Articles & Essays

Writing grounded in practice, research and experience.

Selected published work and original essays on technology leadership, artificial intelligence, IT service management, customer experience and organizational change.

Published Work

Writing published beyond this site.

Articles and essays published by external organizations, professional outlets and other editorial platforms.

Technology Leadership

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A short summary of the article and the question or issue it explores.

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Customer Experience

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A short summary of the article and the perspective developed through the piece.

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ITSM

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Practitioner-focused writing on service management, value and operational decision-making.

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Selected Essays

Original writing hosted on markpatnaude.com.

Essays that can be read directly here, independent of social platforms or external publications.

Leadership

Technology Isn’t the Hard Part

A practical perspective on why organizational capability, decision-making and people frequently matter more than the technology itself.

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Artificial Intelligence

AI, Discovery and Better Decisions

Why AI may be most valuable before creation begins: understanding markets, evidence and context before deciding what to build or how to act.

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Service Management

Service Management Beyond the Framework

A practitioner view of service value, resilience and operational reality without reducing the work to a certification framework.

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Topics

Areas I write about.

Technology Leadership

Strategy, governance, operations, transformation and executive decision-making.

Artificial Intelligence

AI as a tool for discovery, research, analysis and organizational change.

ITSM & Customer Experience

Service management, resilience, value, customer experience and practical operational improvement.

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