For more than 25 years I've been learning how systems behave, from machines to teams to teams working with AI.
I'm Ahmed Avais, an engineering leader who spent a decade coaching engineering and product leaders, sometimes across more than 200 teams at once. I help engineering leaders build healthy teams, make change stick and lead well in complex systems, including the shift to AI happening now. More about me.
- machinesnetworks, infrastructure
- teamsXP, coaching, HSD
- teams + AIspecs, harness, safety net
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Retire, sustain or grow
A federal agency had to decide the future of more than 40 financial-education products. My team went past the brief, pairing AI similarity scoring across 70 sites with real usage data, so every recommendation came with evidence.
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What shape is your team in?
Human Systems Dynamics' CDE model explains why a team's problems keep coming back, and three questions in a free tool show which of seven shapes your team is in.
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