A weekly publication on the future of work — why what we do matters, what value we generate, and what joy we might find in it if we design for it deliberately.
This Week In Work
British editorial on
the future of work.
Warm. Principled. Gently sceptical. Never cynical. Never techno-utopian. This is a publication for thoughtful professionals who suspect work could be better — and want to understand why it isn't, yet. Written for people who live alongside technology, not for people who worship it.
The Great Divergence: AI Is Reshaping Work, But Not For Everyone
Microsoft Research's "New Future of Work" report shows rapid AI-driven change arriving unevenly across roles, sectors, and geographies. The technology exists. The distribution of its benefits does not.
Oblique Strategy Card
"Notice whose hands do the carrying"
After Brian Eno & Peter Schmidt
Source: Microsoft Research · New Future of Work report · Read Issue 001 →
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Oblique Strategy
A sideways provocation — 8 words or fewer — that illuminates what the week's research didn't say directly. After Eno & Schmidt.
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Long-Read
~800 words. No bullet points. No headers. Pure prose with a pull quote and a closing question that belongs to you, not me.
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Podcast Script
~6 minutes spoken. Short sentences, natural pauses. The host is curious, not certain. You'll feel smarter — and slightly unsettled.
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Video Short
45 seconds. Declarative. Paper-textured. Eight words per beat. Builds to a single compressed thesis. No AI icons anywhere.
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LinkedIn Post
~280 words. A genuine observation, not marketing. No exclamation marks. No synergy. No unsupported superlatives. Four hashtags maximum.
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