Key Concepts

This page is for navigating the “noticings” on this site by the specific type of systemic illogic they address.

1. Human Middleware

Observations on the manual labor required to “glue” disconnected systems together.

• Human Middleware vs. Human API

• The Speed of Everything and a Giant Sense of Nothing

2. The Map & The Territory

Posts exploring why we trust models, dashboards, and metrics over the reality of the work.

• The Big Lie of Big Data

• Data in a Database is Not Knowledge

• The Boeing 737 MAX: When Safety Became a Data Problem

3. Intelligence vs. Integration

Looking at the difference between “connecting the pipes” and actually understanding the business.

• Shared Intelligence is Not a SharePoint Site

• Adding More Tools is the Right Answer to the Wrong Problem

4. The “Nth Power” (AI & Scale)

Suspicions and observations on how automation and AI interact with (and often multiply) existing confusion.

• Why AI Doesn’t Fix the Problem

• The Unquestioned Assumptions Guiding Organizational Decisions

5. Dissing the Default

Practical observations on reclaiming agency by questioning pre-selected settings and processes.

• Defaults are decisions you didn’t make

• Exposing the Hidden Risk of Default Settings