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Enduring questions

The question about how we design intelligent systems is by its nature multi-faceted and multi-disciplinary, but it is grounded in two things: my enduring positivity about humanity, and an endless curiosity about how we humans continue to create, build, and organize the world around us, including, most recently, how we choose to respond to and integrate artificial intelligence into our lives.

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All AI Transformation Consciousness Enterprise Systems Environment Industrial Systems Neuroscience Organizations Product Design Product Management Project and Program Management Psychology and Self Development Software Development Structured Knowledge Sustainability Technology

7 August 2026 – Download

State of AI 2026

State of AI 2026 examines the point at which artificial intelligence stops being primarily a technology story and becomes an organizational and economic one. The paper looks beyond model capability to the harder questions now facing companies: where AI is creating real value, where investment is outrunning returns, how agents and AI-native businesses are reshaping markets, and why successful AI transformation will depend as much on operating models, culture, and human judgment as on the technology itself.

2 April 2026 – Article

I Haven't Written Code in 30 Years. Last Week I Built a Software Tool. Here's What That Tells Us About Program Management.

There's a moment in every program manager's career where you realize the job has quietly changed around you. I had one of those moments recently — and it came with an unexpected twist.