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52 questions for 2026
Each inspired by a glimpse of the future normal from the last 12 months.
Dec 22, 2025 • Henry Coutinho-Mason
ChatGPT's Deep Research and thinking about thinking with AI.
Why your human network will become the ultimate source of competitive advantage.
Feb 27, 2025 • Henry Coutinho-Mason
What business are you really in?
Some thoughts on agency, friction & transformation.
Jan 14 • Henry Coutinho-Mason
From 10,332 images to 1,788 LLM conversations
Finding the metrics that matter in 2026.
Jan 5 • Henry Coutinho-Mason
Raising the AI ambition level (at events, but also everywhere)
Field notes from doing things that weren't possible before.
Dec 11, 2025 • Henry Coutinho-Mason
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ChatGPT's Deep Research and thinking about thinking with AI.
Feb 27, 2025 • Henry Coutinho-Mason
The Future Normal: Aging Gracefully
Jan 19, 2024 • Henry Coutinho-Mason
How will AI and robots reshape the physical world?
Jan 12, 2024 • Henry Coutinho-Mason
An apology (of sorts)
May 31, 2025 • Henry Coutinho-Mason

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ChatGPT's Deep Research and thinking about thinking with AI.
Why your human network will become the ultimate source of competitive advantage.
Feb 27, 2025 • Henry Coutinho-Mason
DeepSeek, Boardy and AI's non-obvious human future.
⏩ Future Normal: Fast Forward #118
Feb 3, 2025 • Henry Coutinho-Mason
What's going on with AI? 🫧
Plus insights from launching a new AI event experience of my own.
Aug 14, 2024 • Henry Coutinho-Mason
The Future Normal of Work: "Less, But Better."
5 optimistic visions of how AI and robots could radically improve the world of work.
Mar 18, 2024 • Henry Coutinho-Mason
Designing a people-first AI strategy
An optimistic look beyond automation and copilots.
Nov 17, 2023 • Henry Coutinho-Mason
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