Mar 18, 2026

Software that does the work

A note on operating systems for companies, not dashboards for reports.

Software that does the work

Most business software still records what people already did. The more interesting question is which tools quietly take work off the table.

Backett Howe looks at that shift as strategists: where workflow, data and product meet, and how teams can design for it without theatre.

This is a research note, not an announcement. The names will change. The pattern will not.