Transformation is neither purely an inner nor an outer journey. It is always both.
Our inner mindsets are shaped by the societies and systems we live within, and those systems are in turn reinforced by our beliefs and behaviours, so they form a relational feedback loop.
Inner work then is not about forcing a new mindset, but about making visible how our current beliefs no longer work in a changing reality.
Transforming the concept of work follows the same pattern. You cannot change what you cannot see. The real work, personally and collectively, is making invisible systems, assumptions, and constraints visible so intelligence can be applied meaningfully, thus allowing change to emerge through understanding rather than being imposed through force.
This is basically similar to how many spiritual teachers today are saying meditating doesn’t really help you because people are misunderstanding and misinterpreting its purpose. In effect, mediation fails when it’s treated like a productivity hack to get “there” faster. In other words, your current mindset causes you to misinterpret and misunderstand deeper meanings that you cannot fully perceive yet.