The death knell many are sounding for remote work is premature. While high-profile return-to-office mandates continue to grab headlines, the reality is more measured.

Recent data shows over a third of Australians continue to regularly work from home and suggests the push to get everyone back in the office is softening. The physical office is no longer the only workplace but a constellation of digital spaces, devices and cloud-based platforms.

If we want our work to feel like it means something, we’ll need to be extremely careful about the growing use of artificial intelligence.Credit: Getty

However, beneath the persistent question of where we will work, a deeper one is emerging: what’s the personal meaning of work in a world increasingly shaped by AI?

For most, work is a means to an end – paying the rent, putting food on the table, caring for our families. Yet research shows that the majority of us want more from work than just a transactional exchange. We want work to be an end as well as a means.

Meaningful work helps us turn our values into real-world impact for ourselves and others. When are the times you’ve felt........

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