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The Third Loop
Triple-Loop Learning Is the One Job You Can't Delegate to AI
Jul 9
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Jurgen Appelo
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End with Why
Why 'Start With Why' Is Wrong: Purpose Emerges From Collaboration
Jul 6
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Jurgen Appelo
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Why Do Corporations Still Exist in the Age of AI? (Part 2)
No, AI Won't Kill the Traditional Firm (Yet)
Jun 30
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Jurgen Appelo
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Why Do Corporations Still Exist in the Age of AI? (Part 1)
No, AI Won't Kill the Traditional Firm (Yet)
Jun 26
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Jurgen Appelo
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The Ultimate Framework Makes a Comeback
The Viable System Model, Simplified—An Operating Model for the Networked Agentic Organization
Jun 22
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Jurgen Appelo
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Fact-Check With AI Before Publishing
There's No Excuse to Be Ignorant Anymore
Jun 17
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Jurgen Appelo
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Is the Age of AI a Golden Era for Neurodivergent Workers?
The ADHD Context-Switching Myth—and What AI Changes for Autism
May 11
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Jurgen Appelo
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The Org Chart Is Choking Your Craft
As the Org Chart Is Dying, the Team of One Is What Replaces It
May 6
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Jurgen Appelo
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Building versus Buying AI Agents: Split Your Stack!
Outsourcing versus do-it-yourself is a control choice for agentic workflows
May 4
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Jurgen Appelo
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Forget Downsizing. Try Widesizing.
AI shrinks corporate headcount while spawning millions of tiny firms. Welcome to the barbell economy.
Apr 13
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Jurgen Appelo
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Your Hyperdrive Advantage
Solo Operators Building Clunky AI Agent Stacks Now Will Claim a Whole Market Tomorrow
Apr 7
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Jurgen Appelo
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The Advisory Board Squeeze
How AI and tighter governance are shrinking the space for advisory boards
Apr 3
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Jurgen Appelo
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