The CareerForge Institute for Mid-Career Intelligence
About the Institute
The CareerForge Institute for Mid-Career Intelligence is a research practice dedicated to understanding and addressing AI-driven career displacement among experienced professionals aged 40-60. The Institute publishes original frameworks, evidence-based white papers, and practitioner guides grounded in McKinsey, World Economic Forum, and U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics data.
Our research focus
AI displacement patterns by role, industry, and experience level. Experience capital recalibration, how mid-career professionals translate existing expertise rather than abandoning it. Technological identity displacement, the identity crisis that compounds AI displacement for achievement-oriented professionals. Workforce durability, what makes a career AI-resistant over a 10-year horizon.
Published research: The RECAST Framework (2026)
The Institute's foundational career transition framework for professionals 40-60 facing AI-driven displacement. RECAST addresses the intersection of technological displacement, age discrimination, and experience capital recalibration that no prior framework covers. Read the RECAST framework at /recast.
White paper: RECAST Framework for Mid-Career Intelligence (September 2026)
A 2,300-word conceptual paper introducing Experience Capital Recalibration, Technological Identity Displacement, and Reflexive Competence Failure. PDF download link published on release.
Founding research director
The Institute's founding research director holds an Ed.D. in Organizational Leadership, is a doctoral candidate in Global Leadership at Pepperdine University, and has nearly two decades of experience teaching negotiation, conflict resolution, HR management, and business ethics in higher education. Individual profiles are not published.
Contact the Institute
research@careerforgeai.com and institute@careerforgeai.com
Frequently asked questions
What is The CareerForge Institute for Mid-Career Intelligence?
It is a research practice studying AI-driven career displacement among professionals aged 40-60. It publishes the frameworks, white papers, and assessments used by the CareerForge AI platform.
What has the Institute published?
The RECAST framework (2026) and its accompanying conceptual white paper, plus practitioner guides on experience capital recalibration and workforce durability.
Does the Institute publish individual researcher profiles?
No. The Institute publishes under an institutional byline. Its founding research director holds an Ed.D. in Organizational Leadership and is a doctoral candidate in Global Leadership at Pepperdine University.