After the Jobs are Gone: Rethinking Employment in the Age of AI
Show Notes
In this episode of The Work Intelligence Loop, Todd Michaud sits down with Josh Drean, workforce futurist and author, to explore how AI is fundamentally reshaping the nature of employment and what that means for individuals, leaders, and organizations trying to stay ahead of the shift.
They dig into why the traditional job title may already be a legacy construct, how the focus is moving from time-based employment to output and contribution-based work, and what it takes to build lasting value in an AI-driven economy. The conversation also covers practical frameworks for AI implementation, the rise of decentralized work ecosystems, and the cultural and generational dynamics that make this transition as human as it is technological.
About the Guest
Josh Drean
Workforce Futurist and Author
Josh Drean is a workforce futurist, author, and co-founder of Decentrive, where he helps organizations navigate the intersection of AI, automation, and the future of human work. He is the author of Employment is Dead, a forward-looking examination of how traditional employment models are breaking down and what comes next. With a background spanning organizational design, employee experience, and emerging technology, Josh is one of the most compelling voices in the conversation about how work and the people who do it must evolve.
