Technology at work and in institutions
This page explores the strains that show up inside organisations - remote work burnout, toxic productivity cultures, and the erosion of trust driven by surveillance, opaque algorithms, and biased systems.
The articles here examine how technology affects workplace wellbeing, culture, fairness, and institutional trust - offering practical insight for organisations seeking to use digital tools responsibly, with genuine care while protecting human dignity and regeneration.
Understanding Loss of Trust in Institutions
What happens to the brain when institutions make consequential decisions in ways that can't be seen, questioned, or appealed — and what that costs the people who depend on them. · 13 min read
Understanding Extractive Work Culture
What happens to the brain and body when the effort poured into work is consistently returned with less than it costs — and why the exhaustion that follows is a response to conditions · 14 min read
Why It's Getting Harder to Switch Off
What working from home has done to the boundary between effort and rest — and why the exhaustion that follows is not a personal management problem · 14 min read