The Rise of Productivity Vibe-Coding
AI hasn’t just automated work — it’s automated the appearance of competence. When busyness becomes proof of progress, clarity becomes rebellion.
Rosenberg: Non-violent Communication
A communication philosophy by Marshall Rosenberg that replaces blame and coercion with empathy and clarity by focusing on observations, feelings, needs, and respectful requests.
Descartes’ Discourse on the Method: Thinking as a System
Descartes turned thinking into a system: a methodical pursuit of clarity and truth through structured doubt. His “I think, therefore I am” remains the foundation of trust by design.
Information Theory: From Noise to Knowledge
Shannon’s Information Theory models communication as a measurable loop — encoding, transmission, decoding, and feedback — reducing uncertainty and preserving meaning amid noise.
Oxford Approach: Strategic Methodology for Anticipating Futures
A structured Oxford methodology that turns uncertainty into actionable futures, reframing assumptions and guiding resilient strategic choices.
Aristotle’s Rhetorical Triangle: Balancing logic, emotion & credibility
A foundational communication framework mapping three persuasive appeals — ethos, pathos & logos — showing how credibility, emotion & logic interact to shape trust and influence.
The Loyalty Loop: How Systems Use Belonging to Blind Us
Loyalty feels like virtue — but in complex systems, it can become a tool of control. This piece explores how belonging is engineered to silence feedback and why awareness, not rebellion, is the real counter-tactic.
Seeing Like a State: The Dangers of Simplifying Complexity
A critique of how states simplify complex realities into rigid rule systems, revealing the dangers of legibility when it erases local knowledge and lived practice.
Proxy Metrics: Stand-ins for Success vs Substitutes for Reality
Proxy metrics are substitute measures adopted when true outcomes are hard to track. Once they become targets, they often distort behaviour and drift into dysfunction.
Scenario Planning: Anticipating Futures Through Narrative
Scenario Planning uses structured narratives to explore multiple plausible futures, helping organisations test strategies and stay resilient under uncertainty.