One framing I keep coming back to is this: productivity is what lets an economy grow without every expansion turning into inflation. What is happening: When output per worker rises, wages and profits can improve with less pressure on prices. That is why productivity is not just an academic series. It shapes the room policymakers have. In practice: A technology wave only becomes macro-relevant when it changes business throughput, not just investor imagination. Watch for: The usual mistake is confusing adoption excitement with measured productivity gains. Useful lens: A useful review question is which funding, incentive or cash-flow channel is actually doing the work. That is the kind of small conceptual habit that compounds into better decisions over time.