Our Adan Pope joined Patrick Emmons, Founder & CEO of DragonSpears, and Shelli Nelson, Managing Director of Talent Acquisition at Madison Industries, on their Innovation and Digital Enterprise podcast to discuss the topic of “Balancing Speed and Stability in Digital Transformations.” In the podcast, Adan shares insights from his career in engineering and technology leadership, as well as lessons on how engineering teams should balance velocity with stability while maintaining high standards of quality, as found in our books, Respect the Weeds and Intentional Tension.

Taraxa Labs Co-Founder, Adan K. Pope will speak on the topic of “The Ecosystem Illusion: Why Emergency Communications Platforms Make Terrible Roommates” at the 2025 Real-Time Communications Conference at Illinois Tech, October 7-8, 2025. Hosted by IEEE and the RTC Lab at Illinois Tech, Adan will explore the NG911 ecosystem mythology versus the realities of emergency communications integration. Visit the conference website for location and registration information: RTC 2025

You asked, and we listened… and now you can, too! The audiobook version of Respect the Weeds: Digital Transformation Rooted in Principled Leadership, Vision and Innovation is now available on Amazon and Audible. Whether you’re commuting, working out, or just chilling out on a rainy day, immerse yourself in a thought-provoking and practical guide to driving meaningful and measurable change. [Narrated by Virtual Voice]

Taraxa Labs weighs in on the artificial intelligence discourse with an article in AI Business on “Getting Started With Artificial Intelligence.” Drawing upon its adapt-not-adopt approach to technology, Taraxa Labs offers some steady-hand advice for leaders who see AI as an anxiety-filled yet inevitable innovation:

Artificial Intelligence presents the opportunity to organize chaos and leverage much-needed force multipliers, but given all the hype surrounding such a relatively opaque, black-box technology, AI requires a new level of technical awareness and accountability from leadership than anything we’ve seen in recent years.

ADAN POPE, CO-FOUNDER, TARAXA LABS

All That AI Tension? It Might Be Pointing You in the Right Direction, writes Taraxa Lab’s Co-Founder, Adan Pope, in Allwork.Space. “AI at work sparks serious tension, from bias fears to trust issues. Mapping these conflicts helps teams navigate chaos, build trust, and unlock AI’s real potential without losing control or clarity,” according to Pope.

Adan Pope sits down with Book Goodies to pull back the curtain on the writing process, including what motivates authors and the future of publishing.

Taraxa Labs Co-Founder, Adan Pope, will deliver a TEDx talk at TEDxIllinois Tech 2024: Empowered Together, on November 23, 2024, at the Ogilvie Auditorium – Conviser Law Center, 565 W Adams Street, in Chicago. Adan will speak on the topic of “Optimizing Tensions from Artificial Intelligence.” For more information, contact TEDxIllinois Tech.

The Nonfiction Authors Association awarded Respect the Weeds a Silver Award. The Nonfiction Book Awards are “committed to honoring excellence in nonfiction books.”

Taraxa Labs Co-Founder, Adan Pope, will deliver the keynote address for the Next Generation Emergency Communications Track at the IEEE-sponsored Real Time Communications Conference & Expo at Illinois Tech on October 8-9, 2024, at the IIT Mies Campus in Chicago. Adan will speak on the topic of “Plotting a Rational, Managed Evolution to the Next Generation.

Waylay announced the appointment of Taraxa Labs Co-Founder, Adan Pope, as the new Chair of the company’s esteemed advisory board of industry luminaries supporting Waylay’s expansion in ESG, Industrial, Buildings, Telecoms and IT Enterprise Automation markets.

Adan Pope, Co-Founder of Taraxa Labs, shares his thoughts on “Digital transformation: A Fusion of Leadership, Art, and Science” in a guest blog on Globant’s Business Hacking forum. Adan shared some food for thought from Respect the Weeds: “Decisions that were once rooted in math and science, are now all too often made under hyper-competitive pressures, by gut feelings standing on pillars of pride.”

The Titan 100 program recognizes Chicago’s Top 100 CEOs & C-level executives. “They are the area’s most accomplished business leaders in their industry, using criteria that include demonstrating exceptional leadership, vision, and passion.”

Adan Pope, Taraxa Labs Co-Founder, was invited back on Globant’s Business Hacking forum to share his experiences with finding a shared fate with partners through a common understanding of how value is created and delivered to customers.