Challenges for liberal studies graduates.
Explore the unique challenges faced by liberal studies graduates and discover how to navigate their career paths effectively.
“What, precisely, would a liberal studies degree, especially one from a School of Continuing Education, mean? My experience suggests that degree completers are especially like to want something different: A career-aligned degree with well-defined return on investment. I simply don’t know what employers make of such a degree from such a unit., the biggest question is whether highly selective private institutions, no matter how richly resourced, actually know how to work with students who aren’t extremely smart and self-motivated., That’s a mission that community colleges and broad access public universities specialize in. Isn’t there something presumptuous for an R1 can step in and do a better job than those other institutions – especially when they won’t be able to offer wrap-around student supports or extensive interaction with faculty and classmates?"—How Might Elite Institutions Better Meet the Needs of Underserved Student Populations?
The agent-shaped org chart
Every real org has the same topology: principal, role-holder, specialists. Staff AI maps onto it, node for node, and the cost collapse shows up in the deliverables that were always just human-handoff overhead.
AI as staff, not software
Two frames for what AI is doing to work. The tool frame makes tools smarter. The staff frame makes roles unnecessary. Those aren't the same product, the same company, or the same industry.
Knowledge work was never work
Knowledge work was always coordination between humans who couldn't share state directly. The artifacts were never the work. They were the overhead — and AI just made the overhead optional.
The work of being available now
A book on AI, judgment, and staying human at work.
The practice of work in progress
Practical essays on how work actually gets done.
How do I get my dev team to adopt AI?
A stub on helping mixed-interest development teams find their own useful ways into AI.
Want to learn about agents? Talk to someone who ran an agency.
I spent 20 years running consulting engagements at Fortune 500 companies. Turns out that's the best preparation for running a fleet of AI agents ... because the problems are identical.
Your AI agents need a water cooler
We run a twelve-session AI fleet that coordinates through an IRC breakroom. A friend asked: why are you making AI agents act like humans? The answer turned out to be more interesting than the question.
The IMF warns about AI’s impact on inequality
IMF warns AI could deepen global inequality, urging policymakers to implement safety nets and retraining programs to protect vulnerable workers.
Discover how generative AI is more likely to augment jobs rather than replace them, transforming tasks and creating new opportunities for efficiency and innovation.
Explore how generative AI enhances jobs by automating tasks, fostering efficiency, and creating new opportunities instead of replacing human roles.
Atlassians choose where they work, every single day. Download our free report to see what we’ve learned as a result.
Explore Atlassian's insights on flexible work policies and employee satisfaction. Download the free report to learn from their distributed work experience.