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Should I automate it?
Automation promises efficiency—but without the right context, it can quietly scale chaos. This practical (and slightly cheeky) guide walks you through when to automate, when to pause, and when to call …
From duct tape to data discipline
Spreadsheets aren’t a data strategy. Move from duct tape to discipline with trust, ownership, and product thinking.
Still running on spreadsheets: the hidden cost of outdated infrastructure
Why your most “trusted” spreadsheet might be the biggest risk in your organization — and what to do about it.
Outsourcing your brain: cognitive offloading 'in the age of AI'
AI is helping us outsource more than ever. But when does smart support become mindless dependency and digital dementia? This blog explores the thin line between augmentation and abdication in …
Blueprint for a successful AI project
AI projects fail for boring reasons: unclear goals, messy data, short-term thinking. This post offers a practical blueprint to avoid those traps and build something that actually works—and lasts.
A hill to die on: there are no tiny changes
In software, there’s no such thing as a harmless tweak. This post takes a look at the hidden costs of layout changes, typo fixes, and 'just one more thing' requests. It breaks down why every change, …
No, a crash course won’t make you an AI leader
Many organizations approach AI as a race with winners, deadlines, and quick wins. But AI isn’t a project—it’s a long-term capability. Inspired by Simon Sinek’s “infinite game” mindset, this article …
AI as a finite vs infinite game in organizations
Many organizations approach AI as a race with winners, deadlines, and quick wins. But AI isn’t a project—it’s a long-term capability. Inspired by Simon Sinek’s “infinite game” mindset, this article …
How to let your AI project fail in spectacular fashion!
From 137 use cases in an Excel file to an AI chatbot no one asked for—this satirical guide explores the real reasons AI projects fail inside organizations. It’s not the tech; it’s the thinking.
Still stuck in Permit A38? Stop AI-ing the wrong things
Organizations rushing into AI often automate bad processes instead of fixing them. This piece unpacks how to break free from the 'Permit A38' trap by rethinking culture, streamlining collaboration, …
Unmeasured Part 5 – Rethinking productivity for a human future
In Part 5 of the Unmeasured series, we move beyond productivity theater and vanity metrics. Discover how to build systems that prioritize what truly matters: impact, sustainability, creativity, and …
Unmeasured: Part 4 – The emotional cost of the productivity theater
AI tools like Copilot promised to free us from the grind. Instead, they accelerated a culture where visibility matters more than well-being, and exhaustion is mistaken for excellence. In Part 4 of the …
Unmeasured: Part 3 – The agility illusion
Everyone says they’re agile, but most teams are just performing rituals without real adaptability. In Part 3 of the Unmeasured series, we dig into how agile principles get distorted, the hidden …
Unmeasured: Part 2 – The difference between running and changing your business
Most organizations track the work they can see. Emails sent, cases closed, dashboards filled. But what about the strategic, invisible work of transformation? In Part 2 of the Unmeasured series, we …
Unmeasured: Part 1 – We are measuring the wrong things
Timesheets don’t measure what matters. They don’t reflect impact, focus, or strategy. Most of the time, they’re fiction—written in a rush, approved without review, and used to justify a broken idea of …
Unmeasured: Part 0 - More ain't better
When overwork is a badge of honor and AI automates output, we’re still measuring productivity like it's the 20th century. This first post in the Unmeasured series confronts the culture of "more" and …
Isolation as a business model
A critical look at how capitalism, hyper-individualization, and AI are quietly eroding human connection, collective memory, and our capacity for solidarity.
A Manifesto for Ethical Software
Ethical software empowers people through inclusion, accountability, and accessibility.
Why the infamous 'Lets make a list of use cases' is THE way to kill AI innovation
How to stop the paralysis by analysis
What are we doing? I mean apart from back-to-back meetings and emails...
How to think differently about productivity
Productivity isn’t an assembly line: escaping the 1925 mindset with Microsoft 365 Copilot
How to think differently about productivity
Transform the way we think about Copilot
Lets stop retrofitting our ops to accomodate tech
Turning Culture Into Capital: AI and the new means of production
How AI turned our collective knowledge into a commodity
AI and dinosaurs
Have you ever noticed how almost every kid goes through that intense dinosaur phase? You know the one. Suddenly, your five-year-old nephew can rattle off facts about the size, speed, and power of a …
Why you shouldn’t say 'please' or 'thank you' to AI (and why it matters)
We’ve all been there: asking ChatGPT, Copilot or whatever AI, for something and instinctively saying “please” or “thank you.” It feels polite, right? But AI doesn’t care. Talking to it like it’s a …
Hasta la vista?! About how we picture AI
Ever searched for “AI” on a stock image site or even used an AI tool to generate an image of “AI”? I can’t help but noticing three recurring themes: robots that look like the Terminator …
AI can now REASON?! tl;dr: no, it cant!
Another day, another AI model drop! This time, it’s the OpenAI o1 series, and wow, the hype is all over my feed 🙄 Is this the breakthrough in reasoning we’ve all been waiting for? 🤔 OpenAI …