A change effort is not just an announcement, but a threshold people must be able to cross. Most change efforts begin with an announcement. A new policy. A revised workflow. A technology rollout. An invitation to participate in a professional learning program. The message is drafted, reviewed, scheduled, and sent. But what if the most important design work happens before anyone writes the announcement? I built the Threshold Check as a practitioner after watching people hesitate at doors that...

The question many educators have been asking is deceptively simple: Did this student use AI to complete the assignment? In August 2026, that question is becoming less useful: not because academic integrity no longer matters, but because AI detectors cannot provide the certainty that high-stakes decisions require. A recent Inside Higher Ed report describes a growing number of institutions prohibiting or discouraging reliance on AI detectors. The reasons include false positives, bias against...

AI adoption is no longer something only large companies need to think about. Small businesses are already using AI for marketing, customer service, bookkeeping, scheduling, content creation, and administrative work. The question in 2026 is less whether small businesses will use AI and more how reliably they can use it. That distinction matters. The latest Intuit AI Impact Report reports that AI use among small and midsize businesses has become widespread, with roughly seven in ten businesses...