Simplify

AI made it cheap to make more. That’s the problem.

Oct 20 • Don Barger

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Smart Brevity

AI was supposed to make our email smarter. It made it longer.

Oct 17 • Don Barger

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September 2026

Why Is Everyone Suddenly Worried About AI?

Fact and Fiction

Sep 18 • Don Barger

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Go Small to Go Big

Nine people, three days, and a town of 900.

Sep 3 • Don Barger

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August 2026

Closing Time

Every new beginning comes from some other beginning's end...

Aug 10 • Don Barger

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July 2026

More is Different

Jul 16 • Don Barger

3

James Madison on Organizational Change

250 Years Later

Jul 13 • Don Barger

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Empowerment and Responsibility

You can't have one without the other

Jul 6 • Don Barger

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Innovate, Integrate, Iterate

Most organizations have lots of ideas, but they can't integrate.

Jul 3 • Don Barger

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June 2026

Efficiently Doing What Shouldn't Be Done at All

Peter Drucker warned us 60 years ago. AI just made the warning urgent.

Jun 29 • Don Barger

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What is Strategy?

Michael Porter's 30 year old article is still relevant

Jun 15 • Don Barger

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I Was Running 120 AI Agents

When the Government Shut Me Down

Jun 13 • Don Barger

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