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Research Thread · World Economic Forum, January 2026

The Great Workforce Adaptation

What the research says

The World Economic Forum article highlights a widening gap between employer optimism and workforce confidence. It identifies three important shifts: using AI to augment work and employability, moving from linear careers toward more fluid portfolio careers, and strengthening managers as anchors of trust and continuity.

Why it matters for adaptivity · Institute interpretation

Organizations and people cannot adapt separately. Sustainable adaptation requires both sides to evolve together.

A question worth sitting with

What does the changing world of work require us to rethink — not simply reskill?

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