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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Matthew Skelton
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· Feb 1
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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So this happened in Oslo yesterday. Four articulated buses got stuck in a roundabout.
November 25, 2025 at 8:23 AM
So this happened in Oslo yesterday. Four articulated buses got stuck in a roundabout.
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🚨BOOM!! The Petition calling for a public inquiry into Russian influence on UK politics & democracy has now rocketed past 50,000 signatures! Let’s get it to 100,000. If a petition is what it’s going to take let’s get this done!
petition.parliament.uk/petitions/74...
petition.parliament.uk/petitions/74...
November 25, 2025 at 9:39 PM
🚨BOOM!! The Petition calling for a public inquiry into Russian influence on UK politics & democracy has now rocketed past 50,000 signatures! Let’s get it to 100,000. If a petition is what it’s going to take let’s get this done!
petition.parliament.uk/petitions/74...
petition.parliament.uk/petitions/74...
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Our conversation about immigration is framed entirely on Nigel Farage’s terms.
Labour has completely capitulated the ground to the far right, the racism & the hate.
We no longer have a conversation AT ALL about how we need immigration & when we cut it, we pay the price. #r4today
Labour has completely capitulated the ground to the far right, the racism & the hate.
We no longer have a conversation AT ALL about how we need immigration & when we cut it, we pay the price. #r4today
November 27, 2025 at 8:41 AM
Our conversation about immigration is framed entirely on Nigel Farage’s terms.
Labour has completely capitulated the ground to the far right, the racism & the hate.
We no longer have a conversation AT ALL about how we need immigration & when we cut it, we pay the price. #r4today
Labour has completely capitulated the ground to the far right, the racism & the hate.
We no longer have a conversation AT ALL about how we need immigration & when we cut it, we pay the price. #r4today
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Missed @matthewskelton.com on Independent Service Heuristics? He explored this 'DDD-Lite' technique for finding service boundaries and improving flow, based on ideas from Team Topologies.
Rewatch the session or listen to the podcast on our website: buff.ly/PPSSHFa
Rewatch the session or listen to the podcast on our website: buff.ly/PPSSHFa
[DDD London] DDD-Lite: Independent Service Heuristics with Matthew Skelton
When designing organizations for fast flow of change, we need to find effective boundaries between different streams of change. Techniques like Domain-Driven Design (DDD) are very powerful for this but...
buff.ly
November 27, 2025 at 10:30 AM
Missed @matthewskelton.com on Independent Service Heuristics? He explored this 'DDD-Lite' technique for finding service boundaries and improving flow, based on ideas from Team Topologies.
Rewatch the session or listen to the podcast on our website: buff.ly/PPSSHFa
Rewatch the session or listen to the podcast on our website: buff.ly/PPSSHFa
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its so crazy that young people became less interested in movies & tv at the same time weird tech guys mostly started deciding what gets made
November 27, 2025 at 3:42 AM
its so crazy that young people became less interested in movies & tv at the same time weird tech guys mostly started deciding what gets made
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What if thinking doesn’t begin in the brain, but in the ceaseless labour of our cells? Today’s essay rethinks the question of how we become minds, arguing that cognition begins not in the mind but in the collective processes that keep a body alive @annaciaunica.bsky.social
Why you need your whole body – from head to toes – to think | Aeon Essays
Contemplating the world requires a body, and a body requires an immune system: the rungs of life create the stuff of thought
buff.ly
November 27, 2025 at 11:00 AM
What if thinking doesn’t begin in the brain, but in the ceaseless labour of our cells? Today’s essay rethinks the question of how we become minds, arguing that cognition begins not in the mind but in the collective processes that keep a body alive @annaciaunica.bsky.social
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Cryptocurrency: corrupting elections.
If Spain is at risk the UK is even more so:-
“Spain has a total ban on anonymous donations, (whilst) the UK allows anonymity for individual and cumulative donations from the same source under the value of £500.
www.spotlightcorruption.org/crypto-donat...
If Spain is at risk the UK is even more so:-
“Spain has a total ban on anonymous donations, (whilst) the UK allows anonymity for individual and cumulative donations from the same source under the value of £500.
www.spotlightcorruption.org/crypto-donat...
Crypto donation lessons from Europe: What recent scandals in Spain and Czechia tell us about the risks of crypto for political finance - Spotlight on Corruption
With the Elections Bill on the horizon, the UK government is in the process of weighing-up whether to bring in strict controls on political donations made in
www.spotlightcorruption.org
November 27, 2025 at 12:36 PM
Cryptocurrency: corrupting elections.
If Spain is at risk the UK is even more so:-
“Spain has a total ban on anonymous donations, (whilst) the UK allows anonymity for individual and cumulative donations from the same source under the value of £500.
www.spotlightcorruption.org/crypto-donat...
If Spain is at risk the UK is even more so:-
“Spain has a total ban on anonymous donations, (whilst) the UK allows anonymity for individual and cumulative donations from the same source under the value of £500.
www.spotlightcorruption.org/crypto-donat...
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Australia recorded ZERO cases of cervical cancer in women under 25 for the first time since they started tracking the cancer in the 80s.
This is the power of vaccines.
The HPV vaccine is extremely effective at preventing cancer.
Viruses can be oncogenic. Get your vaccines and protect yourself!
This is the power of vaccines.
The HPV vaccine is extremely effective at preventing cancer.
Viruses can be oncogenic. Get your vaccines and protect yourself!
newsGP - Australia set for world-first cervical cancer elimination
Vaccination programs have played a key role, and GPs remain ‘instrumental’ in boosting screening rates to reach the 2035 target.
www1.racgp.org.au
November 27, 2025 at 3:45 AM
Australia recorded ZERO cases of cervical cancer in women under 25 for the first time since they started tracking the cancer in the 80s.
This is the power of vaccines.
The HPV vaccine is extremely effective at preventing cancer.
Viruses can be oncogenic. Get your vaccines and protect yourself!
This is the power of vaccines.
The HPV vaccine is extremely effective at preventing cancer.
Viruses can be oncogenic. Get your vaccines and protect yourself!
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Huge news from the UK today: after UN climate talks in which there was a massive fight over language on fossil fuels, the UK government today announced that it will in fact be keeping many millions of barrels of oil & gas in the ground. Deeds rather than just words for a change! 🧵
November 26, 2025 at 5:00 PM
Huge news from the UK today: after UN climate talks in which there was a massive fight over language on fossil fuels, the UK government today announced that it will in fact be keeping many millions of barrels of oil & gas in the ground. Deeds rather than just words for a change! 🧵
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"The irony is that the things journalism does best, building trust, verifying truth, making sense of complexity, are exactly what an AI-saturated information world needs most."
November 26, 2025 at 10:43 PM
"The irony is that the things journalism does best, building trust, verifying truth, making sense of complexity, are exactly what an AI-saturated information world needs most."
Since 2020, I’ve advised Exec Committees and Boards across the UK, EU & NA. I help organisations align purpose with profit.
If you’re exploring:
📌 Faster organisation design
📌 Sociotechnical capabilities
📌 Sustainable innovation
Let’s connect 📩 https://matthewskelton.com/
If you’re exploring:
📌 Faster organisation design
📌 Sociotechnical capabilities
📌 Sustainable innovation
Let’s connect 📩 https://matthewskelton.com/
November 26, 2025 at 1:19 PM
Since 2020, I’ve advised Exec Committees and Boards across the UK, EU & NA. I help organisations align purpose with profit.
If you’re exploring:
📌 Faster organisation design
📌 Sociotechnical capabilities
📌 Sustainable innovation
Let’s connect 📩 https://matthewskelton.com/
If you’re exploring:
📌 Faster organisation design
📌 Sociotechnical capabilities
📌 Sustainable innovation
Let’s connect 📩 https://matthewskelton.com/
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Finally, I'm sick of people funging my nuggets
November 25, 2025 at 1:41 AM
Finally, I'm sick of people funging my nuggets
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Google at its peak was basically the best information retrieval system in human history and they and every competitor decided going from there to “you didn’t want answers you wanted half-assed auto-complete 80%-wrong hallucinations” in a few years was the right idea
November 25, 2025 at 1:57 AM
Google at its peak was basically the best information retrieval system in human history and they and every competitor decided going from there to “you didn’t want answers you wanted half-assed auto-complete 80%-wrong hallucinations” in a few years was the right idea
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New from 404 Media: X has shown where accounts are actually being run from, revealing many MAGA accounts are actually grifters in Eastern Europe, Asia, etc. But the situation is much, much worse. Entire guides specifically on how to squeeze US audiences with AI.
www.404media.co/americas-pol...
www.404media.co/americas-pol...
America’s Polarization Has Become the World's Side Hustle
The 'psyops' revealed by X are entirely the fault of the perverse incentives created by social media monetization programs.
www.404media.co
November 24, 2025 at 6:52 PM
New from 404 Media: X has shown where accounts are actually being run from, revealing many MAGA accounts are actually grifters in Eastern Europe, Asia, etc. But the situation is much, much worse. Entire guides specifically on how to squeeze US audiences with AI.
www.404media.co/americas-pol...
www.404media.co/americas-pol...
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Final reminder! If you've got a software architecture practice story we'd love to hear it at ICSA 2026 next summer. Abstracts due this Friday (28/Nov) and submissions (paper or presentation) the following Friday (5/Dec). conf.researchr.org/track/icsa-2...
#icsa2026 #softwarearchitecture
#icsa2026 #softwarearchitecture
ICSA 2026 - Software Architecture in Practice - ICSA 2026
The International Conference on Software Architecture (ICSA) is the premier venue for practitioners and researchers interested in software architecture, in component-based software engineering and in ...
conf.researchr.org
November 24, 2025 at 7:59 PM
Final reminder! If you've got a software architecture practice story we'd love to hear it at ICSA 2026 next summer. Abstracts due this Friday (28/Nov) and submissions (paper or presentation) the following Friday (5/Dec). conf.researchr.org/track/icsa-2...
#icsa2026 #softwarearchitecture
#icsa2026 #softwarearchitecture
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A theme that really stood out at @gradle.com's DPE Summit conference is that while developers feel productive using GenAI for coding, this isn't necessarily translating into more features/fixes/customer value for organisations. So I wrote a blog post about it
gradle.com/blog/develop...
gradle.com/blog/develop...
The developer productivity paradox: Why faster coding doesn’t mean faster software delivery
Developers are using Generative AI to crank out code faster than ever before, but somehow, the metrics aren’t showing an overall productivity improvement. So what’s going on?
gradle.com
November 24, 2025 at 11:57 AM
A theme that really stood out at @gradle.com's DPE Summit conference is that while developers feel productive using GenAI for coding, this isn't necessarily translating into more features/fixes/customer value for organisations. So I wrote a blog post about it
gradle.com/blog/develop...
gradle.com/blog/develop...
AI and automation are changing how your teams work, and our role in guiding them is more important than ever. Our 2nd Edition of Team Topologies shows how teams can thrive with clear purpose and flow → https://www.teamtopologies.com/book
November 24, 2025 at 9:57 AM
AI and automation are changing how your teams work, and our role in guiding them is more important than ever. Our 2nd Edition of Team Topologies shows how teams can thrive with clear purpose and flow → https://www.teamtopologies.com/book
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Twitter had to turn off its location feature within hours because thousands of prominent and "verified" MAGA accounts turned out to be foreign and I think it's hilarious that Elon was the one who exposed them all
November 22, 2025 at 9:05 PM
Twitter had to turn off its location feature within hours because thousands of prominent and "verified" MAGA accounts turned out to be foreign and I think it's hilarious that Elon was the one who exposed them all
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“If you go back a million minutes, you reach 2023. Go back a billion minutes, you reach the Roman Empire — that’s the scale of inequality we’re living with.”
Zack Polanski on #BBCLauraK discussing inequality and why a wealth tax should be in the budget
Zack Polanski on #BBCLauraK discussing inequality and why a wealth tax should be in the budget
November 23, 2025 at 10:31 AM
“If you go back a million minutes, you reach 2023. Go back a billion minutes, you reach the Roman Empire — that’s the scale of inequality we’re living with.”
Zack Polanski on #BBCLauraK discussing inequality and why a wealth tax should be in the budget
Zack Polanski on #BBCLauraK discussing inequality and why a wealth tax should be in the budget
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"The economic harm caused to the UK by Brexit is nearly double previous estimates. Brexit is impacting GDP per person by 6% to 8%, equating to £180–£240 billion in losses. If GDP were 6% higher, Reeves would have £60 billion more to work with — without raising taxes."
#RejoinEU 🇬🇧🇪🇺
#RejoinEU 🇬🇧🇪🇺
UK Faces Hidden Brexit Damage: Lost Output Could Top £240 Billion, Economists Warn
A recent study by the National Bureau of Economic Research reveals that Brexit has caused economic harm to the UK nearly double previous estimates, impacting GDP per person by 6% to 8%, equating to £1...
www.timesnownews.com
November 22, 2025 at 2:00 PM
"The economic harm caused to the UK by Brexit is nearly double previous estimates. Brexit is impacting GDP per person by 6% to 8%, equating to £180–£240 billion in losses. If GDP were 6% higher, Reeves would have £60 billion more to work with — without raising taxes."
#RejoinEU 🇬🇧🇪🇺
#RejoinEU 🇬🇧🇪🇺
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This is a production.
10/10 😭😭😭
THE LEAVES 🍂 🤣🤣🤣🤣
10/10 😭😭😭
THE LEAVES 🍂 🤣🤣🤣🤣
November 21, 2025 at 4:28 PM
This is a production.
10/10 😭😭😭
THE LEAVES 🍂 🤣🤣🤣🤣
10/10 😭😭😭
THE LEAVES 🍂 🤣🤣🤣🤣
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"We are recruiting for an LLM white hat security researcher. Must have a degree in medieval literature"
😁
😁
November 22, 2025 at 3:16 PM
"We are recruiting for an LLM white hat security researcher. Must have a degree in medieval literature"
😁
😁
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When the API is natural language, so are the exploits!
November 22, 2025 at 2:52 PM
When the API is natural language, so are the exploits!
Hilarious and terrifying: jailbreak LLMs using poetry
"These findings demonstrate that stylistic variation alone can circumvent contemporary safety mechanisms, suggesting fundamental limitations in current alignment methods and evaluation protocols."
arxiv.org/html/2511.15...
"These findings demonstrate that stylistic variation alone can circumvent contemporary safety mechanisms, suggesting fundamental limitations in current alignment methods and evaluation protocols."
arxiv.org/html/2511.15...
Adversarial Poetry as a Universal Single-Turn Jailbreak Mechanism in Large Language Models
1 Introduction
arxiv.org
November 22, 2025 at 2:50 PM
Hilarious and terrifying: jailbreak LLMs using poetry
"These findings demonstrate that stylistic variation alone can circumvent contemporary safety mechanisms, suggesting fundamental limitations in current alignment methods and evaluation protocols."
arxiv.org/html/2511.15...
"These findings demonstrate that stylistic variation alone can circumvent contemporary safety mechanisms, suggesting fundamental limitations in current alignment methods and evaluation protocols."
arxiv.org/html/2511.15...