In a recent video, Nate B. Jones argued that as AI makes software and content “infinite,” value is shifting toward 5 specific “safe places.” After watching the video, a few times, I believe these 5 pillars offer a roadmap for how we, as public servants, should think about digital transformation and regulation. Note: The…
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Teaching a Nation to Fish: The Case for an Autonomous, Skilled, and Problem-Solving Populace
The 2026 BC Budget highlights the gap between complex problems and limited resources. While the instinct is to adopt a defensive posture, we cannot simply manage our way to prosperity. To break the cycle of crisis management, we need a populace equipped to solve problems, not just a government that manages them. 1. Stop…
Sequencing learning experiences
Sequencing is one of those learning design decisions that looks “obvious” after the fact… and feels weirdly hard when you’re staring at a blank storyboard. You can have solid content, well thought out activities, and clear objectives and still end up with a course that feels like your lost in the forest. Or worse,…
Is there an AI bubble?
Every few weeks I hear someone say, or post on social media, that AI is in a bubble and it’s bound to burst soon. The tone is usually confident and almost always a little disconnected from what the people building frontier models are seeing day to day. (Frontier models are at the bleeding edge…
Cooking with AI: The Secret Sauce of Great Workshop Design
We’ve all heard the promise. Write a detailed enough prompt, pop it into ChatGPT or Claude and watch a complete solution appear. But that is often a recipe for disaster my friend. The real AI super power isn’t in finding the perfect AI tool or even writing the perfect prompt (although good prompting really…
Fully funding education: the smartest investment for Canada’s future
Here’s the “Deep Dive” fraudcast version of the post below. Fully funding education: investing in Canada’s future Imagine a Canada where every child begins their day well-fed, in a small class led by a fully-supported teacher – and where every youth can pursue higher education without crushing debt. This vision of a fully funded…




