Jul 22, 2026 · 25 min · 12 segments
This episode explores the concept of the **"hollow organisation,"** where the rapid adoption of **artificial intelligence** threatens the traditional pathways used to develop **professional…
OK, let's unpack this, because the document starts by completely challenging how we fundamentally view work itself.
Yeah, it argues that we suffer from this sort of tunnel vision.
Right, where we only see half of what work actually accomplishes.
Right.
The foundational concept here is that work has always served two completely distinct functions running in parallel.
First, it produces an immediate output, you know, a monthly financial report, a legal brief, a piece of software code.
And we are exceptionally good at measuring that output.
Oh,
we are obsessed with it.
Yeah.
But the second function is that the act of doing the work develops the internal capability of the person executing
Which we completely ignore.
Totally.
Historically, we have treated that second function as invisible.
We just don't measure it.
And now generative AI is absolutely transforming our ability to generate that first function, the output.
But by doing so, it's severely disrupting the second.
Exactly.
The source illustrates this beautifully, actually, with this example of a junior analyst who is tasked with producing a monthly performance report.
Right.
The classic entry level task.
Yeah.
And if you just look at the output, the deliverable is what? A few tables, some charts, maybe a paragraph of commentary.
Exactly.
OK, let's unpack this, because the document starts by completely challenging how we fundamentally view work itself.
Yeah, it argues that we suffer from this sort of tunnel vision.
Right, where we only see half of what work actually accomplishes.
Right.
The foundational concept here is that work has always served two completely distinct functions running in parallel.
First, it produces an immediate output, you know, a monthly financial report, a legal brief, a piece of software code.
And we are exceptionally good at measuring that output.
Oh,
we are obsessed with it.
Yeah.
But the second function is that the act of doing the work develops the internal capability of the person executing
Which we completely ignore.
Totally.
Historically, we have treated that second function as invisible.
We just don't measure it.
And now generative AI is absolutely transforming our ability to generate that first function, the output.
But by doing so, it's severely disrupting the second.
Exactly.
The source illustrates this beautifully, actually, with this example of a junior analyst who is tasked with producing a monthly performance report.
Right.
The classic entry level task.
Yeah.
And if you just look at the output, the deliverable is what? A few tables, some charts, maybe a paragraph of commentary.
Exactly.
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