Research & writing

Essays, research and a book.

Writing on decision intelligence, AI that can be held to account, and how the stories people tell decide what gets designed. New essays go out on Substack first.

Essays

On Substack.

The Astra Moment

The most powerful AI yet just moved part of how it thinks into a form no human can read. That makes the case, urgently, for the other kind of AI: the kind that keeps a ledger you can open.

Substack · 6 min read

The Black Box Problem

Why the smartest AI in the world still can't be trusted, and the patch that doesn't work.

Substack · 4 min read

The UK Residential Sales Paradox

1.2 million transactions a year. One in three collapse. We measure everything except the people.

Substack · 6 min read
Research and long-form

Papers and research documents.

From the 2012 MA dissertation on myth and design futures to the research statement behind Aletheai.

2026
Research document

Aletheai Research Notice

The public research statement for Aletheai's behavioural decision-intelligence engine (v1.1).

Aletheai
October 2012
MA dissertation

Modern Mythopoeia & the Construction of Fictional Futures in Design

Myth as social technology: how the stories a culture tells itself decide which futures get designed, and how designers can work with those stories on purpose, through fictional objects, science-fiction cut-ups and inverted myths.

Royal College of Art · MA Design Products
10,459 words · PDF, 94 pages
Book

In print.

Monogram Publishers · Paperback, 2022

The Art of Getting Stuff Done

15 Strategies to Integrate Into Your Life, to Accomplish Your Goals and Achieve Success

Podcasts and interviews

On air.

Channels

Where to read and follow

Essays go out on Substack first. LinkedIn carries the shorter notes.