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Artificial intelligence

2 min article

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AI Accelerates What Is Already There

Before adding AI to your business, map one workflow and decide whether speeding it up would create order or more confusion.

AI tends to accelerate the way a business already operates.

  • AI tends to accelerate the way a business already operates.
  • A poorly understood workflow can become more confusing when it moves faster.
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Artificial intelligence

2 min article

29

AI Context Is Limited Memory

An AI agent can only handle so much context at once. Give each agent one job and the information that job needs.

Context is the amount of information an AI can handle at once.

  • Context is the amount of information an AI can handle at once.
  • Overloading one agent can make it compress details and forget things.
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Artificial intelligence

2 min article

30

Map the Workflow Before You Add AI

A real bulk-order process shows why mapping the work first can reveal practical fixes before AI handles the messy exceptions.

Put one workflow on paper before choosing where AI belongs.

  • Put one workflow on paper before choosing where AI belongs.
  • Fix the clear process and interface problems with dependable tools first.
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Operations

2 min article

31

AI Is My Trojan Horse for Talking About Operations

Operations can clear a networking room. AI can open the door to a more useful conversation about how the business actually works.

Use AI to open a practical conversation about operations.

  • Use AI to open a practical conversation about operations.
  • Put your processes on paper before trying to improve them.
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Software decisions

3 min article

32

Put Software Decisions on a Spectrum

A practical way to decide what software to rent, connect, or build as your business changes.

Treat build versus buy as a movable spectrum, not a permanent choice.

  • Treat build versus buy as a movable spectrum, not a permanent choice.
  • Start with proven tools for commodity needs such as websites and CRMs.
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AI

3 min article

33

Before You Hire an AI Agent, Put It in a JAR

A useful AI agent needs a clear job, limited authority, and regular review. Alek's JAR framework keeps a small experiment from sprawling through the business.

Give the agent one specific job and a clear trigger

  • Give the agent one specific job and a clear trigger
  • Limit what it can read, say, and change
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Operations & Process

4 min article

34

Canada's AI Strategy Is a Business Operations Signal

Canada's new AI strategy matters for business, but the practical move is still the same: pick one workflow, prove the value, and keep the rollout grounded.

AI adoption needs a workflow plan

  • Start where the cost is visible
  • Measure one useful result before expanding
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Operations & Process

5 min article

35

The Hidden Labour Tax of Software Workarounds

A lot of businesses think their software is affordable because they only count the subscription. The real cost often shows up in status chasing, spreadsheet patch jobs, and people...

The real cost is usually coordination, not subscription fees

  • The real cost is usually coordination, not subscription fees
  • Workarounds are often a fit problem, not a discipline problem
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Operations & Process

5 min article

36

The Day Generic Software Stops Saving You Money

Generic software is fine until your team starts building a second business just to keep it usable. Here is how to spot the shift early and what to do next.

Workarounds are often a fit warning, not a discipline problem

  • Workarounds are often a fit warning, not a discipline problem
  • The cost usually shows up in coordination, not subscription price
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