Jon Husband on wirearchy, web weaving, the relational economy, and drift diving (AC Ep41)

About this episode

Jon Husband discusses the impact of AI on organizational structures and the importance of adapting to new relational economies.

“What I’m really interested in and fascinated about is that, as AI penetrates and spreads throughout the workplace and gets placed into or integrated into workflows, the first thing that happens is that people in the mix are going to have to learn how to use AI and learn why to use AI when they do.” –Jon Husband About Jon Husband Jon Husband is the Founder and Principal of Wirearchy, a creative research and experimentation laboratory exploring the crossroads of AI and networked workplaces and society. He works as a coach, consultant, speaker and writer, and has co-authored three books, including Wirearchy. Website: wirearchy.com LinkedIn Profile: Jon Husband What you will learn The origins and evolution of wirearchy as a response to traditional organizational hierarchies How AI integration is reshaping knowledge work, workflows, and tacit knowledge within organizations The persistence of Taylorist job evaluation and why traditional work design remains resistant to change The rise of the relational economy and the increasing value of human judgment, trust, and relationships beyond financial exchange New approaches and tools for surfacing and mapping intangible or…

People in this episode

Host: Ross Dawson

Guest: Jon Husband

Topics covered

• wirearchy
• AI integration
• relational economy
• knowledge work
• organizational change
• adaptive management

Keywords

• AI
• wirearchy
• organizational hierarchies
• knowledge work
• relational economy
• emergence
• adaptive systems

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Wirearchy

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