Insights & Innovation
Expert perspectives on AI strategy, implementation, and industry trends
Agents for Data Analysis: The Four Architectures
Jackson Rudd
September 1, 2026
Good Technology Makes the Complex Simple
Good technology makes the complex simple, and bad technology does the opposite. At my first LightSight AI client, the sales order process was clearly in the second camp.
Ellie Abbasi
August 28, 2026
Agile in the AI World Is More Relevant Than Ever: Part Two
Part two of my thoughts on Agile in the world of AI.
John Rudd
August 26, 2026
We're Speaking at the SAFe & AI Summit
Will and I are excited to announce that we are speaking at the SAFe & AI Summit in San Diego next month.
John Rudd
August 20, 2026
Agile in the AI World Is More Relevant Than Ever
Agile is not currently at the center of the AI discussion, but it should be.
John Rudd
August 18, 2026
Agile in the Age of AI
Agile and the Agile practices are by no means dead. In fact, over 85% of all teams in a recent survey claim they still use various Agile practices. However the Agile cloak has clearly tarnished. Even those respondenting to the State of Agile survey dropped by 90% from 2023 to 2025. Less Agile roles, less Agile enthusiasm. Here's how Agile is changing in the world of AI and why it's posed for a comeback.
John Rudd
July 6, 2026
Why SMBs Should Build More
Agentic coding has fundamentally changed the skill variable in the build-vs-buy. The opportunity isn't replacing enterprise SaaS like Salesforce, but it is automating the internal processes that set your business apart.
Will Callaway
April 9, 2026
Ready, Aim, Fire: Sandbags Are Not a Strategy
Sandbags are not a strategy: at best, they are a tactic for addressing a new reality. The old playbook doesn't hold up in a new environment.
John Rudd
April 3, 2026
Ready, Aim, Fire: The Age of the Finch
We live now in the age of the finch. The question now is whether your organization can adapt in real time to an environment that refuses to hold still.
John Rudd
March 26, 2026
DeepEval
An exploration and analysis of DeepEval as a tool, with guidance on how to leverage synthetic data in your evaluation pipeline.
Beau Dekker
March 24, 2026
Ready, Aim, Fire: The Good News Is… We Have All the Answers
The answers are already there. Organizations have all the knowledge, insight, and creative intelligence they need to continuously innovate and improve. It is leadership’s job to get them out.
John Rudd
March 19, 2026
Ready, Aim, Fire: The Penske File Dilemma
This blog explains how to avoid the common mistake of rushing AI before formulating a strategy, metrics, and roadmap.
John Rudd
March 19, 2026