Thoughts...

Rebooting my blog, with a little more focus...

  1. Process debt: the hidden challenge in digital transformation

    We spend a lot of time talking about technical debt, but inherited processes can be just as damaging. Digital transformation delivers its greatest value when it starts with the outcome rather than the process.

  2. LinkedIn is a network, not an audience

    LinkedIn has evolved from a professional networking site into a platform for building audiences. I still think relationships matter more than reach.

  3. You can't beat a cable

    After years of upgrading my Wi-Fi, the biggest improvement to my home network came from installing an Ethernet backbone.

  4. AI isn’t killing consulting. It’s killing time as a proxy for value

    Generative AI isn't making expertise less valuable. It's exposing the flaws in pricing knowledge work by time rather than outcomes.

  5. The future of autonomous driving is not on public roads

    The biggest advances in autonomous driving are likely to happen in controlled industrial environments long before fully autonomous vehicles become commonplace on public roads.

  6. The hidden timer in my car

    A warning light on my Volvo turned out to be a reminder of the hidden cost of complexity in modern cars.

  7. Copilot Cowork just got a price tag

    I looked at my own Copilot Cowork usage and the numbers surprised me. So how can we control costs in a world of variable pricing for generative and agentic AI?

  8. From Bletchley to a nationwide AI community — and a vibe-coded website

    How this non-developer created the new UK AI User Groups website, with the assistance of generative AI.

  9. The path to vCTO

    Moving into a new role at Node4, and reflecting on a journey that started with a poorly-timed request for a CTO position.

  10. The quiet dystopia of modern work

    A reflection on how modern work is occasionally drifting towards one-way communication, performative meetings, and AI-mediated leadership.