A writing practice

U Can.

Ideas about possibility, the work behind the work, and the questions worth trying to answer.

Everyone can do something they once thought was out of reach.

This is a place to think out loud, sharpen ideas, and keep a record of what experience teaches.

Should This Be Automated?

Bring me the process everyone keeps working around.

Send one frustrating process. I’ll give it a candid assessment: automate it, assist it, fix it first, or leave it human.

Automate itAssist itFix it firstLeave it human
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The Human Bottleneck: When Being Helpful Becomes the System

When too much knowledge and judgment has to pass through one person, being helpful can become part of the constraint.

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From Glowstick to Floodlight: Where Should We Start?

A new idea can light up a room. But a floodlight can help us see what’s slowing the whole system down.

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