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After AI: Scarcity, Craft, and Care
When AI makes everything abundant, value shifts. Scarcity, craft, and care are becoming the new advantage. Here’s why.
April 2, 2026
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When AI makes everything abundant, value shifts. Scarcity, craft, and care are becoming the new advantage. Here’s why.
This is a bonus nugget in my Make Anything Thursday, After AI series, focused on . . . The Expanding Definition of Infrastructure A recent
Artificial intelligence will make leaders more informed than ever. But when analysis becomes abundant, the real differentiator becomes courage.
Artificial intelligence is transforming design. But when options become endless, human taste, judgment, and direction become indispensable.
As AI transforms diagnosis in medicine, care remains deeply human. Why healthcare after AI depends on presence, trust, and showing up.
As AI makes content abundant, live experiences become scarce and meaningful. Why presence, friction, and real moments matter more after AI.
Before the holiday break, I enjoyed writing a series on Lateral Thinking and AI. How new tools change not just what we can do, but
A reflection on quiet progress made over the holidays. Recovery, creative closure, and the disciplined work of making something real.
Discover why creativity is no longer optional in the age of AI — and how lateral thinking keeps adults relevant, awake, and fully alive in their own story.
Adults often lose the creative habits they had as kids. In the AI era, leaders and makers must reclaim them. Part IV explores de Bono’s most powerful ideas for breaking patterns, reframing problems, and leading with creativity in a world shaped by AI.
Make Anything Thursday – AI Transformation (Part III of IV) Last week, we ended on a simple truth. Children think laterally by instinct. Adults need
In the AI era, specialists move fast—but systems thinkers win. Part II explores why zooming out, connecting ideas, and embracing polymathy gives leaders and makers a creative advantage that AI can’t replicate.
AI isn’t a tech project—it’s a thinking project. Discover why AI transformation belongs to leaders and makers, not just engineers. Part I of a five-part Make Anything Thursday series on AI, systems thinking, and the future of making.
Autodesk’s new Make Greatness campaign celebrates Team USA athletes ahead of Milan-Cortina 2026 and LA28—where design meets performance.
Autodesk has just launched its first-ever Team USA advertising campaign, marking 100 days until the Winter Olympic & Paralympic Games in Milan-Cortina.
Cathy decided to make her own because our middle daughter, Emily, requested them for the nursery for her soon-to-be-born baby.
The marketing slides make it look easy: connect your data, light up your dashboards, and voilà—a digital factory.
There’s no shortage of noise about artificial intelligence. But at Autodesk, we’ve been quietly turning that noise into something useful.
Billions of devices worldwide—meters, HVAC systems, factory controllers—remain invisible to digital twins. These are hidden devices.
I am sharing a best practice on our team call tomorrow. We do these shares every couple of weeks. The topic is why we should
I’m excited to share Autodesk’s recent partnership announcement with Make UK on Make Anything Thursday. Autodesk is partnering with the UK’s leading manufacturing association, Make
It’s Make Anything Thursday and I’m inspired by those who Make Creativity out of Difficulty. I made some space to learn about Jon Batiste, an
Happy Halloween on a Make Anything Thursday. Two things. Let’s make a costume and let’s make up some numbers. Make a costume Our 10-month-old granddaughter,
This week started with a story about teeing it up for the Scots in the All-World on Make it a Great Monday. On Stay Whole
I’m making it outstanding on day three of Autodesk University 2024. San Diego is the epicentre of Design and Make this week and is, without
Choose to be excellent and elite, says legendary University of Alabama football coach Nick Saban on Make Anything Thursday. Listen to Coach Saban describe the
Yesterday, on Woman Power Wednesday, I celebrated some remarkable women, including my three daughters. Today, I share how to MAKE a Father of the Bride
It’s MAKE Anything Thursday, and I’m still thinking about IKIGAI: The Japanese Secret to a Long and Happy Life. One thing that MAKES me happy
It’s MAKE Anything Thursday, and I am making space for ‘rest’ near Palma, officially known as Palma de Mallorca. Palma is the capital and largest
It’s MAKE Anything Thursday, and I’m thinking about intersections and circles. Let me explain. You might say life is all about intersections and circles. In
Did you know that Autodesk’s research team has published more than 60 peer-reviewed academic papers on AI-related discoveries, making Autodesk AI Lab the world’s leading
Hey gang, This is a cool story and made me think of my colleagues who make up the Autodesk Dive Team. Not every company has
Girls, it’s MAKE anything Thursday and another rainy, cold day in London. That means the grass is growing down the street at Wimbledon, where we
Hello girls, Thursday is the day to write about making things. I’ve selected this FT article for today’s MAKE topic: The start-ups seeking a cure
Lucy, The Masters starts this morning! I love this project you completed for your art class. Hope I can get a copy. The big story
Dear youngest, Lucy May Singletary My little visionary Not at all ordinary I have a precautionary Tale for you And I shall Tell
Lucy, Tomorrow, I will be on the first call with my new team in Europe. Everyone was asked to put together a slide about themselves
I’ve enjoyed serving on the House Committee at Austin CC this year and the chance to get to know our Executive Chef, Bob Burns. He
Lucy, I caught up with Sally in London early this morning, and she, like me, has gone all-in on Tuesday’s Stay Whole: Matthew McConaughey talks ‘Greenlights’
Good morning Lucy. I’m trying something new on this ‘Anything Goes’ Thursday. I’m writing Harvey Penick, one of the wisest individuals to ever grace our
Lucy May, This morning I’m thinking ‘Starting Pitcher’ – the title I use to describe what I do well. I’ve been ‘pitching things’ my entire career, whether class rings, caps