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Dr. Aubrey Escobar

March 2026

Institutional Strategy

The Intelligence Premium Was Never About Intelligence

What the 2028 labor market actually rewards — and why institutions are preparing students for the wrong future.

The most dangerous assumption in education is that intelligence — as currently defined, measured, and credentialed — is what the labor market rewards. It never was. What the market rewards is judgment under uncertainty.

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The Optimistic Case for the Future of Work

PwC's 2025 Global Workforce Survey surveyed 56,000 workers across 50 countries. The headline finding is counterintuitive: workers are more optimistic about AI than their employers expect.

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