Sheet 01 · Product · AI · Systems thinking
Are you solving forthe right problem?
I write about the questions that get squeezed out when everyone's moving fast — on product, AI, and how to understand the space you're working with.
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Systems thinking
Sheet 02 · Operating principles
Three ideas that shape how I look at most things
The problem spaceKnowing where you are on the problem-to-solution spectrum changes everything about how you work.Systems thinkingEvery black box is a set of choices someone made a long time ago, for conditions that no longer apply.Tracking resultsSuccess metrics are a thinking tool — reach for them before the thinking is done.
Sheet 03 · Writing log
Featured writing
All posts →The Systems of ProvenanceAI now generates the analysis, the numbers, and the decisions your business runs on. Trace one back and most companies cannot say where it came from, whether it holds up, what it is worth, or what it has already changed. The problem is no longer what AI produces. It is whether you can trust it.When Everyone Has the Same Content Operations, What's Your Actual Differentiator?High-volume content operations were a real competitive moat, until AI made them available to everyone. The moat is gone. What remains is the differentiation that was always underneath itIs AI Hiding Our Failure Modes?AI is making it easier than ever to build things that look like they work. The failure modes are still there. We just can't see them anymore.What Is a KPI and How Do You Determine Them?KPI stands for Key Performance Indicator. Most people know the acronym. Fewer people pay attention to what the word "key" is actually doing in that phrase.
Note 01 · The premise
“Irving Space is not a personal brand play. It's not a portfolio. It's a place to navigate through ideas, because exploring is how I figure out what I actually believe.”
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