Writing
Thinking on AI systems, automation and operational strategy.
Coding the Autorotation
How a real emergency procedure became a browser game's entire flight model.
What Aviation's Automation Transition Tells Us About AI at Work
Three lessons from military aviation's digital cockpit transition that apply to how organisations adopt AI.
Why Claude Is Different
Claude has changed what it takes to make systems talk to each other: plain English instead of APIs and dashboards. What that shift means for anyone who builds.
Workflow Archaeology
I don't automate a process until I'm sure it should exist. The dig into the foundations comes before anything gets built on top.
AI Barnacles
That flashy AI tool bolted onto your process without a clear purpose. It's adding complexity, not value.
Delete Before You Optimise
The most powerful automation move is removing steps entirely. Why deletion beats optimisation every time.