What New York State Taught Me the Year I Left for Texas

SummaryThis article reflects on how economic change affected workers and communities in New York State during the IBM layoffs of the 1990s and connects that lesson to the current AI transition. It argues that AI is reshaping office work while also creating demand for...

AI’s Cell Tower Moment: Why Data Centers Need Public Trust

AI’s Cell Tower MomentWe want the AI answer, but not always the data center that makes it possible.By Mustafa TameezJUNE 23, 2026In the 1990s, people wanted the cell phone, but not the cell tower. Today, we want the AI answer, but not the data center. The tension...

We Have Seen This Fear Before

We Have Seen This Fear BeforeScreens changed the office long before AI changed work.By Mustafa TameezCEO & President of Outreach Strategists6/16/2026Last week, I wrote about AI that can see, listen, and coach us in real time. That technology feels new because it...

AI That Can See, Listen, and Coach You Live

AI That Can See, Listen, and Coach You LiveWhy the next AI shift may not be machines writing for us, but machines helping us think whilewe work.By Mustafa TameezCEO & President of Outreach Strategists6/9/2026I got a number of emails, texts, and calls on my essay...

The Great Reversal: How AI and Algorithms Are Reshaping Human Behavior

I heard Mohammad Anwar say something on stage recently that I have not been able to stop thinking about. “Machines are becoming more human, and humans are becoming more like machines.” It was one of those observations that feels obvious when you first hear it, then becomes harder to shake the longer you sit with it. Anwar is the Houston based CEO of Softway, the company behind the bestselling book Love as a Business Strategy…

AI, Dyslexia, and Accessibility: How Technology May Redefine Human Limitation

This article reflects on how AI may support dyslexia, accessibility, and disability inclusion by reducing barriers to information, cognition, and communication. My family moved to the United States in 1978. I was eight years old. I was enrolled in fourth grade, and I did not speak English. At least that’s what people thought. The reality was more complicated.

Outreach Strategists Awarded Cooperative Contract Through 1GPA National Purchasing Cooperative

Outreach Strategists, a leading strategic communications and marketing agency, was awarded a cooperative contract through the 1GPA National Purchasing Cooperative, establishing the firm as an approved vendor for strategic enrollment, recruitment, and marketing consulting services available to educational institutions nationwide.

Outreach Strategists Selected by the Kansas Department of Administration for Statewide Media Training and Government Communications

Outreach Strategists, a leading strategic communications and marketing agency, has been selected to collaborate with the Kansas Department of Administration (KDOA) to support efforts focused on media training.

Outreach Strategists partners with the Iowa Department of Education to lead public awareness and community engagement campaigns around school nutrition initiatives statewide

Outreach Strategists, a leading strategic communications and marketing agency, has been selected to collaborate with the Iowa Department of Education (IDOE) to support efforts focused on strengthening public understanding and engagement around key school nutrition initiatives.

Outreach Strategists Approved by SBA as a HUBZone program

Outreach Strategists, a leading strategic communications and marketing firm, is proud to announce their approval by the U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) for the HUBZone (Historically Underutilized Business Zones) Program. Outreach Strategists joins an elite group of 48 other HUBZone-certified companies in Harris County and only 251 in Texas.

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