--- optiview_delivery: edge_optimized content_type: semantic_markdown source_url: https://learnings.org/term/human-capital brand_content: none publication_version: "3.0" published_at: 2026-10-05T14:06:11Z composition_version: composition-v2.1.0 presentation_version: presentation-v1.2.0 --- # Human capital [Skip to content](https://learnings.org/term/human-capital#main-content) - [All](https://learnings.org/terms) - [2](https://learnings.org/terms?letter=2) - [3](https://learnings.org/terms?letter=3) - [8](https://learnings.org/terms?letter=8) - [A](https://learnings.org/terms?letter=A) - [B](https://learnings.org/terms?letter=B) - [C](https://learnings.org/terms?letter=C) - [D](https://learnings.org/terms?letter=D) - [E](https://learnings.org/terms?letter=E) - [F](https://learnings.org/terms?letter=F) - [G](https://learnings.org/terms?letter=G) - [H](https://learnings.org/terms?letter=H) - [I](https://learnings.org/terms?letter=I) - [J](https://learnings.org/terms?letter=J) - [K](https://learnings.org/terms?letter=K) - [L](https://learnings.org/terms?letter=L) - [M](https://learnings.org/terms?letter=M) - [N](https://learnings.org/terms?letter=N) - [O](https://learnings.org/terms?letter=O) - [P](https://learnings.org/terms?letter=P) - [Q](https://learnings.org/terms?letter=Q) - [R](https://learnings.org/terms?letter=R) - [S](https://learnings.org/terms?letter=S) - [T](https://learnings.org/terms?letter=T) - [U](https://learnings.org/terms?letter=U) - [V](https://learnings.org/terms?letter=V) - [W](https://learnings.org/terms?letter=W) - [Y](https://learnings.org/terms?letter=Y) - [Z](https://learnings.org/terms?letter=Z) A dehumanizing way to refer to employees that reduces people to economic assets, making it easier to treat them like commodities rather than human beings. ### Examples Examples: - "We're investing in our human capital." (we're training our employees) - "Our human capital is our greatest asset." (our employees are important) - "We need to optimize our human capital." (we need to make our employees more efficient) ### Tags dehumanizingemployeesassetscommoditieseconomic 437 views • Created 4/1/2023 📢 Share Learnings ### Related Terms [ #### Citizen developer Non-technical employees who create applications using low-code or no-code platforms, like DIY... 4732 views• non-technical, employees ](https://learnings.org/term/citizen-developer)[ #### RTO (return to office) Corporate mandate requiring employees to return to physical office spaces, often implemented... 4632 views• mandate, office ](https://learnings.org/term/rto-return-to-office)[ #### Actionable insights Business jargon for 'useful information,' often used to describe data that everyone... 1911 views• business-jargon, useful ](https://learnings.org/term/actionable-insights)[ #### Attention economy An economic system where human attention is the primary scarce resource being... 966 views• economic, attention ](https://learnings.org/term/attention-economy)[ #### Social capital The value derived from social networks and relationships, like networking but with... 631 views• networks, relationships ](https://learnings.org/term/social-capital) Keep exploring the corporate jargon dictionary ## 🌍 In the Wild \+ Add Example No examples yet. Be the first to add one! ### 🤖 AI Tools 🎓 Translate with Professor📝 Open Writing Tools🎯 Play Buzzword Bingo 🎓 Ask the Professor ## Additional source context © 2008–2026 Learnings Dot Org — Speak fluent corporate. Ironically. ## Additional page links - [Citizen developer · Non-technical employees who create applications using low-code or no-code platforms, like DIY... · 4732 views• non-technical, employees](https://learnings.org/term/citizen-developer) — Related Terms - [RTO (return to office) · Corporate mandate requiring employees to return to physical office spaces, often implemented... · 4632 views• mandate, office](https://learnings.org/term/rto-return-to-office) — Related Terms - [Actionable insights · Business jargon for 'useful information,' often used to describe data that everyone... · 1911 views• business-jargon, useful](https://learnings.org/term/actionable-insights) — Related Terms - [Attention economy · An economic system where human attention is the primary scarce resource being... · 966 views• economic, attention](https://learnings.org/term/attention-economy) — Related Terms - [Social capital · The value derived from social networks and relationships, like networking but with... · 631 views• networks, relationships](https://learnings.org/term/social-capital) — Related Terms