Orchestrate all the Things

What if the chaos around us isn't collapse, but transformation?

Michel Bauwens has spent decades mapping the edges of change. From peer-to-peer networks to the commons, from medieval guilds to distributed autonomous organizations, he's been tracking something most people miss: the seeds of a new civilization, already growing underneath the noise.

In this conversation, we explore how the internet didn't just connect computers - it created an entirely new plane of human organization. One where people coordinate across the planet without hierarchies, intermediaries, or anyone giving orders.

They call it cosmolocalism. What is heavy stays local. What can be shared, travels everywhere.

But this isn't just theory. It's a lens. A way of reading history that tells you exactly where you are, and what's worth building right now.

Are you post-seasonal, clinging to a logic whose time has passed? Seasonal, playing the current moment well? Or pre-seasonal, working on the seeds that will matter when the time is ripe?

The caterpillar, Michel reminds us, already carries the DNA of the butterfly.

This is Connected Thinking. Join us.

Article published on Orchestrate all the Things: https://linkeddataorchestration.com/2026/02/25/connected-thinking-on-history-technology-and-the-art-of-seeing-whats-coming/

Software engineering is being transformed by AI faster than any other domain. Unpacking how this transformation is playing out may offer a glimpse into the future

Greg Foster's journey into software engineering began in an unlikely place: a Nevada high school where he couldn't land a job at Starbucks. Instead of serving coffee, he taught himself software development.

Foster developed what he calls "a lifelong obsession with the craft of software engineering". That obsession evolved from building apps to building for other builders.

From Airbnb cofounding Graphite, where he now serves as CTO running what he calls "a dev tools team for the entire industry". Foster is now building the future of software development with Cursor.

Foster doesn't just have a front seat to watch how AI is changing software engineering - he gets to shape the change. We caught up and talked about the past, present and future of software engineering.

The takeaway? There is a world of difference between vibes and solid foundations for software engineering at scale.

Article published on Orchestrate all the Things: https://linkeddataorchestration.com/2026/01/29/foundations-or-vibes-lessons-learned-from-using-ai-in-software-engineering/

What does it mean to be pragmatic about AI adoption, while staying true to the values and mission driving people and organizations?

When Elisa Lindinger decided to talk about AI, her intention was to say what she had to say once, and then move on with her life without having anyone ask about AI ever again. The plan backfired heavily, but somehow, that turned into a good thing.

Lindinger is the Co-founder of SUPERRR, an independent non-profit organization. SUPERRR was created to serve the thesis is that digital policy is social policy, and it needs bold visions and feminist values.

Like most other individuals and organizations today, Lindinger's inbox has been flooded with new invitations every day. Invitations to discuss AI, to facilitate workshops on feminist AI, or the inevitable coaching offer to finally learn how to prompt properly.

This made Lindinger feel that other topics that are just as crucial are disappearing from the conversation. "AI and Unlikelihood" was an attempt to situate how the people at SUPERRR view the phenomenon of AI, and why they believe it’s essential to return our attention to other topics as well.

What happened instead was that SUPERRR's post got viral on LinkedIn, reigniting the topic of AI and stealing the limelight. An algorithmic glitch? Perhaps. But SUPERRR's stance of rejecting the narrative of blind adoption of generative AI resonated with many people.

We met with Lindinger to explore the nuance behind what some might superficially call a Luddite approach, and to talk about setting priorities right, imagining futures people want to live in, and how to go From AI literacy to futures literacy.

With cracks in the AI narrative beginning to show, the backdrop could not be more timely.

Article published on Orchestrate all the Things: https://linkeddataorchestration.com/2025/10/02/pragmatic-ai-adoption-from-futurism-to-futuring/

Whether we like it or not, and despite tales of its powers being greatly exaggerated, the AI genie is out of the box. What does that mean, and what can we do about it?

In another twist of abysmal AI politics, OpenAI CEO Sam Altman just admitted that we are in an AI bubble, and AGI is losing relevance. You may find this baffling or hilarious, or you may be wondering where does that leave the AI influencer types.

But despite the absurdity, AI and the associated narrative have gotten way too important to dismiss. Connecting the dots to make sense of it all calls for long-standing experience in AI, engineering, business and beyond.

In other words, for people like Georg Zoeller: a seasoned software and business engineer experienced in frontier technology in the gaming industry and Facebook.

Zoeller has been using AI in his work dating back to the 2010’s, to the point where AI is now at the core of what he does. Zoeller is the VP of Technology of NOVI Health, a Singapore-based healthcare startup, as well as the Co-Founder of the Centre for AI Leadership and the AI Literacy & Transformation Institute.

In a wide-ranging conversation with Zoeller, we addressed everything from AI first principles to its fatal flaws and its place in capitalism.

Today, we discuss regulatory capture, copyright, the limits of the attention economy, the new AI religion, the builder's conundrum, how the AI-powered transformation of software engineering is a glimpse into the future of work, AI literacy and how to navigate the brave new world.

First part of the conversation: https://pod.co/orchestrate-all-the-things-podcast-connecting-the-dots-with-george-anadiotis/poking-holes-in-the-ai-narrative-market-signalling-and-outsourcing-featuring-georg-zoeller-centre-for-ai-leadership-co-founder

Article published on Orchestrate all the Things: https://linkeddataorchestration.com/2025/08/19/breaking-the-ai-bubble-big-tech-plus-ai-equals-economy-takeover/

Can AI work reliably at scale? Will everything be outsourced to AI? Will AI replace CEOs? Why is everyone riding the AI bandwagon, and where is it headed?

These are the type of questions you would ask someone with long-standing experience in AI, engineering, business and beyond.

Georg Zoeller is that someone: a seasoned software and business engineer experienced in frontier technology in the gaming industry and Facebook.

Zoeller has been using AI in his work dating back to the 2010's, to the point where AI is now at the core of what he does.

Zoeller is the VP of Technology of NOVI Health, a Singapore-based healthcare startup, as well as the Co-Founder of the Centre for AI Leadership and the AI Literacy & Transformation Institute.

Zoeller has lots of insights to share on AI. And yet, the reason we got to meet and have an extensive, deep and fun conversation was a joke gone wild.

Story published on Orchestrate all the Things: https://linkeddataorchestration.com/2025/07/16/poking-holes-in-the-ai-narrative-market-signalling-and-outsourcing-replace-ceos/