Worklab: Five Years That Shook the Business World and Sparked an AI-First Future, (Hardcover)

WorkLab is an essential guide to five of the most disruptive years in the history of work, revealing how a global crisis, a remote and hybrid revolution, and the rise of AI reshaped business--and what it takes to lead through what's next.

WorkLab is the inside story of how work was reinvented--first by necessity, then by design. As the world's routines were upended in 2020, Microsoft's customers, researchers, and product-makers found themselves at the center of a global experiment in how we work. Through WorkLab, a digital publication dedicated to original research and insights on the future of work, they captured this transformation in real time. This anthology brings together five years of WorkLab's most compelling data, insights, and stories. Drawing on Microsoft's world-class research, it chronicles the sudden move to remote work, the rise of hybrid models, and the dawn of AI-powered transformation. It offers a time capsule of practical wisdom for anyone navigating the new world of work--whether you're a solopreneur, a team leader, or a CEO. It's a testament to resilience, adaptability, and the power of scientific thinking to guide us through uncertainty. As technology accelerates change, WorkLab invites you to look ahead with optimism and curiosity. The future of work is being written every day--and it starts with each of us.