Matthew Skelton
@matthewskelton.com
CEO/CTO at Conflux │ Co-author of Team Topologies │ Fast Flow │ Human & AI Agency │ Empowered Excellence Across Organisations
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Keynotes — Matthew Skelton
with Matthew Skelton, co-author of ‘Team Topologies’ and originator of Adapt Together™
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📢 I'm now available for keynote talks worldwide
* How to use ‘Economies of Empowerment’ to get the benefits of both speed and scale
* the AI-savvy operating model
* Platform Engineering done well: innovation, efficiency, market advantage
Request a keynote: https://matthewskelton.com/keynotes
* How to use ‘Economies of Empowerment’ to get the benefits of both speed and scale
* the AI-savvy operating model
* Platform Engineering done well: innovation, efficiency, market advantage
Request a keynote: https://matthewskelton.com/keynotes
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Folks, is it a good sign of faith in your economy when you are instituting capital controls?
Bessent: "For individuals who want to wire money out of the country, they're gonna have to tick a box whether they are or are not on public assistance. Then we're going to start pushing over the coming days and weeks that if you're on public assistance, you cannot wire money out of the country."
January 12, 2026 at 9:16 PM
Folks, is it a good sign of faith in your economy when you are instituting capital controls?
Sharing my first article as an official member of the Forbes Business Council.
I explore why organisations often feel stuck between speed and scale, and share a framework I call Economies of Empowerment - a way to help teams move faster while staying aligned as they grow.
You can read it here 👉🏻
I explore why organisations often feel stuck between speed and scale, and share a framework I call Economies of Empowerment - a way to help teams move faster while staying aligned as they grow.
You can read it here 👉🏻
How To Scale Without Slowing Down: A Guide To Economies Of Empowerment
Economies of empowerment provide an ideal path to simplified transformation.
www.forbes.com
January 12, 2026 at 10:15 AM
Sharing my first article as an official member of the Forbes Business Council.
I explore why organisations often feel stuck between speed and scale, and share a framework I call Economies of Empowerment - a way to help teams move faster while staying aligned as they grow.
You can read it here 👉🏻
I explore why organisations often feel stuck between speed and scale, and share a framework I call Economies of Empowerment - a way to help teams move faster while staying aligned as they grow.
You can read it here 👉🏻
"Real belief in collective knowledge may also suggest that caring for our own knowledge formation in social systems is a way of caring for the system as a whole."
Vital writing from Erin Kissane
www.wrecka.ge/landslide-a-...
Vital writing from Erin Kissane
www.wrecka.ge/landslide-a-...
Landslide; a ghost story
On March 27, 1964, a converted liberty ship named the SS Chena brought a shipment of supplies to the port of Valdez, Alaska. Valdez, which I need you to know is pronounced “valDEEZ,” sits at the end…
www.wrecka.ge
January 10, 2026 at 8:21 PM
"Real belief in collective knowledge may also suggest that caring for our own knowledge formation in social systems is a way of caring for the system as a whole."
Vital writing from Erin Kissane
www.wrecka.ge/landslide-a-...
Vital writing from Erin Kissane
www.wrecka.ge/landslide-a-...
Reposted by Matthew Skelton
🚨FLASH : on a retrouvé une manette de l'âge de pierre, indiquant que nos ancêtres jouaient déjà aux jeux vidéos.
January 10, 2026 at 1:22 PM
🚨FLASH : on a retrouvé une manette de l'âge de pierre, indiquant que nos ancêtres jouaient déjà aux jeux vidéos.
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Renee Macklin Good's wife, Becca Good, released a statement and it moved me to sobbing tears:
archive.is/ur35j
archive.is/ur35j
January 9, 2026 at 4:40 PM
Renee Macklin Good's wife, Becca Good, released a statement and it moved me to sobbing tears:
archive.is/ur35j
archive.is/ur35j
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Timeline Cleanse: Please enjoy this photo of a praying mantis that was sitting on top of my car windshield, but the angling and lighting were so weird it looks like a giant praying mantis wandering a corn field in Iowa.
January 10, 2026 at 1:03 AM
Timeline Cleanse: Please enjoy this photo of a praying mantis that was sitting on top of my car windshield, but the angling and lighting were so weird it looks like a giant praying mantis wandering a corn field in Iowa.
It’s striking how many organisations talk about strategy and culture, yet still struggle with something more basic: trust.
Source - https://hbr.org/2025/12/most-employees-dont-trust-their-leaders-heres-what-to-do-about-it?ab=HP-hero-for-you-1
Source - https://hbr.org/2025/12/most-employees-dont-trust-their-leaders-heres-what-to-do-about-it?ab=HP-hero-for-you-1
January 9, 2026 at 7:47 AM
It’s striking how many organisations talk about strategy and culture, yet still struggle with something more basic: trust.
Source - https://hbr.org/2025/12/most-employees-dont-trust-their-leaders-heres-what-to-do-about-it?ab=HP-hero-for-you-1
Source - https://hbr.org/2025/12/most-employees-dont-trust-their-leaders-heres-what-to-do-about-it?ab=HP-hero-for-you-1
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Grok unhesitatingly fulfilled an X user’s request to put a bikini onto the body of ICE shooting victim Renee Nicole Good.
The chatbot, launched by Elon Musk, has been making deepfakes of a lot of other women, too.
My latest in @motherjones.com: 🧵
www.motherjones.com/politics/202...
The chatbot, launched by Elon Musk, has been making deepfakes of a lot of other women, too.
My latest in @motherjones.com: 🧵
www.motherjones.com/politics/202...
Grok deepfaked Renee Nicole Good's body into a bikini
Hours after an ICE agent killed the mother of three, Elon Musk’s chatbot was undressing her.
www.motherjones.com
January 8, 2026 at 9:42 PM
Grok unhesitatingly fulfilled an X user’s request to put a bikini onto the body of ICE shooting victim Renee Nicole Good.
The chatbot, launched by Elon Musk, has been making deepfakes of a lot of other women, too.
My latest in @motherjones.com: 🧵
www.motherjones.com/politics/202...
The chatbot, launched by Elon Musk, has been making deepfakes of a lot of other women, too.
My latest in @motherjones.com: 🧵
www.motherjones.com/politics/202...
How To Scale Without Slowing Down: A Guide To Economies Of Empowerment - my latest article for Forbes Business Council
www.forbes.com/councils/for...
www.forbes.com/councils/for...
How To Scale Without Slowing Down: A Guide To Economies Of Empowerment
By Matthew Skelton, Forbes Councils Member.
www.forbes.com
January 8, 2026 at 6:53 PM
How To Scale Without Slowing Down: A Guide To Economies Of Empowerment - my latest article for Forbes Business Council
www.forbes.com/councils/for...
www.forbes.com/councils/for...
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This was my response in The Guardian 3 years ago when I was asked if my work was a response to the prevalence of whiteness in science fiction.
I’m totally patting “January 2021 Nnedi” on the back. Yes, Nnedi. So much yes, 🙌🏾 :
I’m totally patting “January 2021 Nnedi” on the back. Yes, Nnedi. So much yes, 🙌🏾 :
November 24, 2024 at 4:02 PM
This was my response in The Guardian 3 years ago when I was asked if my work was a response to the prevalence of whiteness in science fiction.
I’m totally patting “January 2021 Nnedi” on the back. Yes, Nnedi. So much yes, 🙌🏾 :
I’m totally patting “January 2021 Nnedi” on the back. Yes, Nnedi. So much yes, 🙌🏾 :
Ambition gives direction, initiative creates momentum, and patience is what stops either from becoming self-defeating.
January 8, 2026 at 8:47 AM
Ambition gives direction, initiative creates momentum, and patience is what stops either from becoming self-defeating.
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One thing that shouldn't be missed is that the woman murdered was queer and was murdered right in front of her wife.
www.advocate.com/news/minneso...
www.advocate.com/news/minneso...
Distraught woman says ICE killed her wife in video after deadly Minneapolis shooting
“They killed my wife,” the distraught woman says, adding, “They shot her in the head.”
www.advocate.com
January 7, 2026 at 9:09 PM
One thing that shouldn't be missed is that the woman murdered was queer and was murdered right in front of her wife.
www.advocate.com/news/minneso...
www.advocate.com/news/minneso...
There’s something business can learn from jazz.
Musicians don’t improvise by ignoring structure. They rely on shared rhythm, clear boundaries, and close listening, which allows them to adapt together in the moment.
Musicians don’t improvise by ignoring structure. They rely on shared rhythm, clear boundaries, and close listening, which allows them to adapt together in the moment.
How business can improv like jazz
Four ways to bring jazz sensibility to your workplace.
www.fastcompany.com
January 7, 2026 at 2:49 PM
There’s something business can learn from jazz.
Musicians don’t improvise by ignoring structure. They rely on shared rhythm, clear boundaries, and close listening, which allows them to adapt together in the moment.
Musicians don’t improvise by ignoring structure. They rely on shared rhythm, clear boundaries, and close listening, which allows them to adapt together in the moment.
Reposted by Matthew Skelton
GROK IS GENERATING ABOUT ‘ONE NONCONSENSUAL SEXUALIZED IMAGE PER MINUTE www.rollingstone.com/culture/cult...
Grok Is Generating About 'One Nonconsensual Sexualized Image Per Minute'
Elon Musk’s chatbot Grok keeps churning out nonconsenual images of women and minors in bikinis and lingerie, outraging users and regulators
www.rollingstone.com
January 7, 2026 at 8:22 AM
GROK IS GENERATING ABOUT ‘ONE NONCONSENSUAL SEXUALIZED IMAGE PER MINUTE www.rollingstone.com/culture/cult...
Reposted by Matthew Skelton
How has Grok not been shut down yet and those responsible at X been arrested over actively generating CSAM?
January 7, 2026 at 7:50 AM
How has Grok not been shut down yet and those responsible at X been arrested over actively generating CSAM?
Reposted by Matthew Skelton
How do we bridge the gap between AI innovation and citizen trust? Find out at our FREE webinar where we discuss practical strategies for trustworthy AI in government services. With @emercoleman.bsky.social @richardpope.org @elenasimperl.bsky.social & Andy Dudfield from Full Fact buff.ly/ciFXp7r
January 6, 2026 at 10:19 AM
How do we bridge the gap between AI innovation and citizen trust? Find out at our FREE webinar where we discuss practical strategies for trustworthy AI in government services. With @emercoleman.bsky.social @richardpope.org @elenasimperl.bsky.social & Andy Dudfield from Full Fact buff.ly/ciFXp7r
There’s a lot of conversation right now about autonomy, particularly when it comes to AI.
What often gets less attention is the environment that makes autonomy effective rather than risky.
What often gets less attention is the environment that makes autonomy effective rather than risky.
January 6, 2026 at 9:48 AM
There’s a lot of conversation right now about autonomy, particularly when it comes to AI.
What often gets less attention is the environment that makes autonomy effective rather than risky.
What often gets less attention is the environment that makes autonomy effective rather than risky.
Reposted by Matthew Skelton
INSIGHT - Identify Risk First - a groundbreaking new framework - it reframes the entire software development process around identifying and managing risk.
Save 40% with code INSIGHT
Save 40% with code INSIGHT
January 5, 2026 at 6:33 PM
INSIGHT - Identify Risk First - a groundbreaking new framework - it reframes the entire software development process around identifying and managing risk.
Save 40% with code INSIGHT
Save 40% with code INSIGHT
Updated keynote: the AI-savvy operating model - how organizations can thrive with AI
What are the governing principles that execs and leaders need to navigate AI adoption effectively?
Book now for in-person or online keynote in 2026: matthewskelton.com/keynote-talk...
What are the governing principles that execs and leaders need to navigate AI adoption effectively?
Book now for in-person or online keynote in 2026: matthewskelton.com/keynote-talk...
Keynote: the AI-savvy operating model - how organizations can thrive with AI — Matthew Skelton
How organizations can thrive with AI The realities of AI are now becoming apparent: significant upsides in speed of decision making, time-to-value, option generation, pattern matching, code…
matthewskelton.com
January 5, 2026 at 10:30 AM
Updated keynote: the AI-savvy operating model - how organizations can thrive with AI
What are the governing principles that execs and leaders need to navigate AI adoption effectively?
Book now for in-person or online keynote in 2026: matthewskelton.com/keynote-talk...
What are the governing principles that execs and leaders need to navigate AI adoption effectively?
Book now for in-person or online keynote in 2026: matthewskelton.com/keynote-talk...
Many leadership teams I speak with aren’t short on ambition.
They’re short on space.
Space for teams to think clearly.
Space to make decisions close to the work.
Space to let value flow without constant escalation.
They’re short on space.
Space for teams to think clearly.
Space to make decisions close to the work.
Space to let value flow without constant escalation.
January 5, 2026 at 9:48 AM
Many leadership teams I speak with aren’t short on ambition.
They’re short on space.
Space for teams to think clearly.
Space to make decisions close to the work.
Space to let value flow without constant escalation.
They’re short on space.
Space for teams to think clearly.
Space to make decisions close to the work.
Space to let value flow without constant escalation.
I’ve noticed something in organisations I work with: work slows down when teams aren’t clear on their mission.
Team Topologies, 2nd Edition, explores how to structure teams so they can focus on what matters → https://teamtopologies.com/shop/p/bundle-of-50-copies-of-team-topologies-second-edition
Team Topologies, 2nd Edition, explores how to structure teams so they can focus on what matters → https://teamtopologies.com/shop/p/bundle-of-50-copies-of-team-topologies-second-edition
January 3, 2026 at 9:46 AM
I’ve noticed something in organisations I work with: work slows down when teams aren’t clear on their mission.
Team Topologies, 2nd Edition, explores how to structure teams so they can focus on what matters → https://teamtopologies.com/shop/p/bundle-of-50-copies-of-team-topologies-second-edition
Team Topologies, 2nd Edition, explores how to structure teams so they can focus on what matters → https://teamtopologies.com/shop/p/bundle-of-50-copies-of-team-topologies-second-edition
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“‘The body cam software and the AI report writing software picked up on the movie that was playing in the background, which happened to be ‘The Princess and the Frog…'”
Cops Forced to Explain Why AI Generated Police Report Claimed Officer Transformed Into Frog
AI-powered software Draft One automatically generates police reports from body camera footage. It thought an officer turned into a frog.
futurism.com
January 2, 2026 at 4:50 PM
“‘The body cam software and the AI report writing software picked up on the movie that was playing in the background, which happened to be ‘The Princess and the Frog…'”
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For decades, a grisly mystery has buzzed around one fly-killing fungi: No matter when the fungus infects a fly, it always dies at sunset. Now scientists have discovered why. https://www.sciencenews.org/article/fly-killing-fungus-zombie-sunset
This killer fungus strikes at sunset. Here’s how
The fungus Entomophthora muscae turns flies into zombies and kills them at sunset. An internal kill clock may explain the mysterious timing.
www.sciencenews.org
January 2, 2026 at 7:30 PM
For decades, a grisly mystery has buzzed around one fly-killing fungi: No matter when the fungus infects a fly, it always dies at sunset. Now scientists have discovered why. https://www.sciencenews.org/article/fly-killing-fungus-zombie-sunset
The Team Topologies Success Toolkit™ makes transforming your organisation easier. With the right tools, your teams can work smarter, collaborate better, and focus on what really matters.
Learn more here:
Learn more here:
Success ToolKit™ — Team Topologies - Organizing for fast flow of value
teamtopologies.com
January 2, 2026 at 11:33 AM
The Team Topologies Success Toolkit™ makes transforming your organisation easier. With the right tools, your teams can work smarter, collaborate better, and focus on what really matters.
Learn more here:
Learn more here:
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Periodic reminder: We win in the end.
Periodic reminder: nazis are louder, but there are way more good people than bad people. We win in the end.
mekka okereke :verified: (@[email protected])
Periodic reminder: nazis are louder, but there are way more good people than bad people. We win in the end.
https://mstdn.social/@bazkie/111801891186531871
hachyderm.io
January 1, 2026 at 2:05 PM
Periodic reminder: We win in the end.