Field Notes

Thoughts

Frameworks, field guides, and deep dives on data, AI, quantum, and strategy — drawn from real engagements across defense, insurance, legal, and manufacturing.

01 / INNOVATION

Innovation

Innovation Series, Part 1: What Is a Chief Innovation Officer, and Why Might You Need One? Innovation Series, Part 2: So You Want to Be a Chief Innovation Officer? Innovation Series, Part 3: Your First 90 Days as Chief Innovation Officer Innovation Series, Part 4: Building and Managing the Innovation Portfolio

02 / ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE

Artificial Intelligence

Data, ML, and AI in Insurance: Life & Annuity What is a Chief AI Officer and Why Do You Need One? The Fractional CAIO: Senior AI Leadership Without the Full-Time Price Tag AI Readiness Assessment and Strategic Roadmapping for Insurance / Reinsurance Companies AI in the Legal Industry: A Practical Guide to Current Solutions and Real-World Applications AI Doesn't Replace Lawyers. It Lets Them Practice Law.

03 / BUSINESS & STRATEGY

Business, World & Military Strategy

Inside the Missile: How Western Technology Ends Up in Russian Weapons Eight Days of Weapons If You Can See It, They Want You to See It, Maybe. The Circle Without the Shield [Thoughts on Arctic Strategy] The 200:1 Problem, Chinese Manufacturing and Naval Ascendancy, and Why the Chinese love Ronald Reagan

04 / DATA STRATEGY

Data Strategy

How to Build a Data Strategy How to Build a Data Strategy: Insurance Companies How to Build a Data Strategy: Law Firms How to Build a Data Strategy: Manufacturing Data Strategy & Integration and Data Mesh: Part I, Defense Data Strategy & Integration and Data Mesh: Part II, Insurance Data Strategy & Integration and Data Mesh: Part III, Legal Firms Data Strategy & Integration and Data Mesh: Part IV, Manufacturing Data Products: The Foundation of Effective AI in Insurance Data Products in Insurance and Reinsurance: A Practical Guide Building a Data Product Practice: A Practical Roadmap

05 / QUANTUM COMPUTING

Quantum Computing

The Quantum Update: What Actually Happened in Q1 2026 Giant Superatoms: The Quantum Architecture Nobody Saw Coming The Quantum Hardware Landscape: Superconducting, Trapped Ion, Photonic, and Beyond How Do Quantum Annealers Work and What Are They Good For? How to Formulate Business Problems as QUBOs: A Developer's Guide Your First Quantum Program: Gate-Based Quantum Computing on Azure with Python Fluxonium and D-Wave's On-Chip Cryogenic Control Breakthrough Qubits, Qudits, and more [Primer] Quantum: Basics to Practical Applications — Quantum Entanglement (1) [Primer] Quantum: Basics to Practical Applications — Quantum Superposition (2) [Primer] Quicktake: Quantum Circuits [Primer] What is Quantum Machine Learning Quantum Computing Applications in Signal Processing for Defense

06 / SECURITY

Security

The Encryption Your Organization Depends On Has a Quantum Expiration Date. It Just Got Much Closer. An AI Just Found Thousands of Security Flaws That Decades of Experts Missed.