Still Becoming
In Still Becoming, Florita Bell Griffin explores how rapid innovation can weaken trust, continuity, and human connection when systems change without coherence or lived context
Living With AI: How It Is Changing Work, Family, and Community
By Florita Bell Griffin | Houston, TX | April 14, 2026 Artificial intelligence has moved into daily life with unusual speed. For many people, the shift happened almost quietly. One…
When Systems Forget Who They Were Built For
By Florita Bell Griffin, Ph.D. | Houston, TX | April 7, 2026 Most systems begin with people in mind. They are designed to solve a specific problem, remove friction, or…
Why Familiarity Is Not the Same as Understanding
By Florita Bell Griffin, Ph.D. | Houston, TX | March 31, 2026 Familiarity is often mistaken for mastery. When people encounter a system repeatedly, learn its surface behaviors, and navigate…
Why Optimization Without Context Feels Like Loss
By Florita Bell Griffin, Ph.D. | Houston, TX | March 24, 2026 Optimization is usually presented as improvement. Processes become faster. Costs are reduced. Outputs become more consistent. From a…
Why Control Feels Safer Than It Actually Is
By Florita Bell Griffin, Ph.D. | Houston, TX | March 17, 2026 Control is often mistaken for stability. When systems behave predictably, when rules are clear, and when outcomes can…
Why Optimization Erases Meaning
By Florita Bell Griffin, Ph.D | Houston, TX | March 10, 2026 Optimization promises improvement. It offers clarity, efficiency, and measurable gain. When systems are optimized, waste is reduced, processes…
Why Systems Grow Quiet Right Before They Break
By Florita Bell Griffin, Ph.D. | Houston, TX | March 3, 2026 Systems rarely announce their failure. They do not ring alarms when alignment weakens or when trust begins to…
Change Feels Different When You Remember Before
A powerful exploration of how memory reshapes our experience of change, revealing why transitions feel different across a lifetime and what continuity truly requires
Why Systems Mistake Compliance for Alignment
By Florita Bell Griffin, Ph.D | Houston, TX | February 24, 2026 Compliance is easy to measure. Rules are followed. Procedures are executed. Outputs meet specification. From a system’s perspective,…
















