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Latest posts and essays.
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When Companies Lose the Plot
FedEx just told us exactly where they're headed. I've seen this movie before.
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Define Your Terms or Stop Using Them
Why the smartest-sounding people in the room are often contributing the least.
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Innovation Theater: When Companies Mistake Performance for Progress
Why Real Builders Leave and Mediocrity Gets Promoted
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Factorio Taught Me Systems Thinking (Part I)
What this game teaches: Systems thinking through automation and scale.
Writing elsewhere
More essays on Medium (@john-elam) — Decision Systems and the Gaming Is Good series.