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  • Header image for The Sledgehammer Problem — a sledgehammer strikes a walnut, illustrating the cost of using AI's most powerful models for tasks that don't need them.
    July 9, 2026
    Dave Coplin Dave Coplin

    The Sledgehammer Problem

    As tempting as it is to always reach for the sledgehammer first, experience tells you that different jobs require different levels of force. Maybe we just haven’t built that experience with AI yet. That...

    • AI Policy
    • Efficiency vs Effectiveness
    • IT Leadership
    • Leadership
    • Outside-In Thinking
  • Chalkboard-style chart titled 'A Relationship, Not a Skill,' plotting confidence against knowledge as AI users move from novice to expert—confidence spikes early, dips through a trough of realistic understanding, then climbs gradually toward genuine competence.Chalkboard-style chart titled 'A Relationship, Not a Skill,' plotting confidence against knowledge as AI users move from novice to expert—confidence spikes early, dips through a trough of realistic understanding, then climbs gradually toward genuine competence.
    July 2, 2026
    Dave Coplin Dave Coplin

    A Relationship, Not a Skill

    But for me, the pearl in this particular oyster was buried on page 17, and it has nothing to do with adoption. 80% of education leaders rated their institution’s AI guidance as clear. Half of students...

    • AI Policy
    • Future of Work
    • Human Skills Trinity
    • IT Leadership
    • Leadership
    • Organisational Culture
    • Outside-In Thinking
  • A large house under construction at golden hour, wooden frame and scaffolding visible, roof trusses exposed, stacks of timber and construction materials in the foreground. Text overlay reads: ARROGANCE VS ATTENTION.
    June 25, 2026
    Dave Coplin Dave Coplin

    Arrogance vs Attention

    For twenty years, the smartest people I know have given the same advice on technology: don’t build it, buy it. It was good advice, and there was a reason for it that nobody said out loud very often. Choosing...

    • AI Policy
    • IT Leadership
    • Organisational Culture
    • Outside-In Thinking
    • Technology
  • Vintage 1990s computer setup on a wooden desk with the headline "Cost Centre or Growth Engine?" — symbolising outdated thinking about the role of IT in business
    June 18, 2026
    Dave Coplin Dave Coplin

    Cost Centre vs Growth Engine?

    The world that shaped that decision was one where technology was expensive, specialised infrastructure. Someone had to manage it, govern it, keep it stable, and make sure it didn’t become a liability....

    • Agentic AI
    • AI Policy
    • Efficiency vs Effectiveness
    • IT Leadership
    • Leadership
    • Opportunity Cost of Automation
    • Organisational Culture
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Dave Coplin

Keynote Speaker, Author & AI Strategist  | The Rise of the Humans


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