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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

The Stochastic Parrot vs. the Sophistic Monkey: Why 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.

We're going to need dual-track business agility.

Oct 9, 2025 • Jurgen Appelo

Why Ravens May Rule the Future of Work

M-Shaped Professionals Are Becoming the Ultimate Orchestrators—Beyond the Generalist vs Specialist Divide

Sep 22, 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

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

The Monster Setup Guide to Substack

Everything I Wish I Knew Before Launching on Substack — A Complete Setup Guide for Writers, Creators, and Newsletter Beginners in 2025.

Apr 17, 2025 • Jurgen Appelo

LLMs Are Like Politicians—Confidently Wrong

Six Techniques to Fact-Check AI and Stop Trusting Confidently Wrong LLMs

Apr 7, 2025 • Jurgen Appelo

The Four Moats Theory™

Who needs Deloitte, McKinsey, and Accenture, when you have agentic AI?

Feb 13, 2025 • Jurgen Appelo

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