Archive - The Future of Work, Designed

The Safety Culture You Can’t Opt Into

On AI’s warning essays, and the roles I never posted

Sep 2 • Shonna Waters

August 2026

Who's Allowed to Help?

What we are actually judging when we judge AI writing

Aug 23 • Shonna Waters

The Employment Situationship

The Old Model is Broken. Here’s How to Design What Comes Next.

Aug 16 • Shonna Waters

Are We Optimizing Away Our Ability to Adapt?

Every generation builds a faster tool for removing variability from work. The newest one works on ideas.

Aug 13 • Shonna Waters

Before We Ask What AI Does to Work

Every AI-impact study rests on a definition of work most of us have never examined. Let's start there.

Aug 4 • Shonna Waters

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