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The Redesign Lab

Where we think out loud about the systems producing the outcomes we all live inside.

We Need Psychological Onboarding for AI

We gave millions of people access to an extraordinarily powerful technology with almost no psychological onboarding. Think about that.

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AI Will Not Fix a Poorly Designed Workplace

We are introducing this technology at a moment when many people are already burned out, lonely, disconnected, and struggling with the cost and pace of modern life. Organizations are understaffed, under-resourced, and under enormous pressure to produce more. Then we introduce AI and say, “Great. Now we can do even more.” But is more output the only opportunity?

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“Why Don’t People Want to Work Anymore?” Ask a Better Question

People have not suddenly stopped wanting to contribute. They have become less willing to accept work that consumes too much and gives too little in return. The more useful question is: What are we doing to make this a place people want to work?

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“Why Am I Still Stressed?” When Self-Care Offers Relief but Not Change

We know how to pause. We know how to stop working for a few hours. We know how to book the massage, take the day off, schedule the vacation, or download the meditation app. But even while our bodies are technically resting, our minds may still be rehearsing everything waiting for us. We check email from the pool. We feel guilty on the couch. We use the first day back from vacation to absorb the backlog created by leaving. Then we ask, “Why am I still stressed?”

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“Why Can’t I Motivate Myself?” Maybe Motivation Is Not the Real Problem

When health, relationships, play, and recovery are treated as optional activities to squeeze in after everything else, they will often lose. Work has deadlines, consequences, meetings, notifications, and other people waiting. Wellbeing frequently has only a quiet promise we made to ourselves. Then we blame motivation for producing exactly what the design makes likely.

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When the Foundation Cracks: My Story of Redesign

Each part of my life was sending a signal that something was no longer working. But like so many high-achieving professionals, I had become very good at ignoring the signals. I could work hard and show up for other people, just not myself. I knew how to adapt to difficult conditions. What I did not yet know was how to question the conditions themselves.

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Work Is Not Working: Why the Modern Workplace Needs a Redesign

The world around work has changed, and the traditional design of work has not kept pace.

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The Redesign Method: Lasting Change Requires Us to Look Within and Around Us

At The Redesign Institute, we work at the intersection of both because lasting change requires us to understand what is happening within people and what is happening around them.

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Dr. Lisa J. Martin is a licensed clinical psychologist, consultant, speaker, and founder of The Redesign Institute, where she helps individuals, leaders, and organizations redesign the systems that shape how we live, work, and lead.

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Founder of The Redesign Institute, helping people and organizations understand what is creating their outcomes and redesign what is no longer working.

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