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The Dialogue Layer
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The Dialogue Layer

Knowledge lives in the conversations running beneath the formal systems. Organizations are dialogic systems, and the action happens in a layer most leaders don't see or design for.

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The Case for @ You
May 18, 2026
The atproto community is debating what to call its accounts. The right answer isn’t a noun for the infrastructure — it’s a pronoun for the person. #atproto #atmosphere #atdev
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The Knot That Sleeps
Feb 22, 2026
I didn’t want to buy a server. So my self-hosted Tangled knot runs on a laptop, serves git repos through the AT Protocol, and goes offline when the lid closes. Then I read Harari’s Nexus — and realized the ephemerality wasn’t a compromise. It was a feature.
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Publishing to the ATmosphere
Feb 21, 2026
How I used @sequoia.pub to publish my Next.js blog to the AT Protocol — Standard.site lexicons, Bluesky comments, and owning your content. #atproto #atdev
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The Door Is Open: AI-Powered Entrepreneurship and the Start School Promise
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At SUMMIT 2026, Clint Betts asked a question that cuts to the heart of entrepreneurship: 'Who gets to be an entrepreneur?' The answer should be anyone. But that's not how it's worked. Until now. Start School and AI tools like Claude Code are opening doors that were locked for decades.
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The Friction Paradox
Sep 4, 2025
The resistance we typically try to eliminate – the difficulty of translating between departments, the effort of integration, the discomfort of changing workflows – isn't a barrier to organizational learning. It's the mechanism through which real knowledge emerges. When organizations embrace productive friction rather than seeking frictionless solutions, they create the conditions for genuine transformation.
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Crossing the GenAI Divide
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The recently released State of AI in Business 2025 report has been making waves with its stark conclusion: despite billions of dollars invested, 95% of organizations are realizing little to no measurable impact from generative AI initiatives.
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Dialog, Parlay, and the Art of Structured Conversation
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Exploring how structured dialogue tools like Dialog, Synthialog, and Parlay Ideas can transform organizational conversations from isolated posts to meaningful knowledge creation through democratic, context-rich collaboration.
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The Collaboration Toolkit
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Cross-functional teams hold enormous potential, but often struggle with miscommunication and ineffective knowledge sharing. Discover practical tools that can help your team unlock its full collaborative potential.
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Lessons From the Field
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Traditional project management focuses on scope, schedule, and resources, but success depends more on how effectively information flows. Learn how to evolve your approach to unlock higher performance.
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Break Down Any Information Silo
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Information silos persist because they're structural, built into how organizations divide work. Discover three simple questions that can begin breaking down even the most entrenched information barriers.
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Creating Conversations That Matter
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Meetings are often maligned as wasteful, but they can be powerful tools for breaking down information silos when designed correctly. Discover five meeting formats specifically designed to promote knowledge exchange.
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When AI Meets Human Expertise
May 5, 2025
Artificial intelligence is transforming knowledge management, but it's not a magic solution. Learn how to thoughtfully integrate AI capabilities with human judgment for more effective knowledge systems.
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