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Nobody hires a calculator

Sep 8, 2026

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5 min read

Nobody hires a calculator

A billionaire admitted a machine wrote his op-ed. The reaction tells you where the value moved.

Rob Norris
Rob Norris

Essential Reading

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AI update - Q3 2026

Sep 1, 2026

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7 min read

AI update - Q3 2026

Chatbots answer. Agents act. That’s the whole story.

Rob Norris
Rob Norris

Innovation

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We built AI governance before AI needed governing

Aug 25, 2026

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6 min read

We built AI governance before AI needed governing

An old friend called about blockchain. I told him I'd moved on. Then I spent the morning realizing I hadn't.

Rob Norris
Rob Norris

Encore Career

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The autopilot did its job. That's what killed them.

Aug 18, 2026

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6 min read

The autopilot did its job. That's what killed them.

What a 2009 plane crash can teach late-career professionals about handing judgment to AI.

Rob Norris
George Pillari
Rob Norris, +1

Encore Career

+3

Don't Fund the Bubble.

Aug 11, 2026

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5 min read

Don't Fund the Bubble.

Most of what's happening is garbage. The infrastructure underneath it isn't.

Rob Norris
Rob Norris

Encore Career

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Design was always a Business Result

Aug 4, 2026

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5 min read

Design was always a Business Result

Pretty got commoditized. Then usability. Here's where the value goes next.

Rob Norris
Rob Norris

Encore Career

+3

Drucker solved this in 1966

Jul 28, 2026

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5 min read

Drucker solved this in 1966

Drucker got the diagnosis right sixty years ago. The cure showed up last year.

Rob Norris
Rob Norris

Encore Career

+2

Old folks rule (the data agrees)

Jul 21, 2026

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3 min read

Old folks rule (the data agrees)

AI has made your experience worth more — not less.

Rob Norris
Rob Norris

Encore Career

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It's all your fault

Jul 14, 2026

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4 min read

It's all your fault

The confession is the easy part. The turn is where it counts.

Rob Norris
Rob Norris

Encore Career

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Technology is always the commodity

Jul 7, 2026

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4 min read

Technology is always the commodity

350 veteran engineers, one JD Power ranking, and the thing AI still can't do.

Rob Norris
Rob Norris

Essential Reading

+3

Start a Business Without Risking Your Retirement

Jun 30, 2026

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7 min read

Start a Business Without Risking Your Retirement

Rob Norris
Rob Norris

Encore Career

+2

Severance as seed capital

Jun 30, 2026

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4 min read

Severance as seed capital

The restructuring email isn't a crisis. It's ignition — if you're ready.

Rob Norris
Rob Norris
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