HBS Managing the Future of Work HBS Project on Managing the Future of Work 2025 Year in Review, 2026 Preview
Jan 29, 2026
A fast-paced review of 2025 workforce disruptions and how AI began reshaping jobs and organizations. Discussion of skills-first hiring, occupational churn, and new tools mapping local training and jobs. Stories on gig work trends, hybrid AI adoption in firms, and community factors that shape mobility and opportunity.
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Pair Experience With Technical Skill
- Do monitor AI outputs closely to spot hallucinations and unexpected valuable inventions.
- Reconfigure teams to pair experienced domain experts with technically adept juniors for better review.
AI Can Personalize And Diagnose Learning
- AI-enabled personalized tutoring can diagnose missed concepts and tailor practice sequences.
- That data lets teachers address class-wide gaps promptly, improving long-term learning outcomes.
Gig Work Appeals To Younger Workers
- Hayden Brown described growing interest among younger workers for gig work due to flexibility and agency.
- Upwork is evolving to serve large companies with turnkey contingent talent solutions.