Tim Lockie's Blog

Tim's Stray Thoughts

 

 

5 min read

Change saturation is the real burnout risk in your AI rollout

Here's what you'll learn: Why change becomes a burnout risk once the tech stops being the bottleneck What change saturation actually is, and how it differs from fatigue and burnout Does pacing mean slowing down? No, and here's what both extremes...

Read More

7 min read

Stop buying AI licenses: build an AI champions cohort instead

Here's what you'll learn: Why buying more AI licenses feels like progress but rarely changes behavior The illusion of progress: why licensing doesn't...

Read More
Rhythms Not Software blog image of classical emtronome

7 min read

Buy outcomes, not software! How a nonprofit flipped a crisis into proof of culture

What happens when a vendor relationship is built on rhythms, trust, and behavior—not features and billable hours When Furniture Bank's payment...

Read More

4 min read

Humans Are The Loop

How to use AI to develop self-awareness, emotional navigation, and (hopefully) be a better human I use AI to write emails faster and summarize...

Read More

3 min read

The Intent Test: Are You Using AI to Improve, or to Win?

The intent test is simple: before you use AI on a conflict, ask yourself whether you're trying to respond or trying to win. That single question...

Read More
Large serif font that says

8 min read

How Dana Snyder Built A $100k App In 5 Months

Dana Snyder had never committed a Git in her life when we started working together in September 2025. Tomorrow she is shipping a full-stack app that...

Read More
A stylized illustration of a woman smiling at a computer monitor showing a progress bar that reads 'Goals Achieved: 75%' alongside a friendly orange octopus mascot.

7 min read

Success With A Side Of Software

The sector doesn't need better fundraising software. It needs more successful fundraisers. AI will create both. And an early example is Practivated.

Read More

5 min read

More Than A Score: Why AI Cred Matters

How self-assessment, context, and brutal honesty unlock real AI fluency You finish the AI Cred assessment and the score appears. Maybe it's lower...

Read More
A sign that says AI Fluency February

7 min read

Why AI fluency—not literacy—is the real unlock

A thousand people took the AI Cred fluency test; the average score was ~3 out of 10. The average score for AI Cred is about 3/10. Before you dismiss...

Read More