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Renewable Energy VS. AI: Are We Setting Our Priorities Correctly?

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A recent Visual Capitalist (Charted: China’s Energy Needs Keep on Rising) breakdown highlights a reality many prefer to ignore: global energy consumption is accelerating, not slowing down. China alone already consumes more energy than the U.S. and EU combined (by 2030, China’s total energy consumption is projected to grow by another ~20–25%), and projections show … Read more

Uncomfortable Truth About Agile Coaching: How Fast-Trackers Quickly Change Directions

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In the coaching world—whether Agile, Product, or the latest AI-flavored variation—not everyone arrives with the same depth of experience. Over the years, many individuals have advanced rapidly by capitalizing on trends rather than developing true mastery. Titles have changed, but the underlying pattern has not. The trend shifted from Agile to Product theme, and now … Read more

AI vs. IA – HR Is Responsible For Keeping A Healthy Balance

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For decades, we have referred to people in organizations as “Human Resources” — a term rooted in an industrial-era mindset where humans were grouped with machines, raw materials, and land. In that old worldview, humans were not seen as unique value creators but as replaceable, allocatable, optimizable units of labor. That linguistic choice was never … Read more

What Type Of Agile Coaches and Scrum Masters Will AI Eat For Lunch?

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Previous Publications You Get What you Ask For: Agile Coaches-“Centaurs” Avoid False Equivalency In Selecting Your Guides Scrum Master’s Resume To Steer Away From Before You Cancel Out Agile Coaching And Say “Agile Is Dead” – Read This! Why Agile Roles Are Being Eliminated? What Are Systemic Root Causes Of This? “Agile Coaches Are Not … Read more

Product Definition as a Function of Tech Stack Ownership: How Cloud Models Can Explain Certain Limitations

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We often talk about a product definition, as a function of organizational design. Very true. Here are some additional thoughts on a product definition, as a function of technology stack ownership, with an organizational design, of course, also being a factor. In modern organizations, few things reveal strategic maturity more clearly than the way a … Read more