The Framework Graveyard: What the Consulting Industry Did to Good Research
3 May 2026
A few days ago I came across a LinkedIn series by Corina Enache, an anthropologist who has spent the past several weeks doing something I hadn't s…
Reflections on leadership, lean, and life.
3 May 2026
A few days ago I came across a LinkedIn series by Corina Enache, an anthropologist who has spent the past several weeks doing something I hadn't s…
29 April 2026
Oh good. Another lean blog post using Formula 1 pit stops as a metaphor. Quick changeover! Standardized work! Roles clarity! You've seen it a hund…
27 April 2026
At the start of 2026, I set myself a somewhat ambitious goal: cook traditional dishes from 30 different countries over the course of the year, hosting…
27 April 2026
Serves: 4 Total time: ~55 minutes Difficulty: Moderate Diet: Vegetarian (fully vegan) The Dish and Its Place in Chilean Life Porotos Granados — lit…
23 April 2026
A few months ago, the dominant AI concern was jobs. Would it take yours? Which roles were safe and which weren't? That felt like the right level o…
20 April 2026
Serves: 4 Total time: ~55 minutes Diet: Pescatarian The Dish and Its Context Korea's culinary identity is inseparable from the concept of the b…
16 April 2026
One morning earlier this year, engineers at an Alibaba-affiliated AI research lab woke up to a cascade of security alerts. Attempts to probe internal…
13 April 2026
For the past year or so I've written about using AI as a set of advisory teams, for financial management, and even for cooking. Each of those invo…