Perspectives from 37 years of building operational systems.

Practical thinking on AI adoption, decision intelligence, and the gap between what technology promises and what organisations actually need.

Thought Leadership

Business Problem First, Technology Second

The most dangerous question in technology is "How can we use AI?" The right question has always been "What problem are we solving?" Why this matters more now than ever - and why 74% of AI projects fail.

25 February 2026

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Thought Leadership

Great Programmers Are Very Lazy People

The automation instinct that created software is now automating software itself. After 46 years of coding, what survives when the craft becomes worthless but the craftsman has never been more productive.

17 March 2026

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Thought Leadership

Intelligence Is Commodity. Judgement Is Scarce.

Every quarter brings a smarter model. The benchmarks creep up, the context windows widen, the latency drops. But the decisions your team makes do not get demonstrably better. Intelligence is the substrate. Judgement is the limiting reagent.

8 May 2026

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