Why rebuilding who we are matters as much as securing what we do next.
Global forecasts predict that 92 million roles will be displaced by 2030. In response, corporate support systems focus heavily on reskilling and reemployment.
But reskilling only addresses the objective career: skills, employability, and job placement. Beneath that sits the subjective career: how people actually experience meaning, continuity, and self-worth during forced transitions.
In Aotearoa New Zealand, our small labour market offers limited professional mobility, making these transitions even more acutely felt. This practice-based research project aims to bridge the gap between technological transformation and human support. By capturing the lived experiences of Aotearoa's communications professionals, the goal is to develop a validated, practical framework that coaches, leaders, and individuals can use to navigate identity repair during AI-driven change.
The complete research proposal submitted to AcademyEX. Professional identity disruption and repair during AI-driven role change in Aotearoa.
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If you're a communications professional in Aotearoa and this resonates, I'd love to talk to you.