Perspectives on Technology and Change

My ideas, thoughts and notes on AI and tech, commerce, growth, delivery, leadership and change management.

AI Delivery

What it takes to deploy AI in organizations: tooling, workflows, and trade-offs.

Transformation Operations

Governance, organizational change, and execution patterns that help programs survive.

External Memory Series: A Practical Guide to AI Session Continuity
AI & Technology

External Memory Series: A Practical Guide to AI Session Continuity

Chat is not memory. This series explains a file-based external brain for builders and leaders—four layers, hooks, and why it beats hoping the model remembers.

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Why File Memory Beats the Three-Layer AI Diagram (For Builders, Not Vendors)
AI & Technology

Why File Memory Beats the Three-Layer AI Diagram (For Builders, Not Vendors)

The popular STM / LTM / feedback diagram optimizes in-model memory. A file-based external brain optimizes audit, handoff, and tool churn. Here is when each design wins—and why I chose files.

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Three Layers of External Memory for AI-First Development (What Actually Ships)
AI & Technology

Three Layers of External Memory for AI-First Development (What Actually Ships)

Chat context is not memory. A three-layer file system—session, operational, evergreen—plus hooks and git automation is how I keep production codebases coherent across hundreds of agent sessions.

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Why Deliberate File Memory Beats Hoping Agents Remember
AI & Technology

Why Deliberate File Memory Beats Hoping Agents Remember

Chat memory is opaque and ephemeral. Deliberate files give audit trails, solo-shipping continuity, team handoffs, and survival when models or tools change.

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