Guide: Apprenticeship Preservation Check

Apprenticeship Preservation Check - Before automating beginner work: Name the learning task; Decide assist or replace; Create practice loops; Protect low-stakes mistakes; Update entry expectations

Signal: Automation Can Remove The Practice Ground

Automation Can Remove The Practice Ground: A task can be boring for an expert and essential for a beginner.

Chaos: The Blue Blob and the Expert Button

The Blue Blob found a small question pressing the biggest AI Expert button. It appears the most expert in the room is now the default for all questions.

Guide: Model Routing Lite Guide

Model Routing Lite Guide - Before using the biggest model: Sort task size; Find repeated questions; Match risk to model; Allow no AI; Review cost and behaviour

Signal: Not Every Task Needs The Most Expensive Brain

Not Every Task Needs The Most Expensive Brain: Not every task needs the most expensive brain. Some tasks need a smaller tool, a reusable answer or a human rule.

Chaos: The Blue Blob and the Old Keys

The Blue Blob found an AI tool holding old keys. Some doors were current, some were new. All of them still opened doors and AI was allowed in all rooms.

Signal: Access Is Not The Same As Permission

Access Is Not The Same As Permission: Access means the door opens. Permission means the door should still open. Those are not always the same thing.

Guide: AI Data Boundary Check

AI Data Boundary Check - Before connecting AI to shared knowledge: List the rooms; Mark old sources; Find owners; Check purpose; Test uncomfortable questions; Label stale knowledge

Chaos: The Blue Blob and the Very Careful Gardener

The Blue Blob found a manager with a watering can and scissors. The new plants appear to need the same space where the existing plants are.

Signal: Leadership Is Also Deciding What Stops

Leadership Is Also Deciding What Stops: Leadership is not only setting direction. It is deciding what stops so the work can survive the direction.

Guide: Work Removal Before Work Addition Guide

Work Removal Before Work Addition Guide - Before adding more work: List new work; List old work; Stop something; Pause something; Shrink something; Protect the removal

Chaos: The Blue Blob and the Missing Footpath

The Blue Blob found a career path starting in the air, everyone could see the next steps but nobody could reach the first step.