Don Coleman
Data and AI technology, healthcare, and leadership
I lead data infrastructure and architecture teams in healthcare, covering data warehousing, data modernization, and AI support and compliance. I (try to) write about systems thinking, practical AI, and leading complex change.
I help healthcare and technology leaders make sense of complex technology change: teams adopting AI, organizations modernizing their systems, and leaders who need a clear plan they can act on.
What I do
I give advice, run workshops, and speak at events. The work is practical: naming the real problem, choosing a sensible path, and getting a team moving on it.
The rest of this site is where I think out loud. The writing covers systems leadership and hands-on experiments with AI, and the project pages show what I’ve built along the way, including the parts that didn’t go to plan.
Recent writing
This is Drift & Convergence, in two series: Convergence for leading through complexity and Drift for following curiosity.
The Systems Leadership Wayfinder: Five Mindset Shifts for Leading Complex Change
Navigate complexity with five mindset shifts for systems leadership. Learn practical approaches from healthcare and cloud transformation for building alignment, embracing uncertainty, and creating collective solutions, with or without formal authority.
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· 12 min read
Building Focus Pocus: What I Learned About AI Coding and Integration
How a personal productivity challenge became a deep dive into AI reliability, system integration, and what it really takes to bridge AI capabilities with real-world workflows.
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· 9 min read
Self-contained development for Ghost themes
Stop rebuilding Ghost development environments from scratch. This guide shows how to create a (nearly) complete automation workflow using GitHub Codespaces that spins up a local Ghost instance with realistic content and seamless deployment in minutes.
· 15 min read