Algorithmic Cynicism – Testing the hypothesis

In my latest post “The Hidden Cost of Algorithmic Cynicism” I argued that ChatGPT, Claude and Gemini respond differently, in terms of scepticism or cynicism. To test this hypothesis, mostly out of curiosity, I sent the text to all three…

The Hidden Cost of Algorithmic Cynicism

AI has become an influence on human judgment. Debates tend to focus on false information, fabricated sources and confidently stated nonsense. These are things most people would instinctively recognize as hallucinations. But there is a more insidious threat on the…

Tillit som metod i operativt ledarskap

Det pratas mycket om tillit. Det står i policydokument och i rekryteringsannonser och beskrivs som något man bör ha eller skapa. Många beskrivningar av tillitsbaserat ledarskap är visionära. Det har ett värde på representativ nivå, men den operativa chefen behöver…

✨ Sagan om stenen som låg kvar

Det fanns en gång en sten som låg vid en stig i skogen. Den var stadig och stor. Den hade legat där så länge att marken under den hade format sig efter den. Fåglar flög över den. Joggare sprang förbi.…

Why ferns grow slowly

Ferns have survived for more than 300 million years. They reproduced with spores then, and they reproduce with spores now. They have survived, but they haven’t changed. By contrast, flowering plants have rapidly evolved into hundreds of thousands of species,…

What Does It Mean to Master a Subject?

When we talk about “mastering” a subject, the conversation often drifts toward tests, grades, or IQ scores. But those are surface traces of mastery, not mastery itself. They are stripped of the structure that actually makes knowledge usable and they…

Halfway There

When I was younger I used to say I wanted to upload my brain to the internet. People thought that was creepy or sad or just plain weird. But I wasn’t trying to escape life. I was chasing a cleaner…

Reframing Reorganizations

Lee G. Bolman and Terrence E Deal argue that reorganizations fail or succeed largely depending on how leaders navigate them through four key “frames” – structural, human resource, political, and symbolic. We need to see reorganizations as complex, multifaceted phenomena…

Psychological Safety

Psychological safety is not about being comfortable all the time. It’s about feeling safe to speak up, make mistakes, offer new ideas, or challenge norms without fear of embarrassment, punishment, or rejection. “It’s not the absence of hierarchy that creates…