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Last week, I told you about the two-minute literature synthesis. The magic trick. The thing that made a month of research feel like a Tuesday afternoon. And I meant every word of it. AI's synthesis superpower is real, and if you're not using it yet, you're leaving research hours on the table. But this week, I need to tell you about the other side of that story. Because here is what I have seen happen, and what I will not let happen to you: Someone discovers AI's synthesis mag

There is a concept in organizational science called tacit knowledge. It is the knowledge that lives in the people inside an organization. It lives in their habits, their judgment, their ways of seeing and deciding and responding. It is the knowledge that cannot be fully written down; the knowledge that is transferred through experience rather than documentation. Your organization is full of it. It is in the way your case managers know which clients need a check-in call befor

Let me tell you what an AI-generated proposal looks like. It looks great. The headers are in the right places. The structure mirrors the solicitation. The language is professional. The logic model terminology is correct. The sections flow. If you read it quickly, it feels like a real proposal. And that is exactly the problem. Because a funder's program officer does not read proposals quickly. They read them slowly, critically, and with over 17 years of experience reading prop