--- title: Lean Tech & AI Journal | Nigel Thurlow description: Nigel Thurlow is an expert in organizational design, author, and renowned speaker who serves as a consultant to industry in business agility. --- [![LEI LeanTech Logo](https://tech.lean.org/hubfs/raw_assets/public/tech-lean-org/images/lean_AI_logo_wht.png) LeanTech](https://tech.lean.org/) [Lean Practice](https://tech.lean.org/lean-practice) [Lean AI smart\_toy](https://tech.lean.org/lean-ai) [Journal](https://tech.lean.org/journal) [lean.org arrow\_outward](https://lean.org) [Start a Conversation](https://tech.lean.org/book) menu [Lean Practice](https://tech.lean.org/lean-practice) [Lean AI](https://tech.lean.org/lean-ai) [Journal](https://tech.lean.org/journal) [lean.org](https://lean.org) [Start a Conversation](https://tech.lean.org/book) ![Background](https://tech.lean.org/hubfs/raw_assets/public/tech-lean-org/images/backgrounds/bg2.png) # Lean Tech & AI Journal Weekly insights on lean thinking applied to technology transformation. Practical guidance from practitioners who've been there. No hype. mail ### Get Weekly Insights Join 30,000+ practitioners receiving weekly insights. No spam. ## [![](https://tech.lean.org/hubfs/Lean-tech-ai-journal-From%20Fiction%20to%20Navigation-1-LinkedIn.png) Editor's Pick Apr 1, 2026, 4:59:59 AM From Fiction to Navigation: Using Cynefin to Choose the Right Improvement Method](https://tech.lean.org/journal/from-fiction-to-navigation-using-cynefin-to-choose-the-right-improvement-method) [In a recent *Lean Tech & AI Journal*](https://tech.lean.org/journal/from-fiction-to-navigation-using-cynefin-to-choose-the-right-improvement-method)[article](https://tech.lean.org/journal/when-future-state-becomes-fiction-lean-complexity-and-the-vector-theory-of-change-1), I suggested that future-state thinking can quietly become fiction when applied in complex adaptive systems. Read Article arrow\_forward ### [![shadows walking in a purple hallway with code displayed on walls](https://tech.lean.org/hubfs/Lean-AI-Tech-When-Future-State-Becomes-Fiction-Lean-Complexity-and-the-Vector-Theory-of-Change-1-linkedin.png) When “Future State” Becomes Fiction: Lean, Complexity, and the Vector Theory of Change  Mar 4, 2026, 9:32:58 AM](https://tech.lean.org/journal/when-future-state-becomes-fiction-lean-complexity-and-the-vector-theory-of-change-1) ## Browse the Archive search search Search [![](https://tech.lean.org/hubfs/Lean-tech-ai-journal-From%20Fiction%20to%20Navigation-1-LinkedIn.png) article Article](https://tech.lean.org/journal/from-fiction-to-navigation-using-cynefin-to-choose-the-right-improvement-method) ### [Apr 1, 2026, 4:59:59 AM From Fiction to Navigation: Using Cynefin to Choose the Right Improvement Method](https://tech.lean.org/journal/from-fiction-to-navigation-using-cynefin-to-choose-the-right-improvement-method) [In a recent *Lean Tech & AI Journal*](https://tech.lean.org/journal/from-fiction-to-navigation-using-cynefin-to-choose-the-right-improvement-method)[article](https://tech.lean.org/journal/when-future-state-becomes-fiction-lean-complexity-and-the-vector-theory-of-change-1), I suggested that future-state thinking can quietly become fiction when applied in complex adaptive systems. 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