The Aperture Field Notes

The Human System in the Loop

From Human Checkpoints to Organizational Learning in Responsible AI

Oct 9 • The Aperture Field Notes

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September 2026

The Water Cycle of Knowledge

What rain can teach us about AI, data sovereignty, and the difference between circulation and extraction

Sep 29 • The Aperture Field Notes

Conversations with Mica: AI, Energy, and Who Benefits from Progress

Who Gets the Gains When Technology Gets Better?

Sep 29 • The Aperture Field Notes

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August 2026

Conversations with Mica: Strong Spine, Open Heart

How we create the conditions for collective change

Aug 12 • The Aperture Field Notes

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Conversations with Mica: Plants, Progress, and the Work of Integration

What can plants teach us about progress?

Aug 6 • The Aperture Field Notes

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July 2026

Perpetual Visitors

Can we protect the depth of original belonging without making future belonging impossible?

Jul 30 • The Aperture Field Notes

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What are we trying to protect when we label AI?

The provenance of the sentences is not the same thing as the provenance of the thought.

Jul 24 • The Aperture Field Notes

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When the Work Doesn't Fit Inside Your Head

A six-week practice in using AI to think, build, and make sense of complex work.

Jul 10 • The Aperture Field Notes

AI as a Thinking Partner - New Substack Section

What happens when you stop using AI for answers

Jul 10 • The Aperture Field Notes

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From Purpose to Pattern

What if purpose isnt something we find, but something that becomes available when our lives align with who we are?

Jul 3 • The Aperture Field Notes

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June 2026

The Shape of Community

Sliding doors and elevator conversations - three neighbourhoods, and what they taught me about belonging

Jun 23 • The Aperture Field Notes

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Developmental Aperture Architecture: Opening the Conversation

A working map of human development and an invitation to explore it together.

Jun 23 • The Aperture Field Notes

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