Following the Question

I have a habit of becoming interested in details that weren't part of the original plan.

A client might mention a person I don't recognize, a building I've never seen, or a profession I know little about.

I begin looking.

Sometimes the first search is disappointing. Sometimes the obvious interpretation proves wrong.

I keep asking questions and looking for other ways into the problem.

If the subject requires learning a new tool or entering an unfamiliar discipline, I enjoy doing that.

I also enjoy bringing together things that don't initially appear related.

For one client, I might investigate nineteenth-century family records.

For another, I might combine Shakespeare, modern literature, art, and music to explore a difficult question.

For an architect, I might work with drawings, historical photographs, and three-dimensional models.

I don't decide in advance that every story needs a film, every memory needs a song, or every investigation needs an interactive map.

I try to understand the person and the material first.

Then I work out what to make.

The Technology Behind the Work

Over two years, I've built an integrated research and creative production system.

It combines specialized AI agents, structured memory, source management, writing, image and music generation, and interactive publishing tools.

The system makes it possible to produce work that would once have required several specialists.

But it still needs direction.

I often reject the first answers AI produces.

An apparently relevant recommendation may be superficial. A historical reconstruction may look convincing while containing obvious inaccuracies. A piece of writing may summarize the facts without capturing why an episode matters.

I decide where to dig deeper, what to question, when to change direction, and when the work is ready.

I find that part of the process enormously enjoyable.

Working With People

I don't assume that I can fully understand another person's experiences simply by imagining myself in their position.

We may have lived in different countries, different generations, and entirely different circumstances.

But I can often find something in their experience that genuinely interests me.

A question I want to investigate.

An unfamiliar point of view.

A detail that reminds me of something I've encountered in my own life.

That personal curiosity becomes part of the work.

I often learn as much from the encounter as I hope to give back.