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Looking Back
Not a prediction or a warning, but most certainly an invitation
Mar 2 • Craig A Parisot
As a Tech CEO
I also see the downsides...
Feb 11 • Craig A Parisot
The Lucky Ones: Survivor's Guilt in Layoffs
Nobody is getting a rawer deal in the current labor market than those who are being laid off in the year 2026.
Feb 10 • Randall Thomas
The Future of Work and Business
Notes from the edge, where signals are the loudest
Feb 9 • Brendan Lammond
Do Corporate Organizations Have an Ethical Responsibility to Hire Our Youth?
I have spent the past week in my home state of Texas, meeting with mentors, corporate leaders, and people I respect immensely.
Feb 9 • Randall Thomas
How I stopped worrying and learned to love the future
From someone who genuinely loves technology.
Feb 1 • Brendan Lammond
On the Mother Tree
The resiliency of networks and the stagnancy of monoculture
Jan 29 • Don Smith
Gray Collar Work: Learning From a Master in the Room
In 1995, I recorded an album as a percussionist with Johnny Sandlin as our producer.
Jan 29 • Michael Freed
The Industrial Revolution is dead.
The AI Economy is here and it’s time to start having an honest conversation about work in America.
Jan 14 • Craig A Parisot
The Gray Collar Collective
Who we are and why we're here...
Jan 12 • Don Smith
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