Tim Lockie's Blog

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Diagnose why the last tool failed before you buy the next one

Tim Lockie: Jul 29, 2026, 7:47:40 AM

Before you migrate to a new tool, find out whether the last one failed as a system or as a culture. If you skip that step, the new tool inherits the...

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Change saturation is the real burnout risk in your AI rollout

Tim Lockie: Jul 20, 2026, 2:39:29 PM

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...

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Stop buying AI licenses: build an AI champions cohort instead

Tim Lockie: Jun 8, 2026, 9:33:56 AM

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...

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

Tim Lockie: May 28, 2026, 11:50:08 AM

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

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Humans Are The Loop

Tim Lockie: May 18, 2026, 2:40:39 PM

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...

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Stop calling it 'AI adoption'—it's culture capacity

Tim Lockie: Apr 29, 2026, 7:20:23 AM

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Success With A Side Of Software

Tim Lockie: Feb 22, 2026, 10:22:00 PM

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

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Thinking about the box: how cognitive diversity shapes AI adoption

Tim Lockie: Jan 30, 2026, 12:00:00 AM

Why collaboration, not conformity, drives the human side of AI transformation Every time I try to explain something that feels obvious in my head,...

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If you're human, you're a lazy prompter! (It's a feature not a bug)

Tim Lockie: Jan 23, 2026, 11:59:59 AM

Accepting your laziness is the secret of better AI outputs Every January, someone somewhere resolves to "get better at prompting AI." By February,...

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Where Will AI Be In 3 Years?

Tim Lockie: Jan 15, 2026, 1:01:11 PM

Nobody asked me where AI would be in three years. Here's my answer. Three years ago, I was on a boring college campus tour with my son. I pulled out...