Harshlight Mission:
Empowering People to Repurpose Themselves to Thrive in a Fast Changing World
AI is reshaping the world of work. Jobs are vanishing. New roles are emerging.
For business leaders and disrupted workers alike, the future can feel uncertain.
At Harshlight, we bring clarity. We map the shifts, highlight future-fit roles, and unlock the skills that matter.
Whether you're guiding a team or rebuilding your path, we help you move forward with purpose, confidence and direction.
Building What's Next, Together
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Coaching for Individuals
Change is personal. So is our approach.
We work one to one with people facing burnout, redundancy, restlessness or reinvention. This is not performance coaching. It is space to think clearly, feel supported and move forward with purpose.
- Personal coaching that meets you where you are
- Tools for clarity, direction and confidence
- Support rooted in real life, not buzzwords
- Time to breathe, reflect and rebuild
This is how people start again. And thrive.
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Consulting for Businesses
Work is being reshaped. Leaders need to respond.
We help organisations face disruption with strategy and empathy. From redundancy support to rethinking the employee journey, we help teams lead through change with integrity.
- Human-focused transition planning
- Leadership coaching in uncertain times
- Retention through repurposing
- Strategic thinking grounded in real-world shifts
This is how change becomes responsible and real.
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Transition Frameworks
When the future feels unclear, people need a map.
Our frameworks make transition feel possible. Based on real data and lived experience, they help people understand where they are, what skills they already have and what might come next.
- The AI Workforce Repurposing Model
- Augmented, Inspired and Lifestyle Redesign paths
- Skill maps built from real job data
- Tools that make direction visible
This is how people move from lost to ready.
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Proprietary and Curated Tools
Clarity starts with the right tools at the right time.
We build and curate tools that respond to what people actually need. Whether you are looking for work, planning a shift or navigating survival mode, this is help that moves with you.
- Curated job feeds in emerging sectors
- Reskilling maps based on your current role
- Career experiments to test new paths
- Benefits, rights and support guidance
This is action, not overwhelm.
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Research Reports
To act wisely, we need to see clearly.
Our reports and interviews are designed to cut through the noise. No hype. Just sharp insight, real stories and fresh thinking on what AI is really doing to work and society.
- Data that reveals, not distracts
- Voices from people navigating change
- Frameworks to guide better decisions
- Policy ideas grounded in human impact
This is how stories and strategy shape what comes next.
About Harshlight
The Leap: Why Harshlight Exists
In this video, Marc Richard, Founder of Harshlight, shares why he walked away from two decades of leadership to start again.
Harshlight exists to help people survive and thrive in a world disrupted by AI, with real tools, honest guidance, and a human-first approach.
The future is coming fast. You do not have to be swept aside. If you are ready to take control, Harshlight is ready to stand with you.
The Reality Of AI Disruption
In this video, Marc shares a high level summary of Harshlight’s first six macro reports on the future of work. AI is not just a tech shift. It is reshaping industries, jobs, and lives at speed.
Harshlight maps the coming disruption and the urgent moves governments, businesses, and individuals must make to stay ahead. If you are serious about leading through change, the full reports are now live at on this website (below).
How Harshlight Is Being Built
In this video, Marc shares how Harshlight is building a new kind of support system for people facing AI disruption.
Through five core pillars called Stories, Stabilise Tools, Reimagine Tools, Human Guidance, and Key Relationships, we are helping people steady themselves, reimagine their future, and move forward with real support.
Harshlight is not a finished product. It is a mission for those who refuse to settle. If that is you, we are ready to stand with you.
Harshlight Reports
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Harshlight #8 - The Harshlight ReInvention Programme - A Better Way To Redundancy
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Harshlight #1 - The AI Workforce Transformation Model - A Framework for Workforce Adaptation
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Harshlight #2 - The AI Workforce Disruption Forecast - Job Losses & Societal Impact in the UK
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Harshlight #3 - Beyond Automation - The Human Cost of AI Integration
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Harshlight #4 - Breaking Point – When AI Disruption Overwhelms Traditional Labour Markets
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Harshlight #5 - The AI Employment Shift - What Every Leader and Worker Must Focus On Now
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Harshlight #6 - Protecting Your Future - Who is Responsible?
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Harshlight #7 - The Alternatives to 18 Million Jobs
Hard truths. Human focus. Real strategies.
We publish reports to hold a mirror to this moment. Not to catastrophise, but to clarify. Not to overwhelm, but to equip.
At Harshlight, we believe you cannot build better tools, transitions or systems without first understanding what is really happening. To people. To communities. To the structures around them.
These reports are part of our Theory of Change. They sharpen the picture. They give leaders, policymakers and workers the insight to act with courage. They reveal the cost of looking away, and the opportunity in facing it.
This is how change begins. With clarity. With voices that matter. With no pretence.
We publish often. We build in the open. We put people first.
Contact Us
We are building something for the people AI is leaving behind. If that matters to you, we would love to connect.
Whether you want to work with us, partner, share your story or shape what comes next, get in touch.
We read every message. We care what you think. And we are here to listen.
Let us build what’s next. Together.