Resources

Articles, tools, and research on getting real value from AI.

Articles

Foundation: Context + Intent

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The two things missing from every AI prompt

Most AI prompts fail for the same reason most delegations fail: you assumed the other party already knew what you know.

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Prompting is the gateway, not the destination

The real AI skills are not about writing better prompts. They are about knowing where to skate next.

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Tacit Knowledge + Delegation

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You can't delegate what you can't describe

The biggest barrier to AI adoption is not the technology. It is that experienced professionals can't articulate what makes them good.

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Three questions that make you better at delegating

Three practical tools for surfacing the knowledge you carry without thinking about it: the Broken Robot Test, the Trade-Off Test, and the Success Picture.

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The knowledge that walks out the door

Succession planning and AI readiness are the same problem. Both require capturing expertise that lives in people's heads, not in manuals.

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Why "just tell AI what you want" is terrible advice

The hard part of working with AI is not learning what to say. It is knowing what you actually want.

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The process you think you have vs. the process you actually run

Before you automate a process, make sure you know what the process actually is. Most organizations are surprised by the gap.

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Who does what? How to decide what stays human

Most organizations automate what is easy instead of what is smart. A two-axis framework sorts any task into the right human-AI arrangement.

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AI Strategy

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The evergreen skills that matter more in an AI world

AI makes some skills less valuable and others more valuable. Strategy, judgment, and critical thinking are not going away. They are going up.

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Why AI-native startups have the advantage (and how to fight back)

Startups build with AI from day one. Incumbents have to retrofit. The advantage is real, but it is not permanent.

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The irreplaceable human: what AI can't do for you

Sensemaking, judgment, ethics, empathy. The skills AI cannot replicate are the ones that will define your value.

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Tools

Frameworks & Research

The Five Layers Framework

Trust, Context, Distribution, Taste, Liability — a filter for identifying what remains valuable as AI gets better.

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Context + Intent Engineering

The two skills that turn generic AI output into work that reflects your judgment, situation, and standards.

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