PETER GALLOWAY
The Analogy Library

Plain language for the meetings AI keeps getting stuck in.

Eighteen analogies. Each one names the move that ends a specific stuck conversation in the boardroom. Free to watch, free to share, organized by the meeting you're walking into.

18Analogies, video + deck
4Editorial sections
$7,500Live executive session

The table of contents

Every issue, one click away. For the executive who already knows the meeting they're walking into.

Editor's picks

If you've never opened the library before. The three that do the most work in a CEO room this month.

№ I

The Money Conversation

For the budget meeting. The CFO who keeps looking at the wrong line item.

When the question is "why does AI cost so much" or "why did the pilot not pay off," the answer almost always lives in one of these four. Budget framing, build-vs-buy, ROI metrics, and the right way to scope a pilot.

№ II

The People Conversation

For the leadership team that's worried about jobs, trust, and how their team learns this.

When the question is "will this replace my team" or "can we trust it to do real work," these four reframe AI as a tool that changes roles, not headcount. Jobs, trust, training, and where the new bottleneck actually lives.

№ III

The Strategy Conversation

For the room debating timing, security, and the cost of waiting versus moving.

When the question is "should we wait until this matures" or "isn't this a security risk," these three name the move. Strategic timing, shadow-AI risk, and the right framing for rate limits and policy.

№ IV

The Architecture Conversation

For the team thinking about where this actually goes. Agents, orchestration, future of work.

When the question is "what is an agent, actually" or "what does this look like in 18 months," these three draw the picture. The agent stack, the operator-to-orchestrator shift, and the org chart in pyramid form.

For boards · ELTs · founder-CEO 1:1s

Run any of these in your next meeting.

The catalog is free. The live session is where one of these analogies gets applied to the specific conversation your room is stuck in. Half-day, $7,500, internal use rights on every deck.