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The Barriers to AI Value Aren't Technical. They're Organizational—and They're Also Personal

Dec 1, 2025

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7 min read

The Barriers to AI Value Aren't Technical. They're Organizational—and They're Also Personal

Michael Hirsch
Michael Hirsch
Your AI Committee Thinks Its Job Is Governance. It's Not.

Nov 24, 2025

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13 min read

Your AI Committee Thinks Its Job Is Governance. It's Not.

Michael Hirsch
Michael Hirsch
Why 85% of Your Team Isn't Using the AI You Bought Them

Nov 17, 2025

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9 min read

Why 85% of Your Team Isn't Using the AI You Bought Them

(And Why More Training Won't Fix It)

Michael Hirsch
Michael Hirsch
The Acceleration Addiction

Nov 10, 2025

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12 min read

The Acceleration Addiction

Why Organizations Can't Stop Even When They Should

Michael Hirsch
Michael Hirsch
Strategic Capability: How to Actually Develop It When No One Will Teach You (Part 2 of 2)

Nov 3, 2025

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21 min read

Strategic Capability: How to Actually Develop It When No One Will Teach You (Part 2 of 2)

Michael Hirsch
Michael Hirsch
Speed vs. Strategy: The False Choice AI-Accelerated Product Teams Are Facing (Part 1 of 2)

Oct 27, 2025

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12 min read

Speed vs. Strategy: The False Choice AI-Accelerated Product Teams Are Facing (Part 1 of 2)

Michael Hirsch
Michael Hirsch
Building Cognitive Muscle in an AI World

Oct 20, 2025

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11 min read

Building Cognitive Muscle in an AI World

Why the teams winning with AI are deliberately choosing friction over efficiency (Part 3 of 3)

Michael Hirsch
Michael Hirsch
Outsourcing Your Brain

Oct 13, 2025

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8 min read

Outsourcing Your Brain

Why the mental work you're delegating might be exactly what makes you irreplaceable (part 2 of 3)

Michael Hirsch
Michael Hirsch
The Recombination Illusion

Oct 6, 2025

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9 min read

The Recombination Illusion

Why that "creative" AI output isn't what you think it is (Part 1 of 3)

Michael Hirsch
Michael Hirsch
Your AI Policy is Killing Innovation

Sep 29, 2025

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8 min read

Your AI Policy is Killing Innovation

Why PMs Should Write It Instead of Lawyers

Michael Hirsch
Michael Hirsch
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