Matthew Skelton
@matthewskelton.com
CEO/CTO at Conflux │ Co-author of Team Topologies │ Fast Flow │ Human & AI Agency │ Empowered Excellence Across Organisations
https://matthewskelton.com/
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Matthew Skelton
@matthewskelton.com
· Feb 1
Keynotes — Matthew Skelton
with Matthew Skelton, co-author of ‘Team Topologies’ and originator of Adapt Together™
matthewskelton.com
📢 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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Swift bricks will be installed in all new buildings in Scotland after the Scottish parliament voted in favour of a law to help endangered cavity-nesting birds
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
Swift bricks to be installed on all new buildings in Scotland as MSPs back law
Rest of UK has resisted calls to make builders install bricks that provide nesting for swifts and other endangered birds
www.theguardian.com
January 29, 2026 at 9:33 AM
Swift bricks will be installed in all new buildings in Scotland after the Scottish parliament voted in favour of a law to help endangered cavity-nesting birds
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
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Now on Miroverse: Miro Zoom Level Calibrator 📐 - saves tedious hours by setting the right zoom level in Miro so the L, M, S sticky sizes and font sizes work properly. "It changed my life" -- workshop facilitator.
Feedback welcome 😁
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Feedback welcome 😁
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Miro Zoom Level Calibrator Template | Miroverse
Discover how Matthew Skelton does Miro Zoom Level Calibrator in Miro with Miroverse, the Miro Community Templates Gallery. View Matthew's Miro Templates
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January 29, 2026 at 4:04 PM
Now on Miroverse: Miro Zoom Level Calibrator 📐 - saves tedious hours by setting the right zoom level in Miro so the L, M, S sticky sizes and font sizes work properly. "It changed my life" -- workshop facilitator.
Feedback welcome 😁
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Feedback welcome 😁
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I wrote this song on Saturday, recorded it yesterday and released it to you today in response to the state terror being visited on the city of Minneapolis. It’s dedicated to the people of Minneapolis, our innocent immigrant neighbors and in memory of Alex Pretti and Renee Good.
Stay free
Stay free
Bruce Springsteen - Streets Of Minneapolis (Official Audio)
YouTube video by Bruce Springsteen
youtu.be
January 28, 2026 at 5:02 PM
I wrote this song on Saturday, recorded it yesterday and released it to you today in response to the state terror being visited on the city of Minneapolis. It’s dedicated to the people of Minneapolis, our innocent immigrant neighbors and in memory of Alex Pretti and Renee Good.
Stay free
Stay free
Leadership is design 🎨 Team Topologies 2nd Edition shows how to set boundaries, reduce overload, enable fast flow, and create conditions where teams do their best work.
Learn more → https://teamtopologies.com/book
Learn more → https://teamtopologies.com/book
January 29, 2026 at 12:08 PM
Leadership is design 🎨 Team Topologies 2nd Edition shows how to set boundaries, reduce overload, enable fast flow, and create conditions where teams do their best work.
Learn more → https://teamtopologies.com/book
Learn more → https://teamtopologies.com/book
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Big Oil and their paid mouthpieces in Parliament, Tufton Street, and the media want to keep us hooked on fossil fuels, but a different, cleaner, more optimistic Britain is possible, if only we have to courage to seize it with both hands…👇
youtu.be/i4ct0TQvCX4?...
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UK’s first Electric Freightway LIVE! ⚡ eHGV Motorway charging hubs now open for electric trucks 🇬🇧
YouTube video by GRIDSERVE
youtu.be
January 28, 2026 at 2:10 PM
Big Oil and their paid mouthpieces in Parliament, Tufton Street, and the media want to keep us hooked on fossil fuels, but a different, cleaner, more optimistic Britain is possible, if only we have to courage to seize it with both hands…👇
youtu.be/i4ct0TQvCX4?...
youtu.be/i4ct0TQvCX4?...
Stream of Teams is a livestream where curiosity drives the conversation. Every episode is an unscripted exchange where perspectives collide, surprises happen, and new understanding emerges. Come join us and see where the conversation takes us ➡️
Stream of Teams — Team Topologies - Organizing for fast flow of value
teamtopologies.com
January 28, 2026 at 10:35 AM
Stream of Teams is a livestream where curiosity drives the conversation. Every episode is an unscripted exchange where perspectives collide, surprises happen, and new understanding emerges. Come join us and see where the conversation takes us ➡️
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I don’t think we should make concessions to the Masked Murderers Guild of America. I don’t think we should compromise so the Masked Murderers Guild of America stops using kidnapped kids from schools as bait. I thought this was already illegal. The Masked Murderers Guild of America should not exist.
January 27, 2026 at 3:06 PM
I don’t think we should make concessions to the Masked Murderers Guild of America. I don’t think we should compromise so the Masked Murderers Guild of America stops using kidnapped kids from schools as bait. I thought this was already illegal. The Masked Murderers Guild of America should not exist.
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Philip Glass boycotting the Kennedy Center
Philip Glass boycotting the Kennedy Center
Philip Glass boycotting the Kennedy Center
Philip Glass
Philip Glass
Philip Glass
Philip Glass
Philip Glass boycotting the Kennedy Center
Philip Glass boycotting the Kennedy Center
Philip Glass boycotting the Kennedy Center
Philip Glass
Philip Glass
Philip Glass
Philip Glass
Philip Glass boycotting the Kennedy Center
January 27, 2026 at 4:17 PM
Philip Glass boycotting the Kennedy Center
Philip Glass boycotting the Kennedy Center
Philip Glass boycotting the Kennedy Center
Philip Glass
Philip Glass
Philip Glass
Philip Glass
Philip Glass boycotting the Kennedy Center
Philip Glass boycotting the Kennedy Center
Philip Glass boycotting the Kennedy Center
Philip Glass
Philip Glass
Philip Glass
Philip Glass
Philip Glass boycotting the Kennedy Center
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‘Many homeland security hiring ads feature military-style imagery, like officers wearing tactical gear and driving combat vehicles. They refer to immigration as an “invasion” and immigrants as “enemies.”’ www.nytimes.com/2026/01/26/u... (gift link) /2
A Crisis of Confidence for ICE and Border Patrol as Clashes Escalate
www.nytimes.com
January 26, 2026 at 2:34 PM
‘Many homeland security hiring ads feature military-style imagery, like officers wearing tactical gear and driving combat vehicles. They refer to immigration as an “invasion” and immigrants as “enemies.”’ www.nytimes.com/2026/01/26/u... (gift link) /2
My keynote "The AI-savvy operating model" explores how AI might help teams make better decisions and move faster, without adding noise or risk. Curious how this could work in your organisation? Let’s explore it together: https://matthewskelton.com/keynote-talks/keynote-the-ai-savvy-operating-mode
January 27, 2026 at 11:28 AM
My keynote "The AI-savvy operating model" explores how AI might help teams make better decisions and move faster, without adding noise or risk. Curious how this could work in your organisation? Let’s explore it together: https://matthewskelton.com/keynote-talks/keynote-the-ai-savvy-operating-mode
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“Zerzan appeared interested mainly in the quantity of regulations that AI could produce, not their quality. “We don’t need the perfect rule on XYZ. We don’t even need a very good rule on XYZ,” he said, according to the meeting notes. “We want good enough.” Zerzan added, “We’re flooding the zone.”
Government by AI? Trump Administration Plans to Write Regulations Using Artificial Intelligence
The Transportation Department, which oversees the safety of airplanes, cars and pipelines, plans to use Google Gemini to draft new regulations. “We don’t need the perfect rule,” said DOT’s top lawyer....
www.propublica.org
January 26, 2026 at 5:43 PM
“Zerzan appeared interested mainly in the quantity of regulations that AI could produce, not their quality. “We don’t need the perfect rule on XYZ. We don’t even need a very good rule on XYZ,” he said, according to the meeting notes. “We want good enough.” Zerzan added, “We’re flooding the zone.”
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Almost a third of children who started reception last year were not able to use books correctly, sometimes even trying to swipe or tap them like a smartphone, a survey has found
news.sky.com/story/nearly...
news.sky.com/story/nearly...
Nearly a third of kids can't use books when starting school - and try to swipe them like phones
Staff also report around 28% of children started school unable to eat and drink independently, and 25% had difficulty with basic life skills.
news.sky.com
January 22, 2026 at 8:09 AM
Almost a third of children who started reception last year were not able to use books correctly, sometimes even trying to swipe or tap them like a smartphone, a survey has found
news.sky.com/story/nearly...
news.sky.com/story/nearly...
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And none of this is new. Adam Smith basically made the argument in 1776, the year the US came to exist. The stupidity of the US position is as old as the US itself.
January 21, 2026 at 6:46 PM
And none of this is new. Adam Smith basically made the argument in 1776, the year the US came to exist. The stupidity of the US position is as old as the US itself.
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Mark Carney's speech is now only the second most acute analysis of where the world is at right now:
January 21, 2026 at 2:08 PM
Mark Carney's speech is now only the second most acute analysis of where the world is at right now:
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I feel bad for all of us who have to be good at our jobs when the answer is to be sufficiently white, rich and powerful and then you can just drool on yourself and the press will be like “audiences intrigued by his unusual communication style”
January 21, 2026 at 2:37 PM
I feel bad for all of us who have to be good at our jobs when the answer is to be sufficiently white, rich and powerful and then you can just drool on yourself and the press will be like “audiences intrigued by his unusual communication style”
Big organisations, small steps…
Scaling Team Topologies is about teams learning, trying, and adapting together. Curious how this could work in your organisation? Let’s explore together!
Scaling Team Topologies is about teams learning, trying, and adapting together. Curious how this could work in your organisation? Let’s explore together!
Success at scale — Team Topologies - Organizing for fast flow of value
Scale out awareness of Team Topologies
teamtopologies.com
January 22, 2026 at 10:26 AM
Big organisations, small steps…
Scaling Team Topologies is about teams learning, trying, and adapting together. Curious how this could work in your organisation? Let’s explore together!
Scaling Team Topologies is about teams learning, trying, and adapting together. Curious how this could work in your organisation? Let’s explore together!
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NEW: NEW: Standards commissioner finds Nigel Farage committed seventeen breaches of MPs code of conduct.
He failed to declare £333,000 in outside interests (more than 3x MPs annual salary)…
He failed to declare £333,000 in outside interests (more than 3x MPs annual salary)…
January 21, 2026 at 8:48 AM
NEW: NEW: Standards commissioner finds Nigel Farage committed seventeen breaches of MPs code of conduct.
He failed to declare £333,000 in outside interests (more than 3x MPs annual salary)…
He failed to declare £333,000 in outside interests (more than 3x MPs annual salary)…
🧭 Autonomy needs clarity.
Freedom without purpose slows teams down.
Team Topologies 2nd Edition shows how autonomy works when teams understand their mission, boundaries, and responsibilities.
Learn more or continue the conversation here → https://teamtopologies.com/book
Freedom without purpose slows teams down.
Team Topologies 2nd Edition shows how autonomy works when teams understand their mission, boundaries, and responsibilities.
Learn more or continue the conversation here → https://teamtopologies.com/book
January 21, 2026 at 1:05 PM
🧭 Autonomy needs clarity.
Freedom without purpose slows teams down.
Team Topologies 2nd Edition shows how autonomy works when teams understand their mission, boundaries, and responsibilities.
Learn more or continue the conversation here → https://teamtopologies.com/book
Freedom without purpose slows teams down.
Team Topologies 2nd Edition shows how autonomy works when teams understand their mission, boundaries, and responsibilities.
Learn more or continue the conversation here → https://teamtopologies.com/book
A question I hear often in conversations with leaders is simple: How do we grow without slowing down? That question sits behind a keynote I’ve been sharing on Economies of Empowerment - it looks at how teams might keep moving fast while organisations scale.
January 20, 2026 at 12:56 PM
A question I hear often in conversations with leaders is simple: How do we grow without slowing down? That question sits behind a keynote I’ve been sharing on Economies of Empowerment - it looks at how teams might keep moving fast while organisations scale.
Since 2020, I’ve advised boards and executive teams across the UK, EU, and North America, focusing on innovation, fast flow, team design, and organisational structure. If this resonates, I’d enjoy a conversation to see if there’s a fit 👉🏻 https://matthewskelton.com/board-advisory
January 20, 2026 at 9:49 AM
Since 2020, I’ve advised boards and executive teams across the UK, EU, and North America, focusing on innovation, fast flow, team design, and organisational structure. If this resonates, I’d enjoy a conversation to see if there’s a fit 👉🏻 https://matthewskelton.com/board-advisory
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You can have multiple paved roads and they can be optional.
January 19, 2026 at 11:56 PM
You can have multiple paved roads and they can be optional.
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I've been watching claims of "AI has flipped the script on software engineering, because <goes on to describe software engineering>" for 3 years now :-)
January 19, 2026 at 11:56 AM
I've been watching claims of "AI has flipped the script on software engineering, because <goes on to describe software engineering>" for 3 years now :-)
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"A protester detained, her bra removed and wedding ring cut off, and some of her clothes never returned..."
www.nytimes.com/2026/01/18/u...
www.nytimes.com/2026/01/18/u...
In Minneapolis, a Pattern of Misconduct Toward Protesters
www.nytimes.com
January 19, 2026 at 2:29 AM
"A protester detained, her bra removed and wedding ring cut off, and some of her clothes never returned..."
www.nytimes.com/2026/01/18/u...
www.nytimes.com/2026/01/18/u...
Oh look: understanding intent and context is more important than actual output.
"... some folks now prefer actually just getting the prompts over getting the actual code. Because then it’s clearer what the person actually intended."
lucumr.pocoo.org/2026/1/18/ag...
(Hint: it always was)
"... some folks now prefer actually just getting the prompts over getting the actual code. Because then it’s clearer what the person actually intended."
lucumr.pocoo.org/2026/1/18/ag...
(Hint: it always was)
Agent Psychosis: Are We Going Insane?
What’s going on with the AI builder community right now?
lucumr.pocoo.org
January 19, 2026 at 11:27 AM
Oh look: understanding intent and context is more important than actual output.
"... some folks now prefer actually just getting the prompts over getting the actual code. Because then it’s clearer what the person actually intended."
lucumr.pocoo.org/2026/1/18/ag...
(Hint: it always was)
"... some folks now prefer actually just getting the prompts over getting the actual code. Because then it’s clearer what the person actually intended."
lucumr.pocoo.org/2026/1/18/ag...
(Hint: it always was)