The Wise Economy Telescope, June 1

In the Land of Decisions, Some of Which Bite You In the Butt

Playing with what day of the week is best for you all… And continuing to play with format. I’ve added some questions looking for your feedback — I’d love to hear what you’re thinking about in response to these articles.

Unintended Consequences of Hybrid Work

One of the great challenges and necessities of naviagating the Fusion Era is thinking ahead about, and mitigating, unintended consequences. Expecially with accelerating VUCA* change and often-accelerating time frames, foreseeing and managing how things might unfold is a crucial skill, and completely bewildering, at the same time.

This article from Forbes does a good job at two things: First, it lays out the challenges of several potential post-pandemic work arrangements. At the same time, it gives us a good model for describing such scenarios and tracing through their implications. The article is short on recommendations for dealing with these scenarios (“go into the office more to get experience and brown nose points” sounds l…