Tools My Tools Can Use
A small project for a non-profit client revealed why I'm choosing different tools now. I no longer want tools that expect me to use them. I want tools that my tools can use. The future isn't no-code, it's AI-orchestrated code.
Saadiq Rodgers-King
Am I a software engineer again?
I'm building software again, but the labels don't fit. Between tactical automation, strategic consulting, weekend GPT-5 binges, and creating tools only I'll use, I'm navigating what it means to build when AI changes everything.
Accidentally Discovered GitHub Can Run My Code (For Free)
I accidentally discovered GitHub will run my Python scripts for free, forever, on schedule. Two hours and one rabbit hole later, I'd automated something I'd been doing manually for months. This is why I can't leave well enough alone and why I love this moment in tech.
Building Your Personal Data Pipeline: Taking Control of Your AI Context
Companies leverage proprietary data for AI advantage. As individuals, we should too. I'm building my own personal data pipeline to make all my scattered context (notes, conversations, insights) searchable and mine. Here's why you should consider doing the same.
How to Build AI Automations That Others Can Actually Use
AI can generate any script, but handing it off to non-technical users is still a nightmare. I found a way to use AI to build visual workflows that others can actually run and modify. Here's my breakthrough with n8n and Cursor.
How to Move Your Team from AI Fear to AI Fluency
An 8-step framework to transform your team from AI-anxious to AI-fluent. This "Crawl, Walk, Run" approach addresses both technology and culture, turning individual AI wins into organizational competitive advantage.
How AI Changes What's Possible, Not Just What's Faster
AI isn't just making existing processes faster—it's enabling organizations to adopt capabilities they could never afford before. This creates leapfrog advantages for players previously locked out by resource constraints.
Confessions of an AI Creator: Beyond Commas and Semicolons
A practical guide to maintaining creative control while leveraging AI's capabilities.
Permission and Purpose: AI Adoption Is Cultural Change, Not Just Technical Integration
AI adoption isn’t about tools. It’s about culture. The orgs that win are the ones where leadership models the behavior, systems support learning, and teams have permission to experiment and purpose to point the way. Move early. Move with care.
When Anything Is Possible: The Unexpected Consequences of AI-Driven Abundance
AI has removed the friction from creation, making it easier than ever to build and write. But that abundance brings a new challenge: intentionality. When anything is possible, we’re forced to ask not just can we create—but what’s actually worth creating?