Writings

Turning data into
decisions.

My writings on data strategy, AI, governance, and how to turn data into a strategic asset that informs every decision.

CRE

The Big Bet on Data-Informed Design

Part 2 of 2. Corporate real estate has no data foundation for the AI era. Microsoft may have already built one, almost by accident. Where the evidence for these decade-long bets already sits.

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CRE

Are We Designing the Workplaces of the Future?

Part 1 of 2. Everyone is asking how much office space to cut. Almost nobody is asking whether voice-first AI collaboration means we need more, not less.

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AI

The Vibe Coding Ladder

Six personal projects, six rungs of a ladder. Vibe coding gets you to the bottom fast. Getting further up is a different game entirely.

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AI

Five Tips for Working with AI

Five habits that get more out of AI assistants like ChatGPT, Claude and Copilot. None of them are about the model.

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Framework

The Decision Outcome Framework

Five iterative steps from raw data to certified, boardroom-ready insight. The canonical reference.

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Principles

Data Guiding Principles

Six principles for how a data and analytics team should actually work. Design out, ship in.

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AI ReadinessSoon

Words Mean Stuff

Why Large Language Models depend on semantically conformed data — and why Step 2 is the AI-readiness gate.

DOF · Step 1Soon

Curate the Question

Step 1 deep-dive. The deliberate refusal to start until the question is properly defined.

DOF · Step 5Soon

Score. Certify. Ship.

Step 5 deep-dive. Explicit verdicts, visible marks, no soft sign-off.