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Leadership16 October 20267 min read

A game is not a lesson until the debrief

Playing chess will not make anyone a better strategist on its own. Naming the skill before play and debriefing it after is what turns a game into practice.

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Decision-Making16 October 202614 min read

The thinking you should not hand to AI

Hand a model maths, search and paperwork. Keep the taste, the risk and choice.

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Decision-Making9 September 202644 min read

Judge, jury and the accused's cousin

Investigating an AI incident takes AI detectives. They have to be independent too.

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Interactive26 March 20261 min read

To Whom Should AI Be Aligned?

An interactive essay exploring the ethical dilemmas of AI alignment through three branching narratives. Play as Anthropic, the US Government, or Claude itself.

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Strategy20 March 20262 min read

Why Strategy Offsites Fail

Most strategy offsites produce a deck and nothing else. Here is why, and what to do instead.

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