SCTY / Lab
01 / Field notes

Notes from the work.

What changes when creative knowledge becomes usable by people and agents.

01

The Agency Problem AI Exposes

AI will not transform organizations by adding copilots to broken work. It changes what organizations can remember, delegate, govern, and improve, but only when the work is represented clearly enough for humans and agents to share it.

May 2026
02

Workflows Are Where AI Goes to Die

The safest-looking AI strategy is also the one most likely to fail: mapping old processes, inserting copilots, and calling the result AI-native. Real AI-native work starts when the workflow stops being the unit of design.

May 2026
03

Your Next Customer Isn't Human

45% of shoppers already use AI in their buying journey. Google, OpenAI, and Stripe are building the rails for machines to buy things. This changes what a product surface is, what a brand relationship means, and who you're actually designing for.

Mar 2026