Writing · Steve Bolton

Ideas from Think With Me.

Seven articles on AI, human judgement and the work in front of you.

Begin with an overview of the book or Steve’s personal story, then explore the ideas and practical choices that grew from it.

01 · 3 minute read

Think With Me

A synopsis of the book

The personal experience and practical ideas behind Steve Bolton’s book: choosing where AI belongs, while keeping human judgement active.

02 · 3 minute read

The experience that changed how Steve worked with AI

An abridged account of The Perfect Storm: family responsibilities, business pressures and the conversation that helped Steve examine what came next.

03 · 3 minute read

Choose the role that the work requires

Human, Tools, Agents, Partners and Networks: five choices illustrated through an ordinary business week.

04 · 3 minute read

Understanding the technology and the human response to it

Why an AI conversation can feel personal, and why that experience still calls for clear judgement about what the system is and does.

05 · 3 minute read

The distance between an impressive answer and a sound decision

Drawing on Human Judgement and The Mirror Effect, this article examines the human work needed to turn AI output into a decision worth acting on.

06 · 4 minute read

Five wider challenges. Five areas for everyday judgement.

Ten concerns discussed in Think With Me, from work and privacy to dependency and the thinking people choose to retain.

07 · 3 minute read

Choose the role of AI. Develop the human practice around it.

An introduction to the five Ways and four parts of Bolt Method, illustrated through a business decision.

The complete book

The book brings these ideas together with personal accounts and an exercise for applying them to real work.