Foto Friday: Colors and Shapes
A sunrise that didn't deliver much sky color led to 30 minutes of wandering the Moonscape Overlook near Hanksville, Utah — and a photo I keep coming back to.
The Quiet Failures: How AI Breaks Without Anyone Noticing
The AI failures that cost real money aren't the spectacular ones. They're quiet — silent model updates, unmonitored systems, pilot gaps, and automating broken processes.
Foto Friday: Standing in the Rain at Chimney Rock
A February rainstorm, a field near Ridgway, and two photographers waiting for light that almost never came. Chimney Rock, Colorado.
Your Technology Roadmap Is Already Wrong
Your 18-month technology roadmap assumes certainty that doesn't exist. Plan for capabilities instead of tools, and build plans that survive reality.
Your AI Got Worse Last Month
Model providers update silently, and most teams can't detect when their AI output degrades. Why the monitoring gap exists, and the four steps to close it.
How to Evaluate an AI Vendor in 30 Minutes
Everyone has an AI platform and a polished demo. Here are the questions that separate real AI solutions from sales theater in 30 minutes.
The Expertise Inversion Problem
AI tools help junior employees produce senior-looking work. The gap between looking capable and being capable is where organizations get hurt.
The AI Coding Paradox
AI coding tools feel like they're working, but the data says otherwise. The best engineers aren't coding faster — they're asking better questions.
The Danger of "Everyone Knows"
Cloud migrations, CDO hiring sprees, and AI pilots all followed the same pattern: unanimous agreement, then expensive reversals. Consensus is a warning sign.
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