The future of work
Subtitle: what it means for individuals, businesses, markets and governments
By: by David Bollier
Contributors: Communications and Society Program (Aspen Institute)
Publisher: The Aspen Institute
Published: 2011
Place of publication: Washington, DC
Language: eng
Number of pages: 60
ISBN-13: 9780898435436
Subjects: Work; Forecasting; Employees; Effect of technological innovations on; Economic policy
Description: This book examines the challenges to conventional notions of work and organization brought on by new digital technologies and trends. As the velocity of change increases, institutions and individuals must adapt. Yet many structures, including those in education, government, business and the economy, remain rooted in the past. The report captures the insights of the Nineteenth Annual Aspen Institute Roundtable on Information Technology, where business leaders, technologists, international politicians, academics and innovators explored how global structures and institutions are being confronted by the 21st century realities of distributed knowledge, crowdsourcing, open platforms, and networked environments. The report shares the solutions these leaders proposed for preserving individual well-being and defining a future world of work that benefits everyone involved.--adapted from publisher's description.
Notes: "Communications and Society Program."

Includes bibliographical references (pages 45-46).
Table of contents: title: Foreword / Charles M. Firestone; title: The future of work : what is means for individuals, businesses, markets and governments / David Bollier. The 21st century workplace : What is work? ; The coming crisis in organizing work; title: How technology is changing work. Crowdsourcing as a new template for work ; The future of the firm and the importance of size; title: The workers of tomorrow. The disposition of workers ; How will training and mentoring happen?; title: The firm of the 21st century. Can the big firm adapt to the new environment? ; The firm as a talent-management organization ; Is the network the successor to the firm?; title: The social implications of globally organized work. How should governments respond? ; How should education change?; title: Conclusion.