The awards ceremony wasn’t broadcast live. The BBC aired it with a two-hour delay, meaning this was not an unfiltered moment that simply “happened” to viewers. It was an edited broadcast. Edited broadcasts are not neutral; they reflect human judgment, priorities, and power. Both the original and the aired version had "inappropriate shoutouts.” Producers cut Akinola Davies Jr., saying “Free Palestine,” making it unmistakably clear that editorial intervention was underway. Choices were made. Among those choices, the N-word shouted at two Black actors remained. That is not neutrality. That is a decision, and decisions like that deserve scrutiny.

Was it malice or incompetence?

I’m joining 4S Backchannels—the Society for Social Studies of Science blog for shorter, timelier, media-rich STS scholarship—and my first piece is live: “Holding the Line: Values Drift, AI Anomia, and the Craft of Accountable Leadership.” 👇

The show’s craft is a lesson in governance: a single camera that never cuts—like a business model built for uninterrupted engagement. In that world, safety is an interruption. When adults outsource judgment to platform defaults, harm isn’t exceptional; it’s ambient.

Digital coworkers are no longer hypothetical. AI-driven agents—agentics—are creeping into every function, every decision process, and every interaction within organizations. In some ways, they are the executive dream—they don’t need coffee breaks, demand raises, or call in sick. And yet, they’re reshaping work in ways few leaders are prepared to handle.

For decades, we've heard the same refrain: “Change management is crucial for project success.” Yet leaders have nodded politely and ignored this advice, particularly in data and technology initiatives. The result? According to McKinsey, a staggering 70% of change programs fail to achieve their goals. So why do we keep making the same mistake, and more importantly, why should we care now?

Real estate focuses on governance and value derivation from assets. The Marketplace facilitates value-driven transactions while maintaining order, quality, and trust throughout the ecosystem. BOTH must work TOGETHER.