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Waydell D. Carvalho

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  • Boring AI: why safety and predictability matter more than cleverness
  • Five questions to ask before automating anything
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    Popular Posts

    • Boring AI: why safety and predictability matter more than cleverness
    • Five questions to ask before automating anything
    • Shadow AI: what’s already happening in your organisation
    • Building a season you can survive, not just a season you can dream about
    • Supporters trusts as an early-warning system

    Category: Systems

    Why most strategy problems are actually system problems

    Why most strategy problems are actually system problems

    Leaders often treat underperformance as a strategy issue, when in reality the underlying structure of decisions, information, and responsibility is misaligned. This article outlines how to recognise system problems and why rewriting the vision rarely helps on its own.

    Posted on December 3, 2025January 15, 2026Categories Featured, Systems

    Mind • Method • Machine: a small operating model for messy organisations

    Mind • Method • Machine: a small operating model for messy organisations

    This piece introduces the Mind • Method • Machine lens and shows how it can be applied to organisations that feel chaotic, reactive, or overly dependent on a few people. The model is deliberately small so it can be remembered and used during real decisions.

    Posted on December 3, 2025January 15, 2026Categories Featured, Systems

    Calm systems in high-pressure environments

    Calm systems in high-pressure environments

    High-pressure environments do not benefit from more urgency and more dashboards. They benefit from fewer surprises, tighter feedback loops, and decisions that are easier to make correctly. This article looks at practical ways to build calmer systems.

    Posted on December 3, 2025January 15, 2026Categories Featured, Systems

    Why clubs repeat the same mistakes every three seasons

    Why clubs repeat the same mistakes every three seasons

    Many clubs experience a repeating cycle of hope, overreach, crisis, and reset. This piece explains the structural patterns behind that cycle and what changes are needed to break it.

    Posted on December 3, 2025January 15, 2026Categories Featured, Systems
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