How we read the numbers.
The Playground shows what official data says. Insights is how we read it: where AI helps, where it gets things wrong, and what a person still has to decide.
Four series
Been There, Charted That
Twenty-five years of decisions across six continents, and what the numbers did or did not tell us at the time.
In Your Shoes
One decision per role, made badly without data and well with it. Leaders, boards, executives, fundraisers, researchers, sales.
Daily Practice
How we actually use AI in the work: what to check, where it gets data wrong, and what never leaves a person’s hands.
Under the Hood
Our method in the open. Sources first, a named person accountable, and plain words about where AI was used.
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Decision Debt: The Invoice Your Organization Is Already Paying
The compounding cost of every decision made late, made on instinct, or never made at all. What it is, five symptoms to check this week, and how to start paying it down.
ReadBeen There, Charted ThatThe rules were published. The decision still was not obvious.
Moving a family across three continents, every rule was public and the decisions were still hard. What official visa data shows, and the line between a group rate and your own odds.
ReadBeen There, Charted ThatThe money was there. The conversation was not.
In 25 years of fundraising the shortage was rarely funds. It was knowing who to approach, with what, and by when. What donor retention data shows about that gap.
ReadUnder the HoodThe week did not get shorter
AI arrived in almost every workplace, but the working week did not get shorter. What the published research says about where the time actually goes.
ReadBeen There, Charted ThatOne chart beats 28 slides
A stack of slides rarely settles a debate. One clear chart from a trusted source, with an honest note on its limits, often does. Four rules that make it work.
ReadBeen There, Charted That25 years, one repeating problem
Across six continents and more than 25 years, the same problem keeps repeating: people have data, but not decisions. Here is where it breaks, and what we changed.
ReadDaily PracticeA chart is not the finish line. A decision is.
The six steps B4A follows to turn data into a decision, where AI helps, where people check, and what you hold in your hands at the end of each step.
ReadDaily PracticeAI in your daily routine: ten tips and tricks that actually save time
Ten practical tips for using AI in your working day, from a better question to a safer habit. Same AI, five lines of context, far better results.
ReadDaily PracticeWhy someone has to decide: workslop, trust and how we use AI
AI-made work that looks finished but is not now reaches 4 in 10 workers a month. What the research says, and the five principles B4A follows to use AI safely.
ReadIn Your ShoesIn Your Shoes: the New Hire
New to a role or a sector? Five questions about every number you inherit, a one-page question brief, and how to use AI as a patient tutor without trusting it blindly.
ReadIn Your ShoesIn Your Shoes: the Startup Founder
Founders juggle product, sales and investor updates with scattered data. Five numbers and one decision every Monday, and why most AI pilots stall.
ReadIn Your ShoesIn Your Shoes: the Freelancer and the Solopreneur
Freelancers lose about 204 hours a year to admin, even with AI. Why AI sped up the work but not the paperwork, and a weekly routine that gives time back.
ReadIn Your ShoesIn Your Shoes: the Researcher and the Higher Ed leader
US surveys find funded researchers spend about 44% of project time on administration. What that means, and three habits that give research time back.
ReadIn Your ShoesIn Your Shoes: the Sales and Business Development person
Sales reps spend about 28% of the week selling. The CRM, email and AI tools do not work together. Why we are building a decision layer, not another CRM.
ReadIn Your ShoesIn Your Shoes: the Fundraiser
Year-end is coming and the board wants one number. Why a fundraising forecast should always show three scenarios, and what donor retention data tells us.
ReadIn Your ShoesIn Your Shoes: the Board Member
Board members govern on a pack that arrives late and answers the wrong question. Here is what a one-page board view looks like, and why we built it.
ReadIn Your ShoesIn Your Shoes: the Executive
Executives decide with partial information and four versions of the numbers. Here is what a one-page executive view looks like, and why we built it.
ReadAI AdvisoryAdopting AI Responsibly: A Practical Guide for Growing Businesses
What ethical, effective AI adoption actually looks like for founders and small teams, not just the big players.
ReadAI AdvisoryAI for Small Enterprises: Where to Actually Start
Skip the enterprise-level AI strategy talk. Here is where small businesses actually see returns first.
ReadHave data you need to act on?
We turn official and internal data into decisions, and every figure shows where it came from.