Essays, opinion, and field notes
People, AI, judgement, and the systems shaping what happens next.
Six selected pieces
Essay
Different minds do not automatically create advantage; systems have to recognise, translate, protect, and use difference well.
Read the essay: Difference Is Not Advantage Until It Has ConditionsEssay
Decision tools are not neutral containers; they shape what feels visible, valid, urgent, and decideable.
Read the essay: Your Tools Are Teaching You What to NoticeResearch notes
WORKING IDEA: AI isn’t making us dumber. It's changing where the thinking happens.
Read the notes: HOW AI IS REALLY AFFECTING USEssay
Leadership should build capability that survives without constant rescue, not make one person the operating system.
Read the essay: The Leader Should Not Be the SystemEssay
Speed, fluency, and confidence are presentation signals. They are not reliable proof of depth, accuracy, or usefulness.
Read the essay: Fast Is Not the Same as ClearEssay
Overload is not only the amount of work; it is how the system routes demand through human attention.
Read the essay: Overload Is Built Into the ArchitectureFor editors and commissioners
People, AI, and work are changing. What is the useful question underneath the headline? Discuss a timely, evidence-informed argument for your audience.
A longer piece connecting published evidence, human experience, and the systems shaping both. Share the subject, reporting expectations, word count, deadline, and commissioning terms.
For a guest column, contributed essay, or publication collaboration, share who reads you, the question you want to explore, and your editorial requirements.
For editors
Opinion pieces, essays, guest contributions, and suitable commissioned features on people, AI, and organisational life.
What people delegate, what they keep thinking through, and how tools change the capability left behind.
Why capable people struggle, how conditions shape contribution, and what gets missed when we explain everything through character.
Why clear intentions can stall, and what people need to turn strategic decisions into useful action.
Share the publication, proposed argument, audience, deadline, and commissioning terms. Research status and relevant commercial interests are disclosed where applicable.
Discuss a commissionIndependent editorial work is distinct from branded Poko content. Public working notes are labelled; they are not presented as peer-reviewed findings.
