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Season 7—Spring 2026 · 13 episodes · Through-line: the human architecture of institutional change

Boring AI
is Good AI

Gordon

Why AI Scaffolding
Matters More than Use Cases

Decentralized
AI is the Future

Canonical
Knowledge is Key

What AI as
Cheap Prediction Means

Cheap Prediction,
Expensive Change

Folk Law &
Fax Machines

Inside The
Infinity Machine

Crisis Is
Your Opening

The Confabulation
Machine

No Strategy
Without Vision

When Agents Have
Wallets, Trust Is Currency

Nuclear Fusion,
No Power Lines

The Checklist Your
Deck Is Missing

Knowing Before
Doing

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Contributing Author

Scott McDonald

Modus Associates

Scott McDonald is co-founder and managing director of Modus Associates, a digital innovation and design consultancy based in New York City. A frequent industry speaker and writer, he has advised global brands including Morgan Stanley & Co., Sony, Citibank and SIRIUS Satellite Radio, among others.

Contributions to UXM

4 pieces

1

Class of 2013

Simplicity: The next design battleground

2013-04-02◆ Class of 2013

2

Class of 2012

The Six Greatest Breakthroughs in UX History

2012-09-05◆ Class of 2012

3

Class of 2011

Five Popular Web Strategies That Don't Work

2011-07-26◆ Class of 2011

4

Class of 2011

Are You Mobile Enough?

2011-02-25◆ Class of 2011