Governing AI: Why Governance Literacy Matters More Than Technical Expertise

What 10 Cups of Coffee Can Teach You About Data

How I work — and who I work best with

How I Publish Articles in Under 5 Minutes Using Notion

Equations Gave Us the Laws. AI May Be Writing New Ones — And We May Not Be Able to Read Them.

“Everydata: The Misinformation Hidden in the Little Data You Consume Every Day”

AI as Exoskeleton, Not Crutch: How to Stop Offloading Your Brain

The Ikigai Framework: Why Leaders Love It and Where It Actually Falls Short

Drinking from the Hydrant?

The AI Scenario Checkup: Nine Questions, No Jargon

New Zealand boards don't need to understand machine learning — they need to govern it, and three regulatory deadlines in 2026 make the gap between those two things expensive.

Ten cups of coffee walk into a room — and suddenly you've got a masterclass in descriptive statistics.

Senior leadership experience meets practical, no-overhead consulting — here's what working with me actually looks like.

A behind-the-scenes look at how stephendmann.com is powered entirely by a Notion database — and how a single status change publishes an article in under 60 seconds.

A reflection on how mathematical ideas have reshaped society — and what the shift to AI reveals about speed, legibility, and who's really in control.

A review of Everydata — although pre-AI this book shows how everyday data can mislead us, and what to do about it (still very useful).

Most people are using AI to get more done, not to get more capable. It’s fine to offload low‑value work, but for high‑stakes thinking we should also use AI to upload our brains: strengthening our reasoning rather than eroding it.

A practical guide to the ikigai framework for leaders: what it gets right, where the popular version misleads, and how to use it as a testable strategy compass — without fuelling burnout.

AI lets leaders consume information faster than ever — but managing information overload isn't the same as making sense of it. Why deliberate knowledge management, not speed, is the real productivity edge (Drucker's efficiency vs effectiveness, updated for the AI era).

Most business owners already know AI is the future. The harder question is what it means for your business, right now. I built a free tool that gives you a straight answer in three minutes — no jargon, no sales pitch.

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