July 23, 2026
Fable came out and I jumped on it: I put it on every task. Within days, I blew past my...
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Thoughts on
digital execution.
Each article takes on one of the four moves (Observations, Problems, Approaches, Impacts). Decision-focused thinking for leaders and anyone in a position of authority.
Format
4 moves, one common thread
Reading time
5 to 8 min per article
Angle
From the field, not theory
Who it's for
Organizations mid-transformation
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July 15, 2026
A knowledge base is no longer a documentation project: it is the corporate memory that, once connected to AI, multiplies...
July 8, 2026
Digital transformations fell short nearly 70% of the time (BCG). AI projects are now replaying the same movie, for the...
July 1, 2026
An employee spends an average of 1.8 hours a day searching for information. Document chaos rarely comes from the tool:...
June 24, 2026
Digital debt is every manual workaround an organization piles up without seeing it: duplicate files, daily copy-paste, processes that rest...
June 17, 2026
Done right, vibe coding becomes vibe engineering: a way to build custom tools that fit your organization instead of the...
June 10, 2026
The term “AI-first” is everywhere, and it feeds a costly confusion. This article separates three competing readings (marketing posture, organizational...
June 3, 2026
Ottawa has put forward a draft of its national AI strategy. Many will focus on what is missing. I take...
June 3, 2026
Ottawa a déposé un brouillon de sa stratégie nationale en IA. Plusieurs vont s'arrêter sur ce qui manque. Je prends...
May 28, 2026
On May 1, 2026, La Presse Affaires ran the headline “Votre recours à l'IA au boulot pourrait être illégal” (Your...
May 21, 2026
The most useful thing you can do this week for AI in your SMB or organization needs no budget, no...
May 14, 2026
Neither pure SaaS nor pure custom. For most organizations, the right setting is hybrid: a 70% common base shared with...
Steve Johnston
Steve Johnston helps organizations make better digital decisions before they choose tools. Drawing on hands-on experience in the field and a close eye on the innovations that actually matter, he steps in when execution goes off track: fuzzy priorities, missing standards, too much rework, fragile adoption. His approach focuses on clarity, the right sequence and measurable benchmarks to turn technology (AI included) into a lasting lever. Learn more: SteveJohnston.co | Newsletter and practical resources.