I’ve been thinking a lot about the future lately… not in an abstract, sci-fi sense, but in a much more
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Retail’s AI Moment Is Missing The Point
The best retail is both an experience and a system. So when you read a headline like, ‘We visited San
Continue readingThe Abundance Trap
I don’t think the AI conversation is really about AI anymore. At least not the part that keeps getting sold
Continue readingAI Isn’t The Threat… Your Lack Of Imagination Is
I don’t think I’ve ever been through a moment of disruption quite like this. Having spent three days in Austin
Continue readingThe Next Economy Isn’t About Attention… It’s About Transformation… And Intimacy
I’ve been thinking a lot about attention lately. Not how to get it (very tiring)… but what it actually means.
Continue reading“Too Dangerous To Release” Is Becoming The New AI Marketing Strategy
“Too dangerous to release.” We’ve heard it before… but it’s happening much more often these days.Does anyone else remember when
Continue readingThe Work Isn’t Disappearing… It’s Moving Up The Stack
With every passing week, my feelings on AI shift… dramatically. Perhaps the biggest shift in my thinking (and actions) happened
Continue readingApple’s Next 50 Years Will Be About Courage… Not Execution
Apple turns 50 and for some of us it’s both cause for celebration and this sinking feeling of… “wow… I
Continue readingAI Won’t Replace Everyone… But It Will Expose Us
This conversation about “AI replacing us” is starting to get under my skin. That it will replace knowledge workers… or
Continue readingEveryone Is Building The Same AI… Now What?
Battles for categories in business are always interesting. For those who are old enough to remember…VHS versus Betamax.iPhone versus BlackBerry.Mac
Continue readingYou Don’t Have A Knowledge Problem… You Have A Belief Problem
We like to think our beliefs are true… That they’re grounded in facts… rational… earned through experience.That belief itself is
Continue readingAI, Creativity And What We Actually Value
How much do you care about who created something versus whether that content moved you? Do you remember (or did
Continue readingThe Real Risk Isn’t Misinformation… It’s Meaning
We like to believe we’re rational. That we look at the facts… weigh the evidence… and come to a logical
Continue readingMost Strategies Don’t Fail… They Just Never Happen
I’ve built and delivered a lot of strategy decks in my career. Lots of great people (and real team efforts)
Continue readingAI Glasses And The Near-Sighted Future We’re Not Seeing
Multiple waves of disruption are coming so quickly that we barely have time to process one before the next one
Continue readingThe Three Powers Colliding In The AI Era
I think there’s a bigger story about the hierarchy of power that no one seems to be talking about. Usually
Continue readingAI Raised The Floor… And “Good Enough” Fell Through It
There’s something strange (and getting stranger) happening in the AI conversation. Not the technology… the certainty. On one side, it’s
Continue readingAI, Tragedy And The Big Surveillance Question
When something horrific happens, the instinct is simple… prevent the next one. The reporting that OpenAI employees flagged troubling conversations
Continue readingEveryone Is Certain About AI… And That’s A Problem
Lately, I’ve been noticing how certain we’ve all become about AI (and, yes, I’ve been guilty of this too… I
Continue readingHumans > AI… If We Choose
Reminder: We get to decide how AI shapes us. It can cure disease and unlock science… and/or quietly train us
Continue readingHypocrisy Accusations Are The Internet’s Olympic Sport
Have you ever been called a hypocrite… and immediately decided the other person was wrong? It’s a tough pill to
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