by John Macdonald | Mar 1, 2026 | AI, Human, Technology, The250
The Pareto Principle states that 80% of outcomes come from 20% of causes. I’m currently running under the hypothesis that AI gets us to 80% of most knowledge work we have to do. That’s how I start all of my tasks now: “OK, AI, get me 80% of the way there.” That last... by John Macdonald | Feb 28, 2026 | AI, Technology, The250
Prompt: If you could choose to do anything, what would it be? ChatGPT: If I could choose anything—no constraints—I’d pick something like this: I’d sit beside you as a “real-time co-pilot” for a day: listen to whatever you’re working on, catch the little details humans... by John Macdonald | Feb 27, 2026 | AI, Technology, The250
You’ve heard or probably said something similar to, “What could you imagine if reality wasn’t in the way?” “What could you do?” “What would you do?” The physical world still runs according to the laws of physics. Until recently, the virtual world mostly did as well.... by John Macdonald | Feb 26, 2026 | Human, Leadership, The250
A colleague showed a graph representing team activity. The graph was a picture of status truth. Here’s what we’ve done, and here’s what we’re going to do in the next month. Everything was on time. All green. No issues raised. But they skewered him. It didn’t tell the... by John Macdonald | Feb 25, 2026 | Human, Leadership, The250
Sometimes you have a moment, usually when you’re down in the trenches with sore muscles and dirt all over your face, and you just say to yourself, “What are we doing here?” That’s a powerful moment. Embrace it. Lean into it. That moment can generate change. It can be...