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what comes next.

The thinking, in long form, on trust, company memory, the shape of the AI-native company, and what is left for humans. Published in the open on Medium.

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digital-transformation
Jun 7, 2026
Rent, Build, or Own
A field guide to what AI transformation actually costs, and whether to run it on someone else’s cloud or your own. By Kristian Kabashi Rent, build, or own. There is a strange thing
business
Jun 7, 2026
The AI Stack, Explained Like You’re Busy
Agents, skills, tools, MCPs and the CLI, in plain English, for people who run companies instead of writing code. By Kristian Kabashi The AI stack, explained like you’re busy. Every
education
Jun 6, 2026
Your Kids Are Becoming Employees of the AI
And so are most of us. The schools, the degrees, the whole on-ramp to work were built for a world that has quietly ended. A field guide to fixing it before the gap becomes permanen
business
Jun 6, 2026
The Hard Part Was Never the Technology
A field guide to the human side of AI transformation, including the decisions nobody wants to make. By Kristian Kabashi The hard part was never the technology. Every leader I talk
aritifical-intelligence
Jun 4, 2026
How to Trust a Machine
A non-technical leader’s guide to letting agents run real work without getting burned. By Kristian Kabashi How to trust a machine. Here is a number that should change how you think
artificial-intelligence
Jun 4, 2026
Your Company Has Amnesia
A field guide to company memory, and why it, not the model, is the real AI operating system. By Kristian Kabashi Your company has amnesia. Here is a test you can run on your own co
artificial-intelligence
Jun 3, 2026
What’s Left for Humans
Part three of three. How roles, teams, and careers actually change when the work moves to bots. By Kristian Kabashi What’s left for humans. In part one we diagnosed the problem. In
future-of-work
Jun 2, 2026
Rewire the Work, Not the Org Chart
Part two of three. A practical way to rebuild how your company actually works, one workflow at a time. By Kristian Kabashi Rewire the work, not the org chart. In part one I argued