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Running the AI Race
Latest PostRunning the AI RaceJuly 18, 2026

Earlier this month I ran a 10K through downtown Lexington — 6.2 miles, the race’s fiftieth year, and far from my first time running it. The morning ritual never changes: shoes, bib, shorts, water, and 4,000 strangers packed at a starting line, all about to…

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Ep. 2: Your Agentic AI Is Decaffeinated
Ep. 2: Your Agentic AI Is DecaffeinatedJune 24, 2026

I’ll take a double shot espresso, please — no decaf.Right now, the AI the enterprise is handing you is decaffeinated. That’s not an indictment, it’s just reality. But… Read on Substack →

AI Promised Efficiency. Here’s Where It Went.
AI Promised Efficiency. Here’s Where It Went.June 16, 2026

If you’re still waiting for the flood of value to pour in from your organization’s AI initiatives, you’re not alone. Last summer MIT published research finding that 95%… Read on Substack →

Ep. 1: What to Do When Everyone’s Vibe CodingJune 8, 2026

Everyone’s vibe coding. You describe what you want, an AI writes the code, and moments later you’re testing it in the browser — no backlog, no sprint, no… Read on Substack →

Don't Trade Your Craft for Plastic
Don't Trade Your Craft for PlasticMay 26, 2026

Michael Light Untitled, c. 1999 Stoneware, glaze, two hands, no promptsI’ve been noticing a trend over the last few months as AI tools are becoming more capable and… Read on Substack →

What to Do When Everyone's Vibe Coding
What to Do When Everyone's Vibe CodingMay 13, 2026

If you’ve been there you understand. The euphoric state where time stands still and you eventually realize you’re hungry because you buzzed right through a meal or two.… Read on Substack →

How AI Agents at Home Can Inform the Enterprise
How AI Agents at Home Can Inform the EnterpriseApril 28, 2026

Last Friday, after dropping one of my sons off at soccer practice, I ducked into a Starbucks with my other son to kill some time. I got curious… Read on Substack →

AI Can’t Improve What You Can’t Measure
AI Can’t Improve What You Can’t MeasureApril 17, 2026

Flying blind is expensive (and fixable)If you lead a large program, you’ve seen the pattern: the “status” meeting where the data is already stale, the spreadsheet lives in… Read on Substack →

Creative By Design: My Unconventional Path to IT Leadership
Creative By Design: My Unconventional Path to IT LeadershipJanuary 20, 2026

A Journey I Never PlannedI wasn’t supposed to end up here. I was an art major at a private liberal arts school, a graphic designer chasing gigs that… Read on Substack →

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