{"type":"rich","version":"1.0","provider_name":"Transistor","provider_url":"https://transistor.fm","author_name":"ADAPT Insider","title":"Productivity gains create little value without a plan for saved time, says Work Futurist Dom Price","html":"","width":"100%","height":180,"duration":2319,"description":"Saving time creates little value when organisations have no deliberate use for the capacity released.\nIn this ADAPT Insider episode, Dom Price, Work Futurist and Visionary at Be Luminous, examines why conventional productivity metrics reveal too little about the conditions that sustain performance.\nHe considers how organisations can redirect saved time, protect long-term workforce capability and build the confidence to experiment amid constant change.\n\nKey takeaways:\nProductivity gains create value when organisations direct released capacity towards meaningful, higher-value work.\nWorkforce decisions should account for the experience, context and institutional knowledge that employees develop over time.\nSmall, safe experiments help teams act on new information, adjust direction and share useful lessons across the organisation.\n\nSaved time requires a deliberate destination\n\nProductivity, sales and GDP remain common measures of performance.\nThese lagging indicators reveal little about whether people have the environment, tools, trust and space to produce meaningful work.\nDom points to organisations that achieved significant productivity gains, then filled the released capacity with more meetings.\nWithout a clear next-best use for that time, greater efficiency changed the volume of activity without improving its value.\nLeaders can assess the conditions behind performance alongside the final output.\nDiscretionary effort, curiosity and human connection reveal whether people feel engaged enough to contribute beyond the minimum expected of them.\nAutomation decisions shape future capability\n\nAI can improve work by augmenting employees and redirecting their attention towards higher-value contributions.\nRemoving roles without considering the talent pipeline risks leaving organisations without the experience required for future leadership and specialist positions.\nGraduate roles illustrate the long-term value at stake.\nEarly-career employees may initially cost more than they...","thumbnail_url":"https://img.transistorcdn.com/t0Jtrt9eZN4kwrPnSzLt-aLKB9f-tVVg1JGt9pql9t4/rs:fill:0:0:1/w:400/h:400/q:60/mb:500000/aHR0cHM6Ly9pbWct/dXBsb2FkLXByb2R1/Y3Rpb24udHJhbnNp/c3Rvci5mbS84ODM3/NGVhYmU2ZjljNWIx/NTliY2NlMTAzZDRl/NGNmOS5qcGc.webp","thumbnail_width":300,"thumbnail_height":300}