Think With Me · Steve Bolton

A book to read.
A practice to make yours.

Begin at the beginning, or find the piece of work that speaks to you. The first chapter is open to everyone.

—

Foreword

Before you begin

2 min —

Prologue

Jude’s introduction

1 min 01

The Perfect Storm

At three in the morning, with too much to carry, a different conversation began.

Sample chapter · 7 min 02

Human Judgement

The answer is on your screen. The consequence still belongs to you.

5 min 03

The Five Ways of Working With AI

Same person. Same business. Five different answers to the same question.

3 min 04

Bolt Method in One View

The five Ways help choose the role of AI. The four parts shape the quality of the work.

1 min 05

Jude: Preparation Creates Confidence

Preparation, practice and the confidence to follow a better question.

1 min 06

Tanya: Make It Earn Its Place

Scepticism stayed. So did the standard: make it earn its place.

2 min 07

Caroline Marsh: Draw the Line

A clear boundary opened up a different way of running the work.

2 min 08

Sam Regan: Into the Frame

A problem became his own. So did the work that followed.

2 min 09

Charlie: When It Became Mine

A commercial decision became a better conversation.

2 min 10

A Word on Athena

A name can help a person. The practice does not depend on one.

1 min 11

Ella: The Cameras Aren’t Real

Ella describes a space where she can hear herself more clearly.

2 min 12

Val and Cleo: The Same Monday

A return to work. A business idea still taking shape.

4 min 13

The Mirror Effect

Pay attention to the thinking you move, and the thinking you keep practising.

2 min 14

Lydie and Ronnie

The work around the care, and the things that can only stay human.

3 min 15

The Work in Front of You

Choose one real piece of work. Begin there.

5 min —

Appendix: Your Choice

Choose your next step.

1 min —

Afterword: How This Book Was Written

Source material, draft, challenge, rewrite.

4 min —

Notes and Sources

The sources behind the more consequential claims.