I used to think the biggest challenge with AI was understanding what the technology could do. Now I think the
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AI Companions May Be Both A Miracle And A Terrible Mistake
How do you deal with feeling lonely? I was out for my morning walk listening to an episode of The
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The Real Cost Of Infinite Information Is Imagination
I’ve been thinking a lot lately about how uncomfortable we’ve become with not knowing. Not just personally… culturally… institutionally… professionally.
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Is Google The New Internet?
That sounds like a ridiculous question… until you see what Google just announced at I/O 2026 and realize the company
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What Comes After Disruption?
I first met Brett Hurt years ago through many speaking events for the National Retail Federation. At the time, Brett
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Who Was Management Designed For?
Let’s put it simply, managers are people in the middle of the organization who translate strategy into work, pressure into
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From AI Hype To AI Hate?
The AI backlash has arrived… much faster than expected? And honestly… how could anyone be surprised? For the better part
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We Built Marketing To Capture Attention… Then The Platforms Captured Marketing… So What Now?
Have marketers lost control of marketing? Marketers have not become less talented. Quite the opposite. We have smarter people, better
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The Future Of Work Is Not Human Versus Machine
I spent a full day with marketing agency owners trying to navigate this age of AI. I understand the panic…
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Culture Does Not Need More Content
Does AI music suck? If you found out a song was made with AI, how would you feel about it?
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Expensive Paper And Other Emotional Investments
Am I getting old? Lately, I’ve been on this strange kick of not wanting to own much of anything. Even
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We Built The Wrong Future… And AI Is Exposing It
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
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The Abundance Trap
I don’t think the AI conversation is really about AI anymore. At least not the part that keeps getting sold
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AI 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
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The 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.
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“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
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The 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
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Apple’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
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AI 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
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Everyone 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
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