IDEAS

A body of thinking
accumulating over time.

Articles, Notes, Videos and Questions That Matter. The publishing rhythm is deliberate: useful questions first, homework and discussion next, finished work when the point of view is ready.

RECENT IDEAS

All current pieces and developing work

Article

Practical AI Adoption

AI belongs inside the business, not beside it.

AI has compressed the time required to make something possible. It has not changed management’s responsibility to decide what moves forward.

30 August 2026

Article

Practical AI Adoption

The gates are what stop speed becoming recklessness.

Practical AI adoption can move remarkably quickly. The opportunity is to preserve discipline while dramatically compressing the tempo.

27 August 2026

Note

Practical AI Adoption

Sandbox or Sandpit?

The difference between exploring possibilities and testing them safely closer to the real work.

27 August 2026

Note

Practical AI Adoption

Pilot: Prove It Here or Don’t Call It a Pilot

A pilot should reduce uncertainty before a larger commitment is made.

27 August 2026

Article

Business Value of Technology

The technology changes. The business questions don’t.

A continuing Business Value of Technology thread, from systems and the Internet to digital and AI.

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Questions That Matter

Enterprise Resilience

Where are we relying on confidence we haven’t earned?

A question for leadership teams working with uncertainty, dependency and resilience.

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Note

Classic Fundamentals

See the whole enterprise before choosing what to fix.

A useful starting point when a local problem may be part of a wider system.

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Note

How I Think

Make complex work visible.

What becomes possible when people can see the same situation together.

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Video

Practical AI Adoption

Is AI adoption really a technology problem?

A future conversation about adoption, capability and operating rhythm.

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