InsightsOut research
We ask people who register for InsightsOut workshops a few short questions. Then we read the answers against published research and publish what holds up — with the method, the version, and what changed.
What we're finding
These are the patterns that keep showing up. The papers explain the method and the limits.
Research papers
Each paper shows its version, method, and changelog. PDFs are versioned for citation.
What founders, managers, and professionals tell us before anyone surveys them
A living research paper on the human side of AI-driven change, built from InsightsOut workshop registrations and read against Gallup, Microsoft, MIT SMR, SHRM, and Anthropic.
The founder side of AI-driven change
An early-stage room where money and customers come first, overwhelm is pace and fragmentation rather than hours, fear goes mostly unnamed, and what people quietly want is a place to think with peers.
What people navigating AI-driven role change say about identity, fear, and what they want next
Where role change is felt, who names fear and who doesn't, why people ask for a map rather than a course, and what kind of support they actually want.
Perspectives and field notes
Why AI adoption must include roles, emotions, agency, leadership, and practical human responsibility.
Read → Ethics and judgmentA way to think about what AI can support and where judgment, responsibility, trust, and care should remain human.
Read → Field noteAn early view of the questions people are bringing to public conversations about AI, work, and change.
Read →How we do research
Full method, limits, and what we won't publish: methodology →
Purpose and consent
The research question underneath all of it: how do people keep agency, judgment, trust, and dignity as AI changes roles, teams, decisions, and the organization of work? The findings go back into the workshops and out as public knowledge.
How to cite: Imani, N. (2026). Working Through AI Change (v1.0). InsightsOut. https://insightsout.work/research/working-through-ai-change