By Futurist Thomas Frey
The Strategic Oversight Economy
By 2035, dual-career professional couples don’t manage tasks—they manage decisions. Let me show you what this looks like through Jenna (38) and Henry (36), an urban couple whose careers focus on strategic oversight and managing complex systems that AI can’t handle alone.
Jenna is a Fractional AI Strategy Consultant working remotely, advising multiple companies on AI governance, ethics, and strategic implementation. She shifted from a traditional C-suite role to high-value executive-level decision-making and human oversight of automated systems.
Henry is an Energy Infrastructure Project Manager working hybrid, focusing on digitalizing and optimizing existing utility and energy delivery systems. AI handles routine planning and compliance, freeing Henry to manage complex high-stakes negotiations and on-site problem-solving.
Their two children, ages 9 and 6, attend flexible School Hubs with subsidized real-time childcare management platforms coordinating their schedules.
Continue reading… “A Day in the Life of a Dual-Career Couple in 2035: When Work Becomes Pure Judgment”