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How a blankcollar works.

Beliefs explain the why. The Operating Code is the how: six working principles of a blank collar, day to day. Each one is a decision you can make this week.

Six principles
P.01–P.06

Pairs with
The Manifesto →
P.01
Direct, don't do
Your job is to decide what good looks like, and let the machine reach it.
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P.02
Automate the process, protect the craft
Hand the repeatable to the machine. Guard the irreplaceable with your life.
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P.03
Vision before data
Data fuels the engine. Vision decides where it is pointed.
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P.04
Strong HX, or nothing ships
The interface between human and machine is where leverage is won or lost.
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P.05
Use AI to do something new
The prize is not the same thing cheaper. It is the thing you could not do before.
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P.06
Share what you learn
The next era of work is too important to be the property of any one company.
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