The Atlantic reported yesterday that yet another literary prizewinner seems to be AI. This time, the suspicion falls on the story The Blue Fighter by African writer Simbarashe Steyn Kundizeza, who rec...

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The ADHD Context-Switching Myth—and What AI Changes for Autism

Calling it caution doesn't make it a neutral stance, it's boring and simply virtue signalling

As the Org Chart Is Dying, the Team of One Is What Replaces It

In the age of AI, what happens with our skills is a personal choice. Cognitive decline is only one option. Don't be lazy.

When most projects begin, the first instinct is to get into the weeds: create a timeline, define deliverables, assign tasks, and set up the Gantt chart.

McKinsey’s 10,000‑leader survey and HBR’s ‘last mile’ diagnosis show that 30 years of consulting have built organizations that cannot turn AI into real value.

A shoe, a spec, and software's Nike moment

Short-termism Deserves Irrelevance. In the Future of Work, AI Management and Leadership Should Do More than Optimize for the Next Quarter.

The Critical Questions AI Leadership Must Face as AI Reshapes Work, Power, and Purpose. There's a Lot to Do for the Networked Organizations of the Future.

I spent a year chasing the next CMO job. The thing that actually changed my career was the moment I stopped.

Essential and nonsensical AI terminology with 250+ definitions for the future of work

Use the accelerometer mindset to 10x your workflows, one at a time

Extending Walter Benjamin's Framework from Art to Knowledge

The more I use digital technologies, the more I want to push them away.

Some worry about a "permanent underclass" or "useless class" but the truth is actually darker. Much darker.

The real story is not just cost-cutting. It is what AI now makes possible inside the operating model.

In which Anthropic stabs a major customer in the back

In the agentic era, leadership means designing what your machines notice, optimize, and repeat

Outsourcing versus do-it-yourself is a control choice for agentic workflows

On a related note, my kids hate AI. After 30+ hours of research, I finally understand why.

A couple years ago I wrote a small post called “starting things is cool”. This is the longer answer to why I keep building those things myself, even when easier options are right there.

Skills are the new patterns and practices. And that might be a problem.

Being a Radical Centrist between hype and doom in the AI Debate Means Fighting Everyone. Here's Why Nuance Still Matters.

In the Future of Work, Agile Agents Are the New Agile Frameworks. Think Algorithmic Management Combined with Agentic Leadership.

Business consultancies face the same dramatic disruption as travel agencies.

From Cambrian explosions to infinite Blue Oceans: the "End of Creativity" is a hallucination.

Traditional enterprises face increased competition from solopreneurs, DAOs, and nimble startups. In the age of AI, are static corporate models finished? Or are they too big to fail?

An inquiry into the logic RCA and its alternatives

A new field experiment suggests the real bottleneck is not access to AI, but mapping where production should change.

In the age of AI, it’s okay to collaborate with AI assistants in your creative process.

Why I Fired My Beta Readers

Why Humans Are Still in the Loop in the Age of AI and the Future of Work

Why it's OK to look like a befuddled, meandering fool. The age of AI is so disruptive, we must take time to prepare for a new future of work.

What's Next for Teal, DAOs, Holacracy, unFIX and RenDanHeYi? Agentic AI Combined with Networked Organizations. A Killer Combo.

I Did Something Dumb and I'm Proud of It

Generative AIs are bullshit generators. But in the future of work, for truly epic bullshit, we still need fiction authors.

Why I Fired My Beta Readers

Your LinkedIn Feed Is Dying. The Article Is Where AI Looks.

AI is letting startups build faster with smaller teams. But is speed or value more important?

Corporate apprenticeship is dead in the age of AI, unless we flip from depth-first to breadth-first delegation.

Solo chiefs need maps and models for navigating the future of work

The future of work rewards speed but punishes continuity for solo operators

What Do You Actually Want?

Essential and nonsensical AI terminology with 250+ definitions for the future of work

Influencers obsess over startup playbooks and business frameworks, but the biggest wins happen when you start messy.