task file · MethodKit with Competencies
Moving fast
Design
to create, layout & design
AI is getting capable here quickly. This is where the pressure on the craft is climbing fastest.
Layout, variation and first drafts are increasingly machine work. Framing the problem and judging what is good still need a designer.
the evidence: the generative frontier is where the pressure is highest now →
Fields where this task is under pressure
// dossiers that list design among the work AI now does well
Fields where it gains leverage
// where this task gets more valuable as routine work gets cheaper
Skills that shield it
// future skills that keep a person valuable around this task
Design
understanding & applying design logic
Interfaces
creating ways that let people and/or technology interact
Systems thinking
seeing patterns & creating models to handle complexity
AI literacy
understand how ai would affect us, for better or worse
Critical thinking
reasoning independently, informed by evidence
Professions built on it
// job titles whose weekly mix features design