Some government friction is there on purpose

Brett Ferguson

Published on: 31/08/2026

What the U.S. constitutional system can teach us about coordination: why distributed authority, dependencies, and constraints can create necessary friction rather than dysfunction.

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Scaling Reveals the Decisions Nobody Actually Owns

Brett Ferguson

Published on: 25/08/2026

Growth exposes decision authority that was never clearly assigned, turning implied ownership into delayed decisions, escalation confusion, and operational paralysis.

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AI authority is moving faster than risk accountability

Brett Ferguson

Published on: 20/08/2026

AI adoption is changing who leads the conversation inside some organizations. In [What senior leaders want to know about AI](https://mitsloan.mit.edu/ideas-made-to-matter/what-senior-leaders-want-to-know-about-ai), MIT Sloan School of Management

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