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The Human Handoff Is Becoming Automation’s Most Important Design Problem
Companies are learning that an automated workflow is only as reliable as the moment responsibility moves between a system and a person.
Business, technology and what comes next.
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Workplace, leadership, operations and the changing design of organizations.
Companies are learning that an automated workflow is only as reliable as the moment responsibility moves between a system and a person.
The highest-performing systems will define both machine autonomy and human responsibility.
The number of tools in a workflow can grow even as the quality of focused work declines.
Complex organizations are rediscovering the value of roles built around decision flow and executive leverage.
Automation works best when the underlying process is visible, measurable and designed to learn.