Act I
Thesis
Start with one claim the room can challenge, sharpen, or use.
Bring the question into the room.
I am interested in conversations about AI abundance, human agency, learning, gamification, and the search for meaning after compulsory work becomes less central.
Speaking credentials
Act II
Territories
Move through work, understanding, and participation as live questions.
Act III
Room formats
Choose the shape based on how much participation the audience can hold.
Intermission
Make the system visible enough to question.
Before narrowing the conversation into topics, put the system on the wall, the choices on the table, and human judgment back in the room.
Act II
Proposed conversation territories
These are stage-bill rows, not packaged promises. Each one is meant to be narrowed to the room.
Scene 01
Meaning after work
If compulsory work becomes less central, what do people practice, build, and belong to?
For founders, educators, operators, and community builders thinking about agency after AI-driven abundance.
Scene 02
AI without losing understanding
How do we use AI to move faster without outsourcing the judgment that lets us know what good means?
For product teams, technical leaders, and learning communities adopting AI tools with care.
Scene 03
Gamification beyond retention
What changes when game mechanics are used to deepen participation instead of merely extend screen time?
For builders designing education, community, wellness, or product systems where motivation matters.
Act III
Possible formats
A premium room can still be candid. The point is to keep the live question visible while the format changes.
Keynote
A prepared talk around one question, with enough structure for a room and enough friction to avoid a generic AI keynote.
Podcast or interview
A conversational format for unpacking the essay, current work, and where the argument is still unresolved.
Workshop
A working session for a team or community that wants to apply these ideas to a product, learning system, or participation problem.
Roundtable or private discussion
A smaller room for founders, educators, or operators who want a candid conversation around a shared strategic question.
Hackathon
A facilitated build sprint where participants turn one thesis into prototypes, experiments, or participation mechanics that can be inspected after the session.
Argument over hype
I want the room to leave with sharper questions, not a motivational fog. The useful part is the argument we can inspect together.
Inspectable examples
I prefer concrete essays, product patterns, workflows, and games over abstract future talk.
Disagreement and uncertainty
The interesting parts are usually where the confident story breaks. I am comfortable naming what I do not know.
Audience participation
I like formats where people can test the premise, bring objections, and make the conversation less passive.
If this question belongs in your room, write to me.
Send the audience, format, date range, and the question you want to test. I will answer from the actual fit, not from a blanket speaker pitch.
Revisit the essay behind this page