Tag Archives: systems thinking

The Work Speaks for Itself

This article explains why I am stepping back from writing about neurodiversity as a primary lens for my work. Not because the subject no longer matters, but because over time it has begun to obscure achievement rather than illuminate it. This is a reflection on explanation, authority, and the point at which context stops being helpful and starts getting in the way.

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Systems in Tension: Britain’s China Crisis Spy Farce and the Architecture of Denial

A forensic if mordant look at how the “Chinese spies in Parliament” case collapsed.  I don’t think it was lies, more a system that’s eating itself. Legal, political, and economic silos each told their own version of the truth until coherence disappeared into the vortex. Between Cummings’ claims, Martin’s rebuttals, the embassy standoff, and Kemi Badenoch’s attack on Starmer, it’s a living portrait of Britain’s institutions locked in tension. Prosperity versus protection; diplomacy versus denial. But it doesn’t mean the system is broken; it might be working exactly as intended. Get the money in at all costs?

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The Virtuous Triangle: Rethinking Risk at Scale

This article introduces the Virtuous Triangle as a strategic framework for understanding cyber risk through the combined lenses of vulnerability assessment, threat intelligence, and contextual risk analysis. It argues that meaningful risk assessment only emerges when these components are integrated and automated at scale. Drawing on decades of experience, the piece reflects on the limitations of standalone data and the necessity of systems thinking in cybersecurity.

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