What Privateers Knew About Tech Contracts
On October 7th 1800, in the Bay of Bengal, a French corvette boarded a British East Indiaman three times its size. The captain wasn’t a pirate. He had a piec...
decision-making
Saturation Is Not the Problem
An eighty-page IT audit can be technically perfect and still leave a CEO unable to decide. Frank Herbert and four failed Dune adaptations explain why.
The Accusation Already Written
In a real trial, both parties are heard before the verdict. In most organizations, the trial of a technical decision happens with only one version of events ...
The Leica Eye
An AI trained on ten thousand cases sees the pattern. A practitioner who has lived a hundred sees exactly why this one is different.
The Pit Wall and the Cockpit
The pit wall sees the data. The driver feels the car. When these two readings diverge — and they always diverge — the quality of the outcome depends entirely...
Pekin Express
“We need more data” is not an analytical statement. It’s a political one. The truck keeps passing.
Three Seconds
A Ligue 1 referee made 300 decisions last match. Your organization can’t agree on who makes one. The authority problem hiding in plain sight.