Insights
Ideas for what happens next.
Field notes and essays on AI, innovation and the organisational work around them. Written for people responsible for the decision after the discussion.
The AI adoption that already happened
Your people did not wait for the enterprise programme. The first task is to understand the AI use already happening beyond its line of sight.
Latest writing
Thinking made usable.
Short pieces drawn from client work, executive classrooms and the research behind my forthcoming field guide.
Four signs your AI rollout is solving the wrong problem
A CTO cannot own behaviour change alone. Activity is not adoption. A vendor decision is not a strategy. Four familiar warning signs and what to do instead.
What will you do with the hours AI gives back?
Time saved is only potential. The strategic question is where the organisation will reinvest its attention once routine work gets lighter.
Your top fifteen people matter more than your top fifteen tools
Adoption moves through trust. Find the people who carry useful practice across internal boundaries before you appoint another group of ambassadors.
Pick three AI pilots. No more.
A long list of experiments can hide weak choices. Three well-framed pilots create the evidence leaders need to decide what deserves to continue.
AI makes better thinking more valuable
When answers become cheap, the advantage moves to framing problems, seeing consequences and preparing for more than one plausible future.
Forthcoming field guide
The Missing Piece
How HR and L&D Turn AI Strategy into Everyday Practice
A practical guide for senior HR and L&D leaders who need to turn an AI mandate into a credible programme, with a clear plan for the first ninety days.