting from tracking people in static jobs to understanding, validating, and mobilizing dynamic capabilities across the enterprise. This isn’t an abstract theory. It’s a data-driven, business-aligned transformation that brings HR, learning, and business strategy together around a shared language: skills.
<blockquote>"Skills-based talent management changes talent from an exercise in headcount management to one in capability management." -- <a href="https://www.ele.llc/members/craig-friedman" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Craig Friedman</a><span style="font-size: 16px;">, St. Charles Consulting Group</span></blockquote>
<h3 data-start="1174" data-end="1195"><img class="aligncenter size-full wp-image-43028" src="https://wp.ele.llc/wp-content/uploads/2025/05/Skills-Based-Talent-as-Data.jpg" alt="Talent Processes as Interlocking Skills in a Value Chain with Craig Friedman" width="1920" height="1229" /></h3>
<h3 data-start="1174" data-end="1195"></h3>
<h3 class="" data-start="1174" data-end="1195">🔑 Key Takeaways:</h3>
<ul data-start="1196" data-end="1900">
 	<li class="" data-start="1196" data-end="1343">
<p class="" data-start="1198" data-end="1343"><strong data-start="1198" data-end="1239">Skills-first is a data transformation</strong>, not just an HR system upgrade. It enables real-time staffing, upskilling, and business responsiveness.</p>
</li>
 	<li class="" data-start="1344" data-end="1491">
<p class="" data-start="1346" data-end="1491"><strong data-start="1346" data-end="1376">Start where it hurts most.</strong> The most successful skills initiatives address urgent talent shortages or disruptions—not enterprise-wide reboots.</p>
</li>
 	<li class="" data-start="1492" data-end="1618">
<p class="" data-start="1494" data-end="1618"><strong data-start="1494" data-end="1529">Validation is the new currency.</strong> Without confidence in your skills data, your decisions are only as good as your guesses.</p>
</li>
 	<li class="" data-start="1619" data-end="1753">
<p class="" data-start="1621" data-end="1753"><strong data-start="1621" data-end="1667">Competencies and skills are complementary.</strong> Use competencies to frame long-term development and skills to drive near-term action.</p>
</li>
 	<li class="" data-start="1754" data-end="1900">
<p class="" data-start="1756" data-end="1900"><strong data-start="1756" data-end="1795">Internal mobility is evolving fast.</strong> New platforms link skills to roles, learning, and gigs—empowering employees to move anywhere in the org.</p>
</li>
</ul>
<h3 data-start="1902" data-end="1928"><img class="aligncenter size-full wp-image-42798" src="https://wp.ele.llc/wp-content/uploads/2025/04/STCCG-Skills-Gears-vDetailed-2024APR.png" alt="Skills-based Talent Value Chain" width="1002" height="365" /></h3>
<h3 class="" data-start="1902" data-end="1928">✅ What You Can Do Now:</h3>
<ul data-start="1929" data-end="2590">
 	<li class="" data-start="1929" data-end="2053">
<p class="" data-start="1931" data-end="2053"><strong data-start="1931" data-end="1982">Launch a pilot tied to a business-critical gap.</strong> Look for roles that are hard to fill or functions hit by rapid change.</p>
</li>
 	<li class="" data-start="2054" data-end="2197">
<p class="" data-start="2056" data-end="2197"><strong data-start="2056" data-end="2100">Establish a skills confidence framework.</strong> Layer validation types (e.g., tests, endorsements, certifications) to guide workforce decisions.</p>
</li>
 	<li class="" data-start="2198" data-end="2328">
<p class="" data-start="2200" data-end="2328"><strong data-start="2200" data-end="2243">Update job profiles with tagged skills.</strong> This enables dynamic learning pathways and more precise talent marketplace matching.</p>
</li>
 	<li class="" data-start="2329" data-end="2459">
<p class="" data-start="2331" data-end="2459"><strong data-start="2331" data-end="2369">Collaborate across HR disciplines.</strong> Align your talent acquisition, compensation, and L&amp;D teams using shared skill taxonomies.</p>
</li>
 	<li class="" data-start="2460" data-end="2590">
<p class="" data-start="2462" data-end="2590"><strong data-start="2462" data-end="2488">Create governance now.</strong> A cross-functional skills council ensures consistency and avoids siloed efforts as your system grows.</p>
</li>
</ul>

<hr class="" data-start="2592" data-end="2595" />
<p class="" data-start="2597" data-end="3110">As senior talent leaders, we’re being asked to lead with more speed, data, and alignment than ever before. What this session underscored is that skills are the connective tissue—linking hiring, learning, development, and workforce planning. But adopting a skills-based strategy doesn’t require flipping the entire enterprise overnight. Start small. Solve something real. Let the results speak for themselves. Because when you shift from managing people to managing capability, you stop reacting—and start leading.</p>
<p class="" data-start="3112" data-end="3283">💬 Curious how others are implementing these ideas? Our Skills Mini-Series just launched. Let’s co-create, not just consume: <a href="https://www.linkedin.com/events/7316808743541714944/comments/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">🎯 Cohort Signup Portal: Unlock Integrating Enterprise Skills | Mini-Series</a></p>

Talent Processes as Interlocking Skills in a Value Chain | Best Practice Sharing

talent management

employee experience

organizational development

learning and development

tim.chudy

skills taxonomy

diana.barnett

cohort-based learning

people analytics

HR leadership

HR Strategy

craig.friedman

Workforce Transformation

Skills Gap

Internal Mobility

angelica.janina.stilling

Strategic Workforce Planning

wise2025

capability building

skills-based organization

talent processes

skills value chain

best practice sharing

employee lifecycle

enterprise skills

HR consulting

workforce skills

Skills-Based Hiring

Executive Learning Exchange (ELE)

<blockquote><strong>"Is there an opportunity to reposition here, to stay committed and continue the (DEI) work we are doing, but do it under a slightly different banner?"</strong> - <a href="https://www.ele.llc/members/iris-farley" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Iris Farley</a></blockquote>
<strong>Repositioning DEI as a Strategic Business Driver</strong>
This dynamic roundtable gathered top HR and talent leaders to explore how DEIB initiatives can evolve to support business priorities directly. Here's a glimpse of the key takeaways, along with actionable next steps:
<p data-sourcepos="3:1-3:25"><strong>Here are key takeaways from the discussion:</strong></p>

<ul>
 	<li><strong>Embedding DEI in Business Strategy</strong> – ERGs as Strategic Partners
→ Action: Review your organization’s strategic plan and identify 2-3 priority areas where ERGs and DEI initiatives can contribute measurable impact. Draft an engagement roadmap with key objectives.</li>
 	<li><strong>Building Inclusive, High-Performing Teams</strong>
→ Action: Partner with L&amp;D to integrate inclusive leadership training into core business programs. Explore how ERGs can facilitate peer learning and executive mentorship.</li>
 	<li><strong> Empowering Leaders to Drive Change</strong>
→ Action: Engage executive sponsors in a strategic dialogue. Work with ERG leaders to co-create a business-aligned DEI vision that resonates with leadership priorities.</li>
 	<li><strong>Reimagining DEI for 2025 &amp; Beyond–</strong> Develop strategic DEI playbooks for Executive Sponsors.
→ Action: Join us on April 10th for the ✨<a href="https://www.ele.llc/events/ai-practical-labs-9">AI Practical Lab: From Vision to Action, Co-Creating DEI Playbooks That Drive Business Impact | ELE Group</a> to explore next-gen DEI strategies and business integration.</li>
</ul>
<p data-sourcepos="22:1-22:345">This roundtable wasn't just a discussion—it was action. Participants collaboratively developed strategic playbooks to transform current DEI practices into robust strategies driving innovation and competitive advantage.</p>
<p data-sourcepos="26:1-26:716">Looking ahead to 2025, HR leaders must reimagine DEI not as a separate initiative but as a core business driver. By prioritizing inclusion and empowering leaders, organizations can cultivate a more engaged, innovative, and committed workforce, positioning themselves for future success. These strategies enable senior HR talent leaders to not only adapt to evolving demographics and expectations but to lead the way in building truly inclusive, high-performing workplaces.</p>

Strategic DEI Reimagined: From Employee Groups to Business Impact in 2025 and Beyond

Strategy

charisse.kosova

suzanne.sherry

Change Management

deborah.lenchard

edward.desrosiers

marty.rosenheck

employee engagement

betty.hart

ana.bedard

guillermo.gutierrez

continuous learning

reskilling

DEIB

iris.farley

Inclusive Workplace

HR Innovation

HR strategies

Diversity and Inclusion

Workplace Inclusion

Aligning with Culture

inclusion strategies

organizational learning

knowledge sharing

innovation culture

Business Alignment

HR Metrics

DEIB toolkit

juliana.sobanski

Strategic DEI

Inclusion In Action

Corporate Strategy

<p class="whitespace-pre-wrap" style="text-align: left;">Session Focus: <strong>This highly interactive roundtable empowers talent leaders to redefine diversity, equity, inclusion, and belonging (DEIB) initiatives as strategic drivers of business success. Through collaborative ideation, participants will craft actionable strategies to transform DEI from resource-focused efforts into powerful tools for achieving organizational goals and measurable impact in 2025 and beyond.</strong></p><div class="group/conversation-turn relative flex w-full min-w-0 flex-col agent-turn"><div class="flex-col gap-1 md:gap-3"><div class="flex max-w-full flex-col flex-grow"><div class="min-h-[20px] text-message flex w-full flex-col items-end gap-2 whitespace-normal break-words [.text-message+&amp;]:mt-5" dir="auto" data-message-author-role="assistant" data-message-id="06167a8a-0cf7-4e4b-ac90-418662019320"><div class="flex w-full flex-col gap-1 empty:hidden first:pt-[3px]"><div class="markdown prose w-full break-words dark:prose-invert light"><p style="text-align: left; padding-left: 80px;"><a href="https://www.advocate.com/news/companies-abandoning-dei#rebelltitem8" target="_blank" rel="noopener">These nine major companies caved to the far right and stopped DEI programs</a>:</p><ol><li style="list-style-type: none;"><ol><li style="list-style-type: none;"><ol><li style="list-style-type: none;"><ol><li>Meta (Facebook)</li><li style="text-align: left;">Walmart</li><li style="text-align: left;">Molson Coors</li><li style="text-align: left;">Ford Motor Co.</li><li style="text-align: left;">John Deere</li><li style="text-align: left;">Lowe's</li><li style="text-align: left;">Harley-Davidson</li><li style="text-align: left;">Brown-Forman</li><li style="text-align: left;">Tractor Supply Co.</li><li style="text-align: left;">Toyota Motor Corp.</li></ol></li></ol></li></ol></li></ol><strong>Let’s Roll Up Our Sleeves and Reimagine a Bold DEI Pathway Forward</strong> Join us for an interactive session designed to equip talent leaders with the tools and strategies needed to overcome challenges, drive measurable impact, and align DEIB initiatives with business priorities. Together, we’ll tackle the following critical areas:<ul><li><strong>Navigating External Pressures:</strong> Develop strategies to address and counter opposition from legislation and public campaigns, such as those led by figures like Robby Starbuck, while reinforcing DEIB’s role in achieving business goals and corporate governance excellence.</li><li><strong>Customizable DEIB Metrics Framework:</strong> Discover practical approaches to design and implement metrics that effectively measure progress and demonstrate the business impact of DEIB initiatives.</li><li><strong>Inclusive Leadership Playbook:</strong> Craft actionable tools to empower leaders to build equity and belonging across diverse teams, fostering a more inclusive culture.</li><li><strong>Bias-Busting Strategies:</strong> Learn innovative techniques to identify, address, and mitigate unconscious bias in organizational decision-making processes.</li><li><strong>Psychological Safety Blueprints:</strong> Create a structured plan to cultivate environments where employees feel safe, valued, and encouraged to contribute their unique perspectives.</li><li><strong>AI-Enhanced DEIB Solutions:</strong> Explore cutting-edge ways to leverage artificial intelligence and technology to amplify DEIB outcomes and drive innovation.</li></ul>This session offers practical, forward-thinking insights to help you reimagine DEI as a strategic business enabler for 2025 and beyond.   <strong>What to Expect:</strong> Through guided activities, group brainstorming, and practical exercises, you'll leave this session with a tangible roadmap to build new strategies and tools directly improving business impact. This is more than a discussion—it's an opportunity to create actionable resources that will help you advocate for DEIB, secure continued investment, and drive long-term success Next, we will meet in April for our AI Practical Lab to learn how to start building:<ul><li><a href="https://www.ele.llc/events/ai-practical-labs-9">April Event: ✨ AI Practical Lab: Co-create a DEIB Toolkit to Sustain 2025 &amp; Beyond | ELE Group</a></li></ul></div></div></div></div></div></div><div class="group/conversation-turn relative flex w-full min-w-0 flex-col agent-turn"><div class="flex-col gap-1 md:gap-3"><div class="flex max-w-full flex-col flex-grow"><div class="min-h-[20px] text-message flex w-full flex-col items-end gap-2 whitespace-normal break-words [.text-message+&amp;]:mt-5" dir="auto" data-message-author-role="assistant" data-message-id="06167a8a-0cf7-4e4b-ac90-418662019320"><div class="flex w-full flex-col gap-1 empty:hidden first:pt-[3px]"><hr /></div></div></div></div></div><p class="whitespace-pre-wrap">This session will offer HR Talent &amp; DEI leaders actionable insights from industry leaders on transforming rigid structures into adaptive networks that empower employees across all levels.</p><p>ELE produces this Learning Circle: <strong>Reskilling Talent Development.</strong> <strong>ELE's <a title="ELE's Idea Exchange" href="/idea-exchange/">Idea Exchange</a>:</strong> Collaborate online with your peers.</p>

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<strong>Session Focus:</strong> Harnessing AI to Bring Training Visuals to Life

In this insightful session, <a href="https://www.ele.llc/members/marti-konstant" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Marti Konstant</a> demonstrated the power of leveraging AI tools like ChatGPT, Midjourney, and Canva to efficiently create visually compelling graphics, diagrams, and cartoons. These cutting-edge tools can revolutionize how L&amp;D professionals enhance presentations, training materials, and marketing efforts. Here are three key takeaways:
<ol>
 	<li>AI tools can be leveraged to create visually compelling images, graphics, diagrams and cartoons to elevate presentations, training content and marketing materials.</li>
 	<li>While powerful, AI-generated content needs human curation, fact-checking and context to ensure relevance and accuracy for the intended use case.</li>
 	<li>L&amp;D roles are evolving - professionals must focus on providing instructional context, applying AI-generated content appropriately for business needs, and guiding ethical AI usage.</li>
</ol>
<strong>Post Summary:</strong>
Through insightful demos, Marty showcased how simple text prompts in ChatGPT can generate custom images, infographics, and even multi-panel cartoons. She revealed tricks to refine prompts for better outputs and highlighted combining AI tools like using Midjourney for photorealistic images and Canva for editing/enhancing visuals.

The session highlighted the immense time-saving potential of these tools compared to traditional graphics creation methods. Participants gained practical tips on finding relevant, copyright-free visuals and verifying AI-generated information.

As AI capabilities advance, L&amp;D professionals must adapt. While AI can boost content creativity, human expertise remains critical for aligning outputs to real-world contexts and business goals. The role is evolving towards being curators and instructional designers plutting AI's raw creations.

Overall, the session inspired participants to explore AI's creative possibilities while understanding its strengths and limitations. The future looks bright for using ethical AI to craft engaging, visually immersive learning experiences.

AI Tools & Resources Assisting L&D | Use Case #3: Creating AI Images for Promoting Moments that Matter

people strategy

dirk.tussing

tomas.ramirez

upskilling

marti.konstant

jason.davis

Adding Value

learning trends

AI tools

HR future

jay.colker

rachel.kaberon

Session Focus: <strong>Improving Employee Engagement</strong> | <strong>Co-piloting AI to develop Leadership Assessments
</strong>

Employee engagement continues to be a top priority for organizations looking to retain talent. However, developing quality leadership assessments to gauge engagement can take time and effort. This is where AI writing assistants like chatGPT can help accelerate the process.

<img class="aligncenter" src="https://wp.ele.llc/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/Engagement-and-Retention-Demands.jpg" alt="" width="841" height="473" />
During this session, we focused on co-piloting AI tools to rapidly build skill assessments for improving engagement. Here are three key takeaways for learning leaders we wanted to highlight:
<ol>
 	<li>AI writing tools like chatGPT can generate assessment content fast, but output still requires human validation before use. While chatGPT suggested 10 quality conversation starter questions based on proven engagement drivers, we still reviewed for relevance.</li>
 	<li>Using multiple AI tools leads to a greater variety of questions to choose the most impactful ones. ChatGPT, Claude and Copilot interpreted the source content differently, allowing us to combine the best questions from each tool.</li>
 	<li>AI tools can be continually refined through clarifying prompts to improve results. As Barry Levitt noted, <em>"With chatGPT or any other AI apps, you can keep refining what you want to do. Just give it more information and it'll refine it more to your liking".</em> Providing additional context helped the AI generate better-targeted questions.</li>
</ol>
The promise of AI for developing solutions faster while saving time is exciting. But collaboration between humans and the AI is key, as we bring judgement and validation to getting the right results. AI assessments can scale engagement improvement, but thoughtful oversight and guidance are vital.

💖 Love 'Em Use Case #2: Harnessing AI Assessments for Improving Employee Engagement

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