Stories of Resilience
The Price of Believing: AI Startup Investment Judgment
by: Jason A SaffordPublished on: 18/10/2026What makes an AI startup worth investing in? Explore venture capital, founder judgment, customer value, and why breakthrough technology may not deliver returns.
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The Future Has a Body: AI, Capacity and the Limits of Growth
by: Jason A SaffordPublished on: 26/09/2026AI can imagine the future in seconds. Energy, infrastructure, organizations and people cannot move as fast. What happens when possibility outruns capacity?
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The Adaptive Horizon: Leadership, AI, and the Human Capacity to Adapt
by: Jason A SaffordPublished on: 06/09/2026A powerful story about AI, job loss, human judgment, coaching, and the capacity leaders need to adapt without losing themselves or their people.
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You Can’t Go Back: The Strength to Carry What Comes Next
by: Jason A SaffordPublished on: 26/07/2026Diane believed she needed to lose thirty pounds before her wedding. What she discovered was deeper: she needed the strength, structure, and self-trust to carry the life she had created.
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