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Jan 15, 2026 Jaeden and Conor explore how AI is transforming the workplace, signaling an end to the 'learn once, work forever' mindset. They discuss automation's impact on repetitive tasks in various industries while highlighting the crucial role of human judgment. As organizations shift to strategic system builders, the pace of AI change is staggering. Insights from leaders reveal the future holds one AI agent per employee, with customer support proving that AI can surpass human efficiency. Tune in for an enlightening conversation on the future of work!
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Learn Once, Work Forever Is Over
- The era of "learn once, work forever" is ending because tasks that used to require long manual apprenticeship are being automated.
- AI speeds up repetitive cognitive work but leaves higher-order judgment and quality decisions to humans.
Work Design Will Emerge From The Ground Up
- AI inverts the traditional top-down creation-of-jobs model because leaders and lab heads don't yet know what future roles require.
- The new work designs often emerge from teams experimenting on the ground, not from central planning.
Explore Internal Experiments First
- Go find pockets of experimentation inside your company and study how small teams use AI to do more with fewer people.
- Learn from those teams and scale the processes instead of waiting for top-down mandates.