top of page



Storytelling as the On-Ramp to the Meaning Economy
A while back, I wrote about The Meaning Economy — the idea that as AI and automation steadily absorb traditional labor, the next wave of value creation won’t come from what we do for a living , but from what we create, express, and share as humans. That idea felt theoretical at the time — but now we’re starting to see the first real-world on-ramps appear. One of the clearest? Tech storytelling. The Human Layer That Machines Can’t Replace Across industries — politics, media,

Rich Washburn
Dec 17, 20253 min read


Stop Building Their Platforms. Start Building Yours.
Jack Dorsey recently said the quiet part out loud: every time you post, like, share, or retweet on social media, you’re not just...

Rich Washburn
Sep 30, 20253 min read
bottom of page