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Field notes from the studio.

Short, honest pieces on building governed AI, civic software and shipping real products — a new one every couple of weeks.

Governed AIJuly 2026 · 6 min read

Shipping AI that stays inside the guardrails

The smartest model is the easy part. The governance around it is the product.

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Civic & GeospatialJuly 2026 · 6 min read

One map, one front door: designing civic software

Why the best public-sector software points people outward — to a single map, and then to the operators who run each place.

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MobileAugust 2026 · 6 min read

Building watch-first, phone-optional products

When the wrist owns the job, the phone stops being load-bearing — and the product gets better.

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On the way

More field notes, in the works.

Topics we're writing next. New pieces land every couple of weeks.

StudioUpcoming

How a small studio runs a venture portfolio

EngineeringUpcoming

Modernizing a legacy platform without a big-bang rewrite

DesignUpcoming

Making complex products feel obvious

Safety TechUpcoming

The engineering behind a safety app you hope you never need

Offline-firstUpcoming

Software for the places the network doesn't reach

Trust & PrivacyUpcoming

Data residency by default: keeping Canadian data in Canada

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