FountainBlue
Linda HolroydLeadership, innovation, and the human side of AI. FountainBlue helps executives, founders, and teams build Hope Economy operating systems—moving from uncertainty to clear goals, versatile pathways, and resilient execution.
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AI Has the Edge, But There’s No Substitute for Being Human
There’s a quiet, very human moment I keep seeing in rooms full of smart, accomplished leaders.
Someone glances at yet another AI slide—another promise of 10x productivity, another chart about disruption—and you can almost hear the unspoken...
Leveraging AI to better see, steer, and anticipate
Humans in the loop is about using AI so you can see more, decide better, and manage people, technologies, and processes with more clarity and care, not less.
Why humans in the loop matters
Many organizations now report using AI in m...
Beyond the WHY into the WHAT, HOW, and WHO
Have you ever felt like you were watching a play where you’re both the leading actor and the supporting cast? That’s what it feels like to me sometimes as the pace of change keeps escalating and the most outrageous things keep happening.
S...
FountainBlue's May 2026 Newsletter
Two realities are reverberating with leaders I’m connecting with: AI is moving deeper into the everyday fabric of work, and many of the people doing that work are carrying more responsibility, more experience, and more fatigue than our syst...
Chapter 6: The Unfiltered Feed
Chapter 6: The Unfiltered Feed (2005-2010)
The System, Unmasked (The Times)
The years 2005 through 2010 were defined by a sharp duality. The exhilarating technological expansion of Web 2.0 occurred simultaneously with the existential betr...
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