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Some Recent Research & White Papers
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Field Profile · September 2026
A Door That May Not Open
What happens to a person when work disappears before it begins? On the silent contraction of entry-level work, the white-collar bypass, and the human experience policy discussions rarely reach.
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White Paper · September 2026
UnMuted & Navigating The Messy Middle
The uncertain period between today's labor market and a possible future of AI abundance. On uneven disruption, declining entry points, and a compass for the person living inside it.
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Discussion Guide · September 2026
Four Important Questions About AI Agents
A guide for boards, staff teams, and small groups. Four questions about a world in which nearly everyone has a personal AI agent, with starting answers and prompts to sit with.
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Essay · August 2026
From Smartphones to Personal Agents
Smartphones democratized access to the digital world; personal AI agents democratize the capacity to act within it. On convenience and the problem of gradual human disempowerment.
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White Paper · August 2026
A Human Agency Test for AI Adoption
After an AI system is adopted, what must the human still be able to know, decide, do, contest, and become? Five questions leaders should be able to answer before approving a system.
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Field Profile · June 2026
The Personality Profile of AI Land
AI is not simply a tool humans use, but a land they inhabit. Nine emerging patterns of formation in that land, and why the church and other care institutions need to enter the Wisdom Gap.
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