Home: Phil Simon
I build systems, tools, and automations for the modern workplace.
I'm one of the world's foremost independent experts on workplace tech. Since 1996, I have excelled at building bespoke systems and tools for hundreds of clients. Today, my primary services include:
- Turning digital chaos into order via Notion.
- Keynote speaking usually after someone reads one of my books.
- Helping successful professionals bring their award-winning prescriptive nonfiction books to market via Racket Publishing.
Home Section 1: Media & Services
All companies are tech companies.
Some just havenโt realized it yet.
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Services
LEARN MOREThe costs of inaction exceed the costs of action.
Home Section 2: Books

Books
Five of my 14 titles have won awards, including my latestโThe Nine: The Tectonic Forces Reshaping the Workplace. It is the fourth installment in my series on the future of work.
LEARN MORETechnology is wonderful when it isn't in the way.
โSteve Hogarth, Marillion, "Montreal"

Keynotes
Both in person and virtually, I regularly speak to organizations of all types and sizes. Since 1997, I have given more than 400 talks, presentations, and workshops to more than 40,000 people on three continents and in eight countries. Topics include the future of work, low-code/no-code, Big Data, analytics, communication, and collaboration
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Insights and Musings
I blog about AI, the future of work, low-code/no-code, collaboration, communication, platforms, technology, and other topics. I pepper my posts with humor and pop-culture references. Oh, and I freakinโ despise jargon.
Since 2008, Iโve penned thousands of posts, more than 1,400 of which live on this site.
Blog
Most Popular Posts
How to Preserve Your Team's Slack Knowledge Without Upgrading
The Case for Hiring a Notion Guru
Introducing the Simon Workplace Tech Assessment
The Accidental Committer
On AI, Automation, and Critical Thinking
More Multimodal AI Adventures
Recent Posts
Tech Tips and Other Musings #2
Automating Mac Maintenance
Visualizing Notion Product Updates
Early Thoughts on Claude Duet
Tech Tips and Other Musings #1
Explaining Notion's New AI Pricing