RunAs Radio Business Process Automation in 2026 with Ian Cooper
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Jan 28, 2026 
Ian Cooper, polyglot coding architect from London and founder of LDNug, describes how he turns paper workflows into repeatable, source-controlled automations. He talks about messaging with Kafka, orchestration tools like Temporal and GitHub Actions, telemetry for debugging, and platform patterns that let teams self-serve while hiding multi-cloud complexity.
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Paper Model Reveals Atomic Workflow Units
- Model business processes as inbox→work→outbox steps to reveal atomic units you can automate.
- Chain and recombine those atomic units to create flexible end-to-end workflows.
Design With Core Workflow Patterns
- Think in terms of five basic workflow patterns: sequence, choice (OR), parallel (AND), join/merge and non-deterministic join.
- Use those patterns to design workflows before picking tooling.
Keep Workflows In Source Control
- Keep workflow definitions, scripts and automation in source control (e.g., GitHub) for visibility and reproducibility.
- Treat workflows like code so teams can review, reuse, and track changes.