Brad Nelson is the author of I Think, Therefore I Know: Scientific Thinking for Unscientific Organizations, co-host of The Agile for Agilists podcast, and organizer of Agile Detroit. His career has taken him from assembly lines in West Michigan to Fortune 500 technology companies on the West Coast. As a consulting manager, he partnered with the CTO on platform strategy and co-authored the company’s DevOps offerings, playbooks, and sales materials. He also served as product manager for an AI solution highlighted by Google Cloud CEO Thomas Kurian during the 2024 Google I/O keynote. He currently supports operational health for Ford Credit’s Digital Experience portfolio. His writing and speaking offer practical lessons on building organizations that learn, adapt, and create value.