The way we work ain’t workin', right? So far workforce resistance has been mostly passive. But what if it turns active … …
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Post-Work: What if we sat around and did nothing?
The opposition to the idea of post-work has lightened. It generates fewer snorts and eyerolls. I can sneak it into …
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Unilever innovating the future of work
The tour on the road to after capitalism stops today at Unilever, prompted by an outstanding Cold Call podcast that had …
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To work or not to work
That is the question ... may I offer “post-work” as the answer? The Great Resignation and Quiet Quitting are …
Is the Great Resignation the start of the Great Opt-Out?
No, probably not. I think most of the resigned will scurry back to work when the money runs out. But not all. And there …
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Lazy Socialists
The unfortunate aspects of Whole Food’s CEO John Mackey’s comments about youth being “lazy socialists” is that they are …
Warriors, Giggers, and Bots
What will the workforce of the future look like? I use a simple taxonomy that is focused more on the knowledge …
It will take work to get to post-work
There is no magic wand. There is no switch to flip. It’s more than a few policy tweaks. It’s more than good …
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Are we caring less about our jobs?
I’ve been trying to understand what’s going on with the “Great Resignation.” Boomers are [finally] retiring. More people …
Post-work: Can We and Should We?
Readers know my answer, but what do you think? [Be great to hear your views]. Here’s my blog-sized case for “yes and …
Five challenges to “jobs are required”
The After Capitalism work requires challenging myths, assumptions, and beliefs that will be uncomfortable to let go of. …
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Scenario archetypes across 3 horizons
When we explain our four archetype scenarios, often someone will ask whether there is a pattern in how the four …
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Fully Automated Luxury Communism
Author Aaron Bastani boldly uses the “C” word – communism – as part of his vision for an after capitalism future – Fully …
Ten things we could do if we did not have to work
It’s great to see my piece “Getting Ready for a Post-Work Future” published in Foresight and STI Governance. I blogged …
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Jobs as income is a distribution problem
In our series on a post-work future, last time we looked at how jobs providing structure to daily life would be a …
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Jobs provide structure to daily life
In our series looking at the possibility of a post-work future, last time we looked at how the centrality of work to our …
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Work is central to our identity
When you are introduced to someone, how long is it before you let them know what you do for work? And how soon do you …
A Post-Work Future May Take Longer Than We Think
The After Capitalism research has identified three categories of visions of a world in which capitalism is no longer the …
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The Gig Dichotomy: Gigging because we want to or have to?
I was working my way through the Horizon 2 transition concepts for After Capitalism when a wonderful listserv …
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After Capitalism Visions Taking Shape
Small steps forward. It’s helpful in research to step back everyone once in and while and assess or re-assess where you …
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Signal: Men without Work
Nicholas Eberstadt of American Enterprise Institute provides helpful insight into an issue that “after capitalism” is …
Jobs or Tasks?
The Shift Commission released a nice report on the future of work looking ahead 10-20 years. Four almost-inevitable …
Postcapitalism and a world without work
Neoliberalism, the baseline, has failed. But the left has failed to capitalize (sorry for the double entendre there). …
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Revisiting the End of Work
I published an “End of Work as We Know It” piece back in 2015 for the Career Planning and Adult Development Journal. A …
Don’t be a meatbot
My elegant title suggests a simple strategy of looking at the unfolding pathway of automation and don’t follow a …
Jobbing or Doing?
A frequently asked question I get as an educator is “can I get a job as a futurist? I tackled this important and …
Adding some wow to our projects
Every now and then I like to scan the home library and see if anything I hadn’t read deserves to be promoted, or if …
Three Horizons of Work
I had the pleasure of participating on a panel exploring the future of work at the GAO for IFPTE Local 1921annual union …
Dictionary of obsolescent concepts: Vacation Days
“You can only roll over x% of your vacation days, so please use them before the end of the year.” How many of us have …
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The New Breadwinners: Future of Women in the Workforce
https://youtu.be/jt-6rCtZpHk One reason for dramatic changes in the future of the work is the changing role …
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