Paul Welty, PhD AI, WORK, AND STAYING HUMAN

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The power of worthy missions

Unlock the potential of your worthy mission to inspire collaboration and drive success in your endeavors. Transform purpose into powerful action!

“I think we’re going to be back to purpose. What is your mission? Because now you can accomplish your mission. What is your worthy mission that’s going to attract people to work with you?” (How Generative AI Changes Productivity)

Why customer tools are organized wrong

This article reveals a fundamental flaw in how customer support tools are designed—organizing by interaction type instead of by customer—and explains why this fragmentation wastes time and obscures the full picture you need to help users effectively.

Infrastructure shapes thought

The tools you build determine what kinds of thinking become possible. On infrastructure, friction, and building deliberately for thought rather than just throughput.

Server-side dashboard architecture: Why moving data fetching off the browser changes everything

How choosing server-side rendering solved security, CORS, and credential management problems I didn't know I had.

The work of being available now

A book on AI, judgment, and staying human at work.

The practice of work in progress

Practical essays on how work actually gets done.

Dev reflection - February 20, 2026

I want to talk about the difference between execution and verification. Because something happened this week that made the distinction painfully clear, and I think it matters far beyond software.

Dev reflection - February 18, 2026

There's a moment in any system—a team, a company, a workflow—where the thing you've been optimizing for stops being the constraint. And you don't notice right away. You keep pushing on the old bott...

Dev reflection - February 17, 2026

I want to talk about staging areas. Not the technical kind—the human kind. The places where work goes to sit. The inbox you check before forwarding. The draft folder. The approval queue. The meetin...

AI offers relief from email overload

Transform your email management with AI tools that help triage and compose replies, making remote work more efficient and sustainable.

Discover the power of AI

Unlock innovation with AI as your collaborative partner, enhancing creativity and productivity in the hybrid work environment. Discover the benefits today!

Embracing the AI workforce

Discover how AI enhances the workplace by fostering collaboration and spontaneity, offering a fresh alternative to traditional office dynamics.