Definitely Agile
5 predictions for 2026. This one won't come true.
We made 5 predictions for what's coming in 2026. Then we picked which one we think won't happen. The prediction: Critical thinking becomes a real competitive advantage. Why we think it fails: It's invisible. You can't measure it. The feedback loop is too long. Organizations will WANT people who thin...
Why Change Fails & What Penguins Know That You Don't
Why Your Last Change Initiative Failed (Hint: It Wasn't the Plan) One of our most downloaded episodes is back, and if you've ever watched a transformation effort collapse despite "doing everything right," you need to hear this. Dave and Peter unpack John Kotter's "Our Iceberg Is Melting," the pengui...
AI is forcing everyone to do Agile (but nobody wants to admit it)
After 20 years of Agile practitioners saying "you need shorter feedback loops, focus on value delivery, adapt quickly"... organizations finally get it. The twist? AI forced them to care. When you can iterate and release rapidly with AI tools, you HAVE to know: Are we building the right thing? Does t...
The Learning Organization Lie
Your "learning organization" failed in the announcement. Most continuous learning transformations die within 18 months. Here's why: You told teams to be data-driven, then overruled their data with your gut feeling. You added "learning time" on top of maxed-out workloads. Overloaded people can't inno...
Your team doesn't need prompt engineers. They need this instead.
Everyone's obsessed with prompt engineering. But here's what organizations actually need: people who can think critically about problems BEFORE they ever touch an LLM. Research shows people who rely on AI to make decisions rapidly lose the ability to make decisions themselves. The real competitive a...