Making Public Work

A newsletter on public delivery mechanics or how technology, policy, and the latency between on-the-ground impacts impact everyday life.

What If We Got Creative About Ordinary Things?

An experiment in civic imagination, practical problem-solving, and what comes next for Portland.

Ron Bronson
June 17, 2026

Skill issue is not a product strategy

Why LLM products need someone to own the response experience

Ron Bronson
June 13, 2026

Your AI Agent (or your printer) is Not a Coworker

Agentic Management is a skill issue

Ron Bronson
May 20, 2026

Technologist is not a job

Towards a better framework for public delivery work

Ron Bronson
May 18, 2026

The Banality of Rules

How technology enablement facilitates burdens

Ron Bronson
May 10, 2026