Archive - Smuckwell Industries

Secretaries Are a Prototype for Systems of Action

My friend Horace offered “There is a belief, not widely known, that the best legaltech ever created was secretaries.” I agree.

Feb 2 • Jason Barnwell

Your Decision Factory’s Hidden Bottleneck

Invest in systems of action to balance Human + AI knowledge work production and consumption functions

Feb 1 • Jason Barnwell

January 2026

The Job Deal: Choose your own adventure

Core tradeoffs of job characteristics that help us design careers.

Jan 31 • Jason Barnwell

Cleaving Factors

The powerful elegance that explains why I ❤️ 2 x 2 plots

Jan 3 • Jason Barnwell

October 2025

Hunters and Farmers Pursue Value Differently

Exploring leadership archetypes for systematic and adaptive exploration and optimization

Oct 5, 2025 • Jason Barnwell

Quick Look: Hunters and Farmers Pursue Value Differently

This is an abbreviated version of “Hunters and Farmers Pursue Value Differently”.

Oct 5, 2025 • Jason Barnwell

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