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All organized systems are entropically constrained and systemically bounded. This field guide explores how Information Physics emerged from recognizing these universal conditions, how consciousness evolved to navigate them using time and information, and provides the complete framework from theory t...
All organized systems are entropically constrained and systemically bounded. This abstract presents Information Physics—a complete theoretical framework for how consciousness navigates these universal conditions using time and information, including mathematical foundations and cross-domain applicat...
All organized systems are entropically constrained and systemically bounded. Explore how consciousness evolved to navigate these universal conditions using time and information as tools, and discover the mathematics that may describe how embedded agents work against entropy.
All organized systems are entropically constrained and systemically bounded. Within these universal conditions, transformation occurs through exactly three operations: MOVE, JOIN, SEPARATE. Explore why these may be the only operations available to conscious agents navigating bounded reality.
All organized systems are entropically constrained and systemically bounded. Entropic Mathematics provides the mathematical framework for how consciousness navigates these conditions. The SEC formula captures how position determines possibility when agents use time and information to work against en...
All organized systems are entropically constrained and systemically bounded. This document provides the thermodynamic calculations proving these constraints are real, measurable, and position-dependent. Discover how consciousness navigating entropy requires actual joules that compound with position.
All organized systems are entropically constrained and systemically bounded. Conscious Chaos explores how agents use time—one of the few elements potentially transcending these constraints—to navigate dynamically. A synthesis of entropy and chaos mathematics for temporal navigation.
All organized systems are entropically constrained and systemically bounded. This document explores how this principle appears across all sciences—from quantum mechanics to complexity science, from Landauer's principle to Krakauer's teleonomic matter—revealing universal patterns across scales.
All organized systems are entropically constrained and systemically bounded. Throughout history, from Sun Tzu to Napoleon, strategists intuitively navigated these conditions using time and information. Discover how civilizations converge on identical solutions when facing universal constraints.
All organized systems are entropically constrained and systemically bounded. Wolf packs demonstrate these conditions perfectly: position in the hierarchy determines thermodynamic costs of survival. Watch how nature enforces the same mathematical laws that govern human organizations.
All organized systems are entropically constrained and systemically bounded. Silicon Valley faces the same constraints as Renaissance Florence but with 12x worse outcomes. Mathematical analysis reveals how accumulated entropy (E=0.54) makes innovation thermodynamically harder despite superior techno...
All organized systems are entropically constrained and systemically bounded. The gig economy weaponizes these conditions: platforms profit by maximizing worker entropy while denying navigation tools (time compression, information opacity). Mathematical proof that structural position, not effort, det...
All organized systems are entropically constrained and systemically bounded. Mass extinctions demonstrate these conditions at planetary scale: when boundaries shift rapidly while entropy spikes, only species with navigation flexibility survive. The fossil record proves specialization is an entropic ...
All organized systems are entropically constrained and systemically bounded. Crowd dynamics show what happens when thousands of agents hit both conditions simultaneously—navigation tools overwhelmed, entropy cascading toward violence. Mathematical analysis of collective breakdown from sports games t...
All organized systems are entropically constrained and systemically bounded. Games are perfect laboratories for these conditions—bounded worlds where agents navigate entropy using time and information. Learn how physics-based constraints create emergent complexity in both games and reality.
Discover the Friction Economy—a hidden force reshaping B2B SaaS. Learn how unnoticed user frustrations drive market disruption and why your retention metrics might be masking critical vulnerabilities.
Learn how user frustration drives B2B SaaS disruption through Jobs to be Done, Frustration Coalitions, and Blue Ocean Strategy—and why AI makes every incumbent vulnerable.
Learn how frustrated users organize into coalitions that drive mass B2B SaaS churn. Discover early warning signs and prevention strategies before customers leave.
Why stable usage with declining NPS is the most dangerous pattern in B2B SaaS. How trapped users become exodus events when PLG competitors offer escape routes.
An observational framework for predicting and preventing mass B2B SaaS customer defection. Learn how frustrated users organize into coalitions that drive switching decisions, why stable usage with declining NPS signals maximum risk, and how PLG accelerates coalition formation from months to weeks.
A quantifiable metric that measures trapped user frustration in B2B SaaS. When NPS drops but churn stays flat, Sii = ((100-NPS)/Churn) reveals the accumulating pressure that predicts competitive displacement before revenue impact.
While prompts and tools get attention, the biggest opportunity in AI development lies in designing information architecture that optimizes for AI cognition. LLM Experience is the discipline that changes AI systems from functional to exceptional.
As AI capabilities become commoditized, the quality of your context architecture determines success. Understanding how leaky prompts create context pollution is essential for building AI systems that maintain focus and deliver consistent value.
Context Pollution is a diagnostic signal that measures the growing semantic divergence between what the user intended and what the AI is now doing.
In the dynamic world of Developer Relations, we often find ourselves at the intersection of multiple disciplines, requiring input and expertise from various teams across the organization. However, the reality is that these cross-functional teams may not always have the bandwidth to provide timely su...
As AI becomes increasingly powerful and pervasive, a crucial question emerges: Who will control this technology and reap its benefits? The answer to this question will have significant implications for innovation, economic opportunity, and the future of work. That's why democratizing AI - making it ...
Explore eight innovative patterns for capturing specialized knowledge through guided, interactive interviews. These approaches use dynamic questioning and real-time analysis with AI to uncover deep insights, challenge assumptions, and map complex expertise across various fields. Discover how these m...
As developer advocates, avoid becoming extensions of other teams by closely learning metrics: the different types you'll encounter and when to use them, which are trusted and untrusted, and how to build them effectively to support your team's goals.
Over the last three months, we've been developing a framework at Apollo called DX Audits to help us identify, document, report, and address product friction. It was getting difficult to scale this part of developer advocacy so we came up with a framework and this post covers our experience with it a...
Have you ever felt overwhelmed by the idea of having to create that next blog post or YouTube video? Do you find yourself unable to finish things because you're not quite sure when to call it done? Are you adjusting your outlines or talking points on the fly? Learn how to create content more effecti...
Getting buy-in as a developer advocate is a unique challenge. We usually are not the owners or even direct contributors to what we're trying to change. Instead, we represent this bizarre ephemeral thing called a "community." In this post, I'll cover what buy-in is, how it applies to developer advoca...
Whether we're trying to get buy-in internally or working on collaborations externally, we're generally in the business of asking. Learn how to get better results from your requests by rethinking the nature of relationships and following the three Rs of asking for things: Recognition, Request, and Re...