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Newsletter

The H+MW Quarterly — Q2 2026

A curated quarterly digest of the firm's most-read commentary and downloadable resources.

Human Agency6 min
Podcast

Episode 01 — What the Human Agency Economy Is Not

The first episode of the Human Agency conversation, recorded with the founding practice team.

Human Agency42 min
Research Commentary

Clinical Judgment in AI-Augmented Care

Where does clinical judgment strengthen inside augmented care — and where does it quietly atrophy?

Industry Perspectives8 min
Deep Dive

The Executive Posture Augmented Teams Require

Executive presence in the Human Agency Economy is less about certainty and more about designing the conditions under which augmented teams can make sound decisions faster.

Leadership11 min
Case Study

Building the Portco Operating Model for the Human Agency Era

A case study on portfolio operating-model reviews redesigned around human agency and Value Leak diagnostics.

Operating Models10 min
Whitepaper

Board Briefing: Overseeing AI Without Paralysis

Practical guidance for boards on committee structure, reporting cadence, and the questions that separate genuine oversight from theater.

Governance18 min
Executive Insight

Governance That Enables Speed

AI governance is failing in two directions at once — paralyzing some firms while leaving others exposed. A better posture treats governance as an accelerator, not a brake.

Governance9 min
Deep Dive

Human Capability in the Augmented Era

Judgment, fluency, and discernment are the capability layer that determines whether AI compounds or erodes enterprise value.

Human Agency10 min
Case Study

Redesigning the Operating Model of a Global Wealth Firm

A case study on redesigning advisor workflow, governance, and capability development to protect fiduciary quality while doubling AI leverage.

Operating Models12 min
Research Report

Quantifying Human–Machine Value Leaks

Across 180 executive diagnostics, we identify eight recurring categories of value leak — and the operating-model choices that predict them.

Business Performance22 min
Playbook

90-Day Executive Playbook: Beginning the Redesign

Sequences the first 90 days of an operating-model redesign — from diagnostic through governance recalibration to a first workflow redesign.

Operating Models8 min
Checklist

AI Governance Readiness Checklist

A concise, printable checklist to pressure-test governance readiness before the next board cycle.

Governance2 min
Executive Brief

Decision Architecture™: A Primer for Executives

A concise executive brief on the three-lane model of augmented decision-making and how to avoid the two most common failure modes.

Human–Machine Collaboration7 min
Template

Human Agency Framework™ Canvas

Use inside executive offsites to align leaders on where the organization is strongest and where value is quietly leaking.

Human Agency3 min
Video

Introducing the Human Agency Framework™

The Managing Partner walks executive audiences through the six dimensions of the Human Agency Framework™.

Human Agency14 min
Cornerstone Guide

The Human Agency Economy

The organizations that will outperform in the next decade are not the ones with the most AI. They are the ones that redesign work so people and intelligent systems amplify each other.

Human Agency14 min