NZ's AI edge lives in the loops
between leaders, students, and institutions.
This is what I'm working on. Advisory work with senior leaders and student builders. Faculty on the AI Leadership Residency at Otago Business School. A new student paper in development. Monthly writing on what I see across the three.
Where I am right now
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Field Notes
Stance

Why Copilot can't fix what's actually broken
Field Notes
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5 min

Observation: Not all AI is the same job
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4 min

Observation: Your judgement is more valuable now, not less
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2 min

Observation: Saying “no” to AI doesn’t stop AI use. It drives it underground.
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1 min

Observation: The organisations getting ahead aren't adding tools. They're removing friction.
Field Notes
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2 min

Observation: Copying your best performer doesn't scale. Their workflow isn't transferable, the pattern underneath it is
Field Notes
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1 min

Observation: Your senior leaders are spending their day typing when they should be deciding.
Field Notes
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1 min

Artefact: Daily Capture
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1 min

Observation: The grunt-work machine (NZ edition)
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1 min

Artefact: Daily HQ
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2 min

Observation: Delay creates hidden failure modes
Field Notes
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2 min
All
Field Notes
Stance

Why Copilot can't fix what's actually broken
Field Notes
·
5 min

Observation: Not all AI is the same job
Field Notes
·
4 min

Observation: Your judgement is more valuable now, not less
Field Notes
·
2 min

Observation: Saying “no” to AI doesn’t stop AI use. It drives it underground.
Field Notes
·
1 min

Observation: The organisations getting ahead aren't adding tools. They're removing friction.
Field Notes
·
2 min

Observation: Copying your best performer doesn't scale. Their workflow isn't transferable, the pattern underneath it is
Field Notes
·
1 min

Observation: Your senior leaders are spending their day typing when they should be deciding.
Field Notes
·
1 min

Artefact: Daily Capture
Field Notes
·
1 min

Observation: The grunt-work machine (NZ edition)
Field Notes
·
1 min

Artefact: Daily HQ
Field Notes
·
2 min

Observation: Delay creates hidden failure modes
Field Notes
·
2 min
All
Field Notes
Stance

Why Copilot can't fix what's actually broken
Field Notes
·
5 min

Observation: Not all AI is the same job
Field Notes
·
4 min

Observation: Your judgement is more valuable now, not less
Field Notes
·
2 min

Observation: Saying “no” to AI doesn’t stop AI use. It drives it underground.
Field Notes
·
1 min

Observation: The organisations getting ahead aren't adding tools. They're removing friction.
Field Notes
·
2 min

Observation: Copying your best performer doesn't scale. Their workflow isn't transferable, the pattern underneath it is
Field Notes
·
1 min

Observation: Your senior leaders are spending their day typing when they should be deciding.
Field Notes
·
1 min

Artefact: Daily Capture
Field Notes
·
1 min

Observation: The grunt-work machine (NZ edition)
Field Notes
·
1 min

Artefact: Daily HQ
Field Notes
·
2 min

Observation: Delay creates hidden failure modes
Field Notes
·
2 min