Archive - OD Behind the Curtain

AI Won’t Reward Your Major. It Rewards Irreplaceability.

What a 50-year-old ballet dancer reveals about talent in the age of AI.

1 hr ago • Hector Sun

What OpenClaw Actually Can and Can’t Replace

Sun’s Decision Authority Matrix — OD Behind the Curtain

Mar 9 • Hector Sun

Killing the Top Node Doesn’t Kill the System

What a wartime succession crisis reveals about organizational resilience and decision rights

Mar 8 • Hector Sun

AI Runs Entire Kill Chains in War. In Business, It Can't Even Run A Supply Chain.

Sun’s Decision Authority Matrix

Mar 3 • Hector Sun

February 2026

Who's Playing Chess, and Who's a Piece? The Power Game of AI Governance

How the New Delhi AI Impact Summit Exposed the Global Fight for AI Influence

Feb 21 • Hector Sun

Why Is Crypto the First to Embrace AI? Because It's Not Their Money

Notes from Consensus Hong Kong 2026, by an Organization Design Expert

Feb 17 • Hector Sun

The Shortest Distance Between Two Points Is a Straight Line

Singapore, Hong Kong, and the Slow Death of Regional Headquarters

Feb 9 • Hector Sun

Nobody’s Driving. Nobody’s Accountable.

What an OD person sees from the backseat of a robotaxi

Feb 1 • Hector Sun

January 2026

The AI Mole: A Business Threat No One Is Talking About

What if the threat isn't a hacker breaking in, but the software you just bought?

Jan 30 • Hector Sun

The Downsizing Paradox: Why Cutting 35% of Your Workforce Means You No Longer Need a Consultant

Why 35% is the ceiling for hiring operational consultants during downsizing. Beyond that threshold, complexity collapses and survival instinct takes…

Jan 26 • Hector Sun

AI Autonomy? I Don’t Buy It

AI Autonomy is not a technology problem. It's an organization design problem. Here's why nobody is asking the right question.

Jan 21 • Hector Sun

Why Are Junior Employees Always First to Go?

I’ve spent 17 years in org transformation.

Jan 16 • Hector Sun

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