profession file · read as its task mix
mostly shared ground
Economist
economy
Economists study how people, firms and governments respond to incentives, building models and writing analyses that inform policy and business decisions. AI now handles much of the data work, literature review and first drafts, while choosing the question and defending the argument remain the craft.
The exposed part of the week
// tasks in this mix that sit in machine territory or moving fast
The full mix
// what fills this job's week ( ●●● core · ●● regular · ● occasional )
Safer ground: build these
// the future skills that shield this particular mix
Critical thinking
reasoning independently, informed by evidence
Systems thinking
seeing patterns & creating models to handle complexity
Forecasting
exploring possible & desirable scenarios that lie ahead
Data
collecting, interpreting & processing of stats & info
Uncertainty
handling unexpected situations
AI literacy
understand how ai would affect us, for better or worse
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Home field
// the dossier(s) behind this profession
