Writing
Thinking on AI systems, automation, and operational strategy.
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
And why it matters for every knowledge worker right now.
Workflow Archeology
Never automate a process that shouldn't exist. Dig into the foundations before building on top of them.
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.