Module 03 · 20 minutes
Evidence of Work
Map skills that complement AI, prepare a learning plan, and create work samples others can assess.
Written and edited by Cahyanto Arie Wibowo. Last reviewed · version 1.2.
When is the idea of “Evidence of Work” most useful?
Future of Work examines Evidence of Work through its inputs, intended result, and most important failure signal. Read Evidence of Work from the perspective of the people affected. What looks efficient to a system may not feel clear or fair to them. The final aim is to see the value of Evidence of Work without losing sight of the people affected.
After this lesson
- Future of Work examines Evidence of Work through its inputs, intended result, and most important failure signal.
- Use the idea of “Evidence of Work” to interpret one realistic situation.
- Explain the limits of the concept and the information that still needs to be checked.
Start with the situation
Understand the situation first. The label can come later.
Judgment, domain knowledge, communication, and experimentation make AI use more valuable. This lesson uses the idea of “Evidence of Work” to examine that situation without treating a single term as the answer to every problem.
Future of Work examines Evidence of Work through its inputs, intended result, and most important failure signal. Map skills that complement AI, prepare a learning plan, and create work samples others can assess. Connect the term to a decision someone genuinely needs to make.
See how the decision unfolds
Move from the situation to a choice others can review.
01
Situation
Judgment, domain knowledge, communication, and experimentation make AI use more valuable. This lesson uses the idea of “Evidence of Work” to examine that situation without treating a single term as the answer to every problem.
02
Decision
Judgment, domain knowledge, communication, and experimentation make AI use more valuable. Identify the part of the situation most closely connected to the idea of “Evidence of Work”. Use the case as a thinking tool, not as proof that one solution fits every context.
03
Review
Chasing every new tool can distract you from durable foundations. This mistake often appears when a label is used before the problem is understood. Write down your assumptions so another person can review them.
Visual model
Map the parts before choosing what to do.
Read the diagram as a map of Evidence of Work: begin with the context, follow the connections, and inspect the highlighted point before making a decision.
Do not rush the choice
Two ways to look at Evidence of Work
Useful when
- Future of Work examines Evidence of Work through its inputs, intended result, and most important failure signal.
- Use the idea of “Evidence of Work” to interpret one realistic situation.
- Future of Work examines Evidence of Work through its inputs, intended result, and most important failure signal. Map skills that complement AI, prepare a learning plan, and create work samples others can assess. Connect the term to a decision someone genuinely needs to make.
Pause and check
- Chasing every new tool can distract you from durable foundations. This mistake often appears when a label is used before the problem is understood. Write down your assumptions so another person can review them.
- Explain the limits of the concept and the information that still needs to be checked.
The stronger choice is the one whose evidence, owner, and limits can be explained, not simply the more sophisticated option.
A tempting shortcut
A familiar term can still lead us to the wrong decision.
Why this can seem reasonable
Chasing every new tool can distract you from durable foundations. This mistake often appears when a label is used before the problem is understood. Write down your assumptions so another person can review them.
How to check it
Read Evidence of Work from the perspective of the people affected. What looks efficient to a system may not feel clear or fair to them. Begin with what can be observed, then separate facts, assumptions, and open questions.
Pause for a moment
What evidence could change this decision?
Answer before opening the discussion. Name one fact and one assumption.
Open the discussion
Future of Work examines Evidence of Work through its inputs, intended result, and most important failure signal. Read Evidence of Work from the perspective of the people affected. What looks efficient to a system may not feel clear or fair to them. The final aim is to see the value of Evidence of Work without losing sight of the people affected.
Try it on your work
Try it with one small piece of real work.
- Choose one real situation related to Evidence of Work.
- Separate what you can observe from what you are assuming.
- Write one decision, its owner, and the evidence needed to review it.
- Name the signal that would make you stop or change direction.
Make one small decision with the idea of “Evidence of Work”. Record your reasoning, the limits, and the signal that would make you change course. The larger module activity is: Prepare a personal capability plan. Keep the first version small enough for another person to review in a few minutes.
Quick practice
Make one small decision with the idea of “Evidence of Work”. Record your reasoning, the limits, and the signal that would make you change course. The larger module activity is: Prepare a personal capability plan.
Summary
- Future of Work examines Evidence of Work through its inputs, intended result, and most important failure signal.
- Use examples and evidence to test your understanding.
- Record the limits, risks, and conditions that should trigger another review.
Continue from here
- Skill Gaps: Continue the idea from Skills and Career Resilience with a closely related example.
- Team Topology: Connect this lesson to Leadership and test the idea in another context.
- Risk Tiers: See how the same decision changes when viewed through AI Ethics.
Sources and further reading
- Future of Jobs Report: World Economic Forum · primary-report. Primary reference for the definition, evidence, or limits discussed in “Evidence of Work”.
- AI and Work: OECD · official-research. Further evidence and context for checking the explanation in “Evidence of Work”.
- Artificial intelligence and the world of work: International Labour Organization · official-research. Further evidence and context for checking the explanation in “Evidence of Work”.