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Articles, frameworks, and honest conversations about AI transformation in education. From someone who builds, not just advises.
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Why Are You Letting People Who Know Two-Fifths of Fuck All About AI Determine Your Future?
The people making your AI decisions have never built anything with AI. That should terrify you.
Dec 2024
Your SaaS Renewal Is Coming Up. Before You Sign, Try Building It Yourself.
The worst case? Your team learns new skills and you write better requirements. The best case? You never sign that contract again.
Dec 2024
Your SaaS Strategy Is a Slow-Motion Surrender
If you're outsourcing capability to save risk, you're buying a ticket to irrelevance. A provocation for leaders who think 'buy, don't build' is the safe choice.
Dec 2024
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Why Are You Letting People Who Know Two-Fifths of Fuck All About AI Determine Your Future?
The people making your AI decisions have never built anything with AI. That should terrify you.
Your SaaS Renewal Is Coming Up. Before You Sign, Try Building It Yourself.
The worst case? Your team learns new skills and you write better requirements. The best case? You never sign that contract again.
Your SaaS Strategy Is a Slow-Motion Surrender
If you're outsourcing capability to save risk, you're buying a ticket to irrelevance. A provocation for leaders who think 'buy, don't build' is the safe choice.
I Built My Own Competitive Advantage in a Weekend. Then I Turned It Into a Business.
How frustration with generic software led to Guest Loop—and what it taught me about what SaaS should actually be.
AI That Empowers Humans: Our Manifesto
Why we believe the future of AI isn't about replacement, but amplification. A framework for building technology that makes humans better.
Why Most AI Initiatives in Education Fail
After seeing dozens of AI pilots go nowhere, patterns emerge. Here's what goes wrong—and how to avoid the same mistakes.
The Intellectual Substrate: A New Model for AI Transformation
Introducing our framework for thinking about human-AI collaboration in education. You're not the AI—you're what AI builds upon.
5 Questions Every Education Leader Should Ask Before Buying AI
Before you sign that vendor contract, ask these questions. They'll save you time, money, and the embarrassment of a failed pilot.
Resources
Free frameworks & guides
Practical tools we've developed from years of working with education leaders. Download, use, share—no email required.
AI Readiness Framework
Our complete framework for assessing organisational readiness for AI transformation in education.
The Intellectual Substrate Model
A new way of thinking about human-AI collaboration. Visual models and application guides.
AI Vendor Evaluation Checklist
50 questions to ask before signing any AI vendor contract. Save time, money, and reputation.
Building vs Buying AI: Decision Guide
When should you build custom AI solutions vs. buy off-the-shelf? A decision framework.
Coming Soon
State of AI in Australian Education 2025
Our inaugural annual report examining AI adoption, challenges, and opportunities across Australian universities, schools, and TAFEs. Based on interviews with 50+ education leaders and analysis of 100+ AI initiatives.
- Adoption rates by sector and institution size
- Common failure patterns and success factors
- Emerging use cases and ROI data
- Predictions for 2025 and beyond
Annual Report
Q1 2025
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