The Learning Curve
by Flexion
Latest episode
What AI native looks like: Agentic loops with human review
What AI native looks like: Agentic loops with human review
About this podcast
The Learning Curve is Flexion’s podcast about navigating change in complex systems — one decision at a time. Each episode explores how organizations can harness technologies like AI not just to follow trends, but to drive measurable impact.
In this season, we’re exploring:
-How real teams are building trust and transparency with AI
-The practical realities of enterprise AI adoption
-Lessons learned from Flexion’s own journey, experimenting with and scaling AI
This isn’t hype. It’s an inside look at the mindset, structure, and strategy needed to lead in an era of continuous change.
Episodes
- What AI native looks like: Agentic loops with human review · 40 min · Episode 13What does AI native look like in practice? Tom Willis, VP of Software Engineering and Product at Flexion, has been working it out one project at a time. He uses agentic loops to…
- Self-organizing AI agents: four personas, one team · 36 min · Episode 12Multi-agent AI systems rarely work the way most teams expect. In this episode, self-organizing AI agents build an entire product with no orchestrator in charge, deciding…
- AI in product management: When saying no is the right call · 30 min · Episode 11Every product manager eventually learns to catch the AI project that isn't worth building before it gets expensive. In this episode, hosts Matt Sharp and Holly Fake are joined by…
- Core Web Vitals: What AI optimizes for instead · 36 min · Episode 10AI is changing how we write code and how fast our websites load. But it won't measure, prioritize, or optimize any of it for you. In this episode, hosts Matt Sharp and Holly Fake…
- More minds, better code: Teamwork in the age of AI · 32 min · Episode 9Ensemble coding means James Herr and Arthur Morrow spend most of their workday on the same task at the same time. In this episode, the two engineers join Matt Sharp and Holly…
- AI invoice automation: What we learned on a pig farm · 34 min · Episode 8A bar conversation. A handshake. A three-week AI proof of concept on a pig farm. Not every AI project starts with a formal brief, and some of the best ones don't. In this…
- Building an AI policy: Practical AI governance insights from a tech founder · 30 min · Episode 7Everyone's talking about AI. Fewer organizations have actually decided what they stand for when it comes to using it. In this episode, Matt Sharp and Holly Fake sit down with…
- How AI fits naturally into agile work: A scrum master’s real workflow · 21 min · Episode 6In this episode of Learning Curve, we explore how AI has quietly become a natural part of agile workflows without feeling disruptive or forced. Matt Sharp and Holly Fake are…
- How AI agents are actually used at work: Real workflows, real lessons · 21 min · Episode 5In this episode of Learning Curve, we cut through the AI hype to explore how AI agents and large language models are actually being used in day-to-day workflows at Flexion. Matt…
- Applying AI in the real world through innovation and experimentation · 32 min · Episode 4In episode 4 of Learning Curve, we explore what it really means to apply AI and emerging technology outside of labs and big tech companies. Host Matt Sharp and Holly Fake sit…
- Bringing AI to COBOL: Modernizing legacy systems without breaking them · 24 min · Episode 3In this episode of Learning Curve, we sit down with a Flexion engineer to explore what happens when AI meets a legacy COBOL system. From proofs-of-concept and evaluation datasets…
- When jobs evolve: Real stories of adapting and thriving in an AI-Driven world · 28 min · Episode 2In this episode of Learning Curve, Matt Sharp sits down with a guest who has taken a bold, modern approach to career building: writing their own job description. The conversation…
- Investing in AI: The story behind how we hired our first ever AI Strategist · 36 min · Episode 1In the very first episode, we will be talking about taking the first big step toward integrating AI into your organization. We’re sharing the inside story of how Flexion invested…
