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Original thinking on knowledge, strategy, and the digital workplace.
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Skip the Mess. Use the Cup.
Most organizations treat knowledge as a byproduct of work. Like an ice cream vendor so proud of the new flavor they forget the cup. A short piece on why digital strategies keep failing and what to do about it.
I Violated Every Principle I Was Given!
Nine seconds. Production database deleted. Backups too. Coverage is calling it an AI failure. The three structural failures were preventable with a knowledge-led strategy in place.
Digital Strategy Fiction Begging for a Solution
Digital strategies keep failing. AI keeps arriving as the latest answer to a question nobody has properly named. And the conversation that would actually change things isn't happening — not in boardrooms, not in strategy sessions, not anywhere.
The missing piece has a name. And it's been hiding in plain sight.
AI-Driven Or Driven Out?
Am I still relevant at work? Is AI out to steal my job — and every other job in sight?
I've convinced myself that Knowledge Management professionals are more essential now than ever. But can I prove it? I went straight to the source — and asked AI itself. What followed was a candid, occasionally cheeky conversation about what AI actually needs to function, who it depends on, and who gets the golden ticket when a CEO can only hire one role to supercharge their AI investment.
The answer might surprise you.