The Working Future: More Human, Not Less
It’s time to change how we think about work.
By Andrew Schwedel, James Root, James Allen, John Hazan, Eric Almquist, Thomas Devlin, and Karen Harris
Motivations for Work Are Changing
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Beliefs about What Makes a “Good Job” Are Diverging
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Automation Is Helping to Rehumanize Work
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Technological Change Is Blurring the Boundaries of the Firm
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Young Workers Are Increasingly Overwhelmed
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Rehumanizing Work: The Journey Ahead
Introduction
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John Maynard Keynes predicts that continued economic growth over the course of the coming century would reduce working week to 15 hours
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The US Postmaster General predicts that today’s mail would be sent by rockets (email turned out to be a most cost-effective option)
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But most predications about work don’t actually work...
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The RAND Corporation predicts that intelligent apes would perform most manual labor by 2020
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Introduction