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.

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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.

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  2. Get placed on the frameworks here.
  3. Read the two or three posts that fit your starting point.
Agency vs Intelligence diagram
Capability

Agency vs Intelligence

The Threshold Principle: Why action beats planning, but only after you clear the bar

Frequency-Complexity Matrix diagram
Prioritization

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 diagram
Evaluation

Three-Layer Stack

Agents, Assistants, and Automations: What vendors call them vs. what they actually do

Five Stages of AI Adoption diagram
Adoption

Five Stages of AI Adoption

Where are you on the journey from simple prompts to workflow automation?

AI Takeover Matrix diagram
Strategy

AI Takeover Matrix

Which websites will AI replace? It depends on complexity and enjoyment.

Iteration Economy diagram
Strategy

Iteration Economy

Why iteration velocity beats planning precision. Your planning cycle is now your liability.

Memory & Context diagram
Context

Memory & Context

The Art of Forgetting: Why organizational intelligence requires curation, not accumulation

Query Classifiers diagram
Research

Query Classifiers

The 8 Query Spaces: How what you ask determines what you get

TimeShift diagram
Strategy

TimeShift

How breakthrough innovations restructure human productive hours. It's happening again.

SaaS Reincarnated diagram
Strategy

SaaS Reincarnated

Data + AI Is the New SaaS. The Model Is Changing, Not Dying.

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