The Ideas Behind the Writing
Frameworks
Conceptual models for AI and data, each with its diagram, all on one page. The assessment rides alongside and points you at the right one.
Not Sure Where to Start?
A short assessment for your career or business. It places you on these frameworks and picks the posts that fit. Answers, not a sales pitch.
How It Works
- Answer a few questions about your work and your data.
- Get placed on the frameworks here.
- Read the two or three posts that fit your starting point.
Agency vs Intelligence
The Threshold Principle: Why action beats planning, but only after you clear the bar
Frequency-Complexity Matrix
Stop asking which AI model to use. Start asking how often you'll use it and how complex it needs to be.
Three-Layer Stack
Agents, Assistants, and Automations: What vendors call them vs. what they actually do
Five Stages of AI Adoption
Where are you on the journey from simple prompts to workflow automation?
AI Takeover Matrix
Which websites will AI replace? It depends on complexity and enjoyment.
Iteration Economy
Why iteration velocity beats planning precision. Your planning cycle is now your liability.
Memory & Context
The Art of Forgetting: Why organizational intelligence requires curation, not accumulation
Query Classifiers
The 8 Query Spaces: How what you ask determines what you get
TimeShift
How breakthrough innovations restructure human productive hours. It's happening again.
SaaS Reincarnated
Data + AI Is the New SaaS. The Model Is Changing, Not Dying.
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