Human Automation – Digital Leadership, Workforce Transition and New Rights for Human-Machine Work
- Meaningful human oversight
Human Stewardship
Professional judgement and accountability
Workforce transition and AI literacy
Knowledge ownership and emerging worker rights
I developed Human Automation as a framework for understanding how human capability, professional judgement and accountability must evolve alongside increasingly autonomous digital systems.
Presented through the Women in Digital Forum, the work examines meaningful human oversight, Human Stewardship, workforce transition, gendered de-skilling, knowledge ownership and the emerging rights required for human-machine work.
The central argument is that AI governance cannot focus only on the safety and performance of systems. Organisations must also develop the professional capability, governance structures and workforce protections needed for people to challenge, interpret and work responsibly alongside AI.
The Women in Digital Forum has now published a full article setting out the framework, alongside the webinar recording and practical takeaways.
Read the article and watch the webinar
Applied Advisory
CIPFA & GO Lab – Mapping Value in Digital Transformation
I was invited to contribute to the CIPFA and GO Lab’s Value for Money in Public Service Transformation publication, sharing how I applied and tested their framework in practice to influence finance directors and senior decision-makers.
I led a cross-service, multi-disciplinary digital team in applying the Value for Money model (the 4E’s: Economy, Efficiency, Effectiveness, Equity) across multiple council services. We tested the framework with organisation-specific data and presented findings to the Director of Finance and senior officers — demonstrating how digital programmes could be evaluated not only on efficiency, but also on equity, service quality, and resilience.
I also presented the results back to the CIPFA and GO Lab community, providing feedback that helped refine the model for broader sector use.
This work reframed how digital transformation is valued — linking investment directly to fairness, accessibility, and measurable community impact.