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The Tragedy of the Agents

Skills are the new patterns and practices. And that might be a problem.

Feb 2 • Jurgen Appelo

I Found My Job-to-Be-Done

I'm ready to switch from exploration to execution.

Jan 9 • Jurgen Appelo

You're the strategist, the operator, and the single wringable neck. Welcome.

Jan 5 • Jurgen Appelo

Calm Down, Doomers. There Is No Sign of Cultural Decline.

From Cambrian explosions to infinite Blue Oceans: the "End of Creativity" is a hallucination.

Dec 15, 2025 • Jurgen Appelo

A Map for Agentic Transformation

Dump the maturity model ladder. This agentic transformation map uses 5 organizational archetypes to diagnose where you are.

Dec 4, 2025 • Jurgen Appelo

My 18-Month Battle With Expert Hallucinations

A cautionary tale of how both AI and human experts can be completely wrong

Oct 28, 2025 • Jurgen Appelo

The Stochastic Parrot vs. the Sophistic Monkey: I Trust AI More Than Most Humans

In a world drowning in human bias and misinformation, artificial intelligence offers surprisingly reasonable answers.

Oct 20, 2025 • Jurgen Appelo

Scrum Is Done. Finished. History.

Scrum was built for human teams, not AI agents. Business agility now needs two lanes—one for people, one for machines. Here's what comes next.

Oct 9, 2025 • Jurgen Appelo

“You are arrogant, condescending, and disrespectful.”

Six Archetypes for Giving and Taking Feedback—From Peacemaker to Demagogue

Aug 14, 2025 • Jurgen Appelo

Don't Panic!—The AI Job Apocalypse Is Coming (But Humans Will Always Have Work)

With AI stealing jobs, we need to prepare for the Great Automation Event.

Jul 17, 2025 • Jurgen Appelo

From Tyranny to Harmony

My Personal Proclamation for Genuine Freedom. With AI Management and Leadership Going in the Wrong Direction, Some of Us Should Be Pushing Back.

Jun 29, 2025 • Jurgen Appelo

Confessions of a Fearless Founder—From Crazy Bets to Safe Bets

A Serial Entrepreneur's Lessons from 30 Years of Startups, Failures, and One Slowly Dying Industry

Apr 11, 2025 • Jurgen Appelo

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