Have you ever heard of the Diffusion of Innovation? It's a bell-curve distribution of how technology is adopted over time. OpenClaw is not cutting-edge technology. It is bleeding-edge technology. Using it is bloody and difficult. This is what the founder of OpenClaw, Peter Steinberger, published on his blog this week: When I had both of my [...]
There's a point on every skill curve where dabbling doesn't work. You've watched the demos. Read the articles. Tried a few prompts that sort-of worked. Maybe you've even paid for a subscription that you forget to use. And somewhere in the back of your mind, a quiet voice is asking: am I actually getting better [...]
In my recent article for the Australian Institute of Training & Development, I used my 5-Step Creative Process to help Learning & Development practitioners redesign learning workflows around human judgment. If you've never seen my 5-Step Creative Process before, it goes like this: 🗑️ Collect 🗂️ Sort 🛠️ Craft ✨ Polish 📖 Publish When AI makes [...]
The future is coming fast. How long until you will level up? If you are serious about improving your AI skills, then consider joining the AI Campus in the AI Coaching Academy. 💡 The Founders of the AI Campus Earlier this year I launched the AI Coaching Academy to give ambitious professionals a place to practice [...]
I’ve been writing content on the Internet for a long time, and I must confess - I’m vain about what I publish. I have always produced a large volume of content. I was a marketing automation expert for a decade, so I can make a lot. I like making a lot. But the absolute last thing I [...]
Last week I was invited by Rita Cincotta onto the Deliberate Leader Podcast. If you don't know Rita, she is a is a leadership coach and who helps leaders grow through strengths-based practice, reflection, and deliberate action. She's also a trusted colleague and an old friend. We were able to quickly get into deep conversation about the overlap [...]
Last week at AgentCamp in Christchurch, hosted by Steve Knutson at Stratos Technology Partners, I spoke about a shift that is quietly transforming how people work with AI. Most people still think the secret to good AI output is writing a clever prompt, but the deeper truth is that prompting is only a small part of the equation. [...]
📊 Build the capability of the future, together. If you've been following me for a while, you know my story. If not, here's the TL;DR - I ran away and joined the circus, and lived as a street performer, hitchhiking across the United States. I settled down and had kids, moved to Costa Rica, and started [...]
For 2026, my word is Teach. The focus of my year will be teaching. Last year's pivot into Ai helped my identify my Ikigai.It's what I love doing (performing)That the world needs (education about Ai)And the world will pay for (experience using it)That I do well (creating a synthesis of complex information)Teaching people how to [...]
䷿ "Context engineering is the systematic discipline of designing, constructing, and delivering a complete informational environment to an AI model prior to generation." - Antonio Gulli Even the best prompts will fail without the right context. Giving AI backstory and reference material will create a landscape that is suitable to your scenario. The art of [...]