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AI Paralysis

Everything That Happens in the Van Stays in the Van

Jul 11, 2026

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6 min read

Everything That Happens in the Van Stays in the Van

Until someone drives it to the office. Today, Monday, or whenever the folder surfaces from behind the seat.

Steve Pritchard

Blueprint

Jul 11, 2026

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8 min read

Is That a 50-Gallon or a 30-Gallon?

Lisa texts Mike. Mike replies 2 hours later. The invoice waits. This happens 12 times a day across 14 plumbers.

AdAI Ed. Team

AI Paralysis

Jul 4, 2026

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6 min read

Renewal Revenue Leaks Slowly

No dramatic loss. Just 16% of the book quietly not renewing while five people intended to call and didn't quite get to it.

Steve Pritchard

Blueprint

Jul 4, 2026

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8 min read

The List Under the Keyboard

150 renewals a month. Printed. Distributed. Forgotten. The lapsed ones show up 30 days later in the commission report.

AdAI Ed. Team

AI Paralysis

Jun 27, 2026

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6 min read

45 Designs. One Pattern.

Every working agent we've designed shares five characteristics. Every failed implementation we've studied was missing at least one.

Steve Pritchard

Blueprint

She Calls 47 Patients Every Monday. Reaches 19.

Jun 27, 2026

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7 min read

She Calls 47 Patients Every Monday. Reaches 19.

The others go back in the pile. Next Monday, the list is longer. It's always longer.

AdAI Ed. Team

Scaling

Jun 19, 2026

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6 min read

Eighteen Months of "We Should Use AI"

The board agreed in January. The committee was formed in March. The vendor shortlist was compiled in June. Nothing has been built. It's November.

Steve Pritchard

Blueprint

94 Years of Experience. Zero Documentation.

Jun 19, 2026

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9 min read

94 Years of Experience. Zero Documentation.

Three founding partners. Two senior engineers. Five retirements within five years. A Birmingham consultancy's most valuable asset walks out the door at 5pm every day.

AdAI Ed. Team

Scaling

AI Is Brilliant at Reading. Terrible at Caring.

Jun 13, 2026

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6 min read

AI Is Brilliant at Reading. Terrible at Caring.

Knowing which one your task needs is the difference between a useful agent and an expensive disappointment.

Steve Pritchard