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The Sixth Sense in the Battlefield
By David Dean on May 20, 2026
David Dean shares a new article on why leaders who trust AI too completely may struggle most, and the discipline AI can't replace.
Speaking This Week at GETS 2026
By David Dean on May 19, 2026
David Dean shares his upcoming GETS 2026 session at ASU on AI as a mirror for governance, power, and organizational behavioral reality.
Future Factory 100K Subscriber Special: AI as Revelation, Not Just Automation
By David Dean on May 13, 2026
David Dean joins Anthony Amunategui on the Future Factory Podcast 100,000-subscriber special to explore how AI reveals the hidden behavioral record inside organizations.
Coming Soon: Independent Book Review Editorial Review
By David Dean on May 12, 2026
A preview of the upcoming full editorial review of An Inbox Between Us from Erin Britton at Independent Book Review.
The blast radius
By David Dean on May 12, 2026
A new article on AI governance, accountability, and the human character risks that technology amplifies inside organizations.
A leaders life a year from now
By David Dean on May 1, 2026
A new article prompt for leaders to rethink why they hire people and what human contribution means before making the next AI-era decision.
Transform Now Podcast: Human Connections in a Digital World
By David Dean on May 1, 2026
David Dean joins the Transform Now Podcast by SS&C Blue Prism to discuss how AI reveals the hidden realities of organizational work and decision-making.
Podcast Feature: Most People Don’t... But You Do!
By David Dean on April 30, 2026
David Dean joins Bart Berkey to discuss key themes from An Inbox Between Us and what AI reveals about organizations, decisions, and human behavior.
Oregon Tech Talk: Less Than Two Weeks Away
By David Dean on April 23, 2026
An April 23 event update ahead of David Dean’s May 4 Oregon Tech talk on An Inbox Between Us, with event details and registration link.
The Observant Climb
By David Dean on April 22, 2026
A new article on recognition, visibility, and how AI is exposing the hidden rules that shape outcomes inside organizations.
Goodreads Giveaway: 50 Copies on the Way
By David Dean on April 15, 2026
A note of gratitude as 50 copies of An Inbox Between Us ship to Goodreads giveaway winners, and a reflection on why the message is resonating.
Tales of the Sales Crypt
By David Dean on April 14, 2026
A new article announcement exploring how AI reveals what was already present beneath the surface of everyday organizational behavior.
ProductCampPHX Showed Up and Showed Out
By David Dean on April 13, 2026
A recap of ProductCampPHX and David Dean’s AI and the Organizational Mirror session, with reflections on audience response and momentum around An Inbox Between Us.
Wharton Confirmed What I Already Knew About the AI Gap
By David Dean on April 10, 2026
A reflection on new Wharton/HBR findings showing leaders and managers are not living in the same AI reality, and why organizational behavior is the missing link.
ProductCamp PHX: AI and the Organizational Mirror
By David Dean on April 9, 2026
An April 9 announcement for ProductCamp PHX on how AI reveals how organizations actually operate beneath the surface, plus signed book giveaways during Q&A.
What You Don’t Know About AI Could Quietly Change Your Company
By David Dean on April 9, 2026
A new white paper announcement on AI drift, hidden influence in model evolution, and why executive teams need visibility before quiet changes become strategic risk.
Lived Experience and Consequence
By David Dean on April 8, 2026
A new article on why lived experience, consequence, and accountability remain central in high-stakes decisions as AI capabilities advance.
What Autonomous Coworkers Feel Like in Practice
By David Dean on April 3, 2026
A new article announcement exploring what autonomous coworkers look like through the lens of a business user and collaboration data.
AI Is Changing Everything Around You
By David Dean on April 2, 2026
A new article announcement for The AI Mirror on how AI is changing tools, roles, and the reality of work for everyday people.
An Inbox Between Us Is Now Available for Bulk Orders
By David Dean on February 13, 2026
A Feb 13, 2026 update announcing that An Inbox Between Us is now available for bulk orders through Porchlight Book Company.
GETS Conference Acceptance: AI as a Mirror
By David Dean on February 12, 2026
David Dean shares that his abstract was accepted for presentation at the GETS Conference at ASU on AI governance, power, and organizational behavior.
Speaking Announcement: Arizona AI & Emerging Technology
By David Dean on February 12, 2026
David Dean announces an April 16, 2026 talk at Arizona AI & Emerging Technology on what AI reveals when it enters the real flow of work.
Paperback Edition Now Available: A Book Early Readers Keep Within Reach
By David Dean on February 7, 2026
Early readers describe An Inbox Between Us as a grounded, practical reference for understanding how AI is changing real organizational work. Paperback edition now available.
New AI Book Release: An Inbox Between Us
By David Dean on January 28, 2026
A January 2026 release announcement on how An Inbox Between Us examines the ways AI reshapes judgment, responsibility, and coordination inside organizations.
How "An Inbox Between Us" Took Shape
By David Dean on January 25, 2026
A personal reflection on the journaling process that became An Inbox Between Us and why business AI realism matters for working people.