The Cost of Thinking Alike
Why the teams that feel the easiest to work with may be hardest to learn from
The Signalist
An interdisciplinary perspective on technology organizations. Grounded in cognitive science, systems theory, and organizational behavior. One essay every two weeks.
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The Silo Paradox
Why good local decisions add up to a bad global one
Under The Same Umbrella
Why opposite sides of a debate share the same mistake
The Cost of Knowing
Why the solution you already know stops you from seeing the better one
The Dialogue Dividend
Why does a five-minute hallway conversation sometimes solve what a week of solo thinking couldn't?
The Frictionless Trap
On what AI coding agents might be quietly changing, and why it stays invisible until something breaks.