Insights

Thinking for technology's critical moments.

Not a blog. A working library of the positions, frameworks and arguments we bring into mandates.

Collections

Five bodies of thinking.

AI & The Agentic Enterprise

What changes when AI stops being a pilot and becomes part of how the business runs.

Technology Transformation

Resetting strategy, architecture and delivery inside organisations that can't stop trading.

Engineering & Product

How engineering organisations actually produce reliable output at pace.

Technology & Investment

Diligence, value creation and technology risk through the investment lifecycle.

Leadership & Organisation

The technology executive's job: agenda, team, rhythm, succession.

Flagship writing

Six topics we keep coming back to.

Leadership & Organisation

The 90-Day CTO

What an incoming technology leader should accomplish in the first ninety days — and what they should deliberately leave alone.

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Leadership & Organisation

After the CTO Leaves

A board-level guide to managing technology leadership transition without losing a year of delivery.

Full article coming soon

AI & The Agentic Enterprise

The AI-Native Engineering Organisation

How software engineering changes when AI becomes part of the development system rather than a tool bolted on beside it.

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Technology & Investment

Technology Due Diligence Beyond the Codebase

What investors should really assess before acquiring a technology company — and why the code is rarely the risk.

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Technology Transformation

The Technology Scaling Trap

Why companies often outgrow their technology organisation before they outgrow their architecture.

Full article coming soon

AI & The Agentic Enterprise

The AI-Native Apprentice

A new model for developing junior talent in an engineering organisation where AI accelerates learning and changes what it means to be entry-level.

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