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  • The Age of Dis-Enlightenment

    The Age of Dis-Enlightenment

    The Enlightenment asked whether a claim could be supported. The Dis-Enlightenment increasingly asks how the claim makes us feel.

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    8 minutes

  • Putting the Band Together, Not the Algo

    Putting the Band Together, Not the Algo

    In an age when AI can polish every CV, leadership is still about knowing who can actually play in the band.

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    5 minutes

  • Against the Lane – A letter to the next generation

    Against the Lane – A letter to the next generation

    “Jack of all trades, master of none” was once a compliment. Why breadth beats specialisation, and why AI has just made the generalist more valuable than ever.

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    37 minutes

  • Bespoke Conformity

    Bespoke Conformity

    Finance has its own version of the hipster effect: everybody wants differentiated insight, yet many end up sounding remarkably alike. A strange story about mistaken identity becomes an unexpectedly useful metaphor for modern investment culture.

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    4 minutes

  • The pipes, they are a changin’

    The pipes, they are a changin’

    The largest AI infrastructure deal in history was not funded by banks. It was absorbed by the buy side. That shift tells you more about the market than the technology itself.

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    2 minutes

  • AI Can Now Detect Gaslighting and Narcissism. That’s Progress. It’s Also a Risk.

    AI Can Now Detect Gaslighting and Narcissism. That’s Progress. It’s Also a Risk.

    AI can now flag gaslighting and narcissism in your messages. It still cannot tell the difference between abuse and irony.

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    2 minutes

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