Simple Signals

The decision no one is making

In most family offices, nobody has decided how AI should be used. That silence is itself a decision, and it carries consequences.

Feb 22 • Francois Botha

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The three hats family offices wear in the AI era

Family offices encounter AI as operators, investors, and owners at the same time

Feb 15 • Francois Botha

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Reskilling, upskilling, and agentic skills

Work is being redesigned around skills across people, systems, and organisations

Feb 8 • Francois Botha

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On the irony of AI hype and expectation damage

Progress lies between overpromising the world and writing the technology off.

Feb 2 • Francois Botha

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January 2026

The Magic Mountain of Davos: When AI Stopped Being Optional

What Davos 2026 means for family offices as AI becomes infrastructure

Jan 28 • Oli Yorke

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Onboarding AI like a human

Context comes before capability. The same onboarding instincts we apply to people now matter for AI.

Jan 25 • Francois Botha

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What if there were walking tours for AI?

A calm way to find your footing in the world of AI for family office professionals.

Jan 19 • Francois Botha

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December 2025

Towards 2026: From acceleration to foundations

What matters when AI becomes infrastructure and uncertainty the baseline

Dec 16, 2025 • Simple

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A signal from Lausanne

When old frameworks stop working

Dec 9, 2025 • Simple

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Recent Signals: Week 49

Three shifts worth paying attention to

Dec 5, 2025 • Simple

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November 2025

Why we’re launching Simple Signals

A monthly take on how AI is reshaping family offices — through people, process and technology.

Nov 25, 2025 • Simple

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December 2020

Designing the agentic family office

How the shift from tools to agents is reshaping private wealth

Dec 14, 2020 • Simple