Thoughts
I write to make the system easier to see
Essays about event technology, operational systems, practical AI, automation, interfaces, and the recurring human habit of repairing bad workflows with one more spreadsheet.
Technical when precision helps. Plain-spoken when the jargon is doing unpaid camouflage work. Always grounded in a real operational problem.
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The number that sounds right
A tool that's right most of the time teaches you to stop checking.
What an ottoman taught me about working hours
An ottoman put me in the hospital for 61 days. It was the best career advisor I've ever had.
Why AI Assistants Need Better Interfaces
An assistant becomes useful when people can see its context, state, assumptions, actions, and the point at which human approval takes over.
The number that sounds right
A tool that's right most of the time teaches you to stop checking.
What an ottoman taught me about working hours
An ottoman put me in the hospital for 61 days. It was the best career advisor I've ever had.
Why AI Assistants Need Better Interfaces
An assistant becomes useful when people can see its context, state, assumptions, actions, and the point at which human approval takes over.
The Event Industry Has a Spreadsheet Problem
The spreadsheet is rarely the real problem. It is evidence that the official platform does not reflect the work people are actually doing.
What Event Platforms Get Wrong About Users
Event software often exposes the structure of the platform when the person using it needs confidence, orientation, and one clear next action.
Automation Is Not About Removing People
Good automation removes repeated friction while making judgement, ownership, and the route to intervention clearer.
Building Systems When You Think in Patterns
Pattern recognition helps me see the system around a problem. The useful part is knowing when to zoom out, when to fix the detail, and when to leave it alone.
The Future of Event Technology Is Operational Intelligence
Event teams do not need another isolated feature. They need a clearer view of what is changing, what is blocked, and where human attention belongs next.
Michael "Milo" Lockett
Co-Founder and CTO of Symbiometry, fractional CTO and technical adviser. I write from practical experience across systems, event technology, interfaces, automation and complex delivery.
Based in Windermere, England. Working in event technology since 2013.
The writing explains how I see the work. The commercial routes explain how I can help.
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