Essays on Innovation, Technology and Change

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Essays on problem framing, innovation systems, emerging technologies and organizational change.

From a better question to a lasting capability.

These essays examine how organizations frame consequential technology and innovation decisions, run focused experiments and carry useful learning into everyday practice.

Capability building4 min read·Aug 11, 2026

Building an internal innovation capability without creating another silo

An innovation capability should help the organization make better choices and move useful work into permanent teams. It should not become a parallel organization.

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Organizational innovation3 min read·Aug 5, 2026

Why emerging technology should not belong to one department

Emerging technology needs a home, but giving one department permanent ownership can turn a shared organizational question into a local agenda.

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Capability building3 min read·Jul 31, 2026

What should happen after an innovation pilot succeeds

A successful pilot has proved that something is worth pursuing. It has not yet created a capability that can survive ordinary organizational life.

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Innovation systems4 min read·Jul 22, 2026

A pilot is a decision instrument

A pilot should reduce uncertainty around a real decision. If it cannot do that, it is probably a demonstration.

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Problem framing3 min read·Jul 14, 2026

The cost of solving the wrong problem well

Good execution cannot rescue a problem that was never worth solving. It usually makes the mistake more expensive.

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Clarity7 min·May 23, 2026

You don't know what you don't know. Here's how to start.

The most dangerous moment in an AI transformation isn't when you make a wrong move. It's when you don't know you're making one.

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