The future of work is a mystery not a puzzle. Not only don’t we have enough information about the future of work, but we may not even have the right set of tools to help us frame the problem correctly. So, we are uncertain. Forecasts of the future that generate fear (e.g. x number of jobs will be lost by x year) or forecasts that ask to invest in future-proofing the workforce (every child needs digital skills) are equally likely to be wrong. Our forecasts are either too vague or too specific. We need to think about the issues and pay attention to the boundaries where people, work, organisation and technology are already adapting.