We tend to be overly dramatic about the nature of some aspects of our work life… and paradoxically very blind to some other deeply disturbing and normalised parts of the same work life… In a very sitcom-like setting, we see an office; the fake laughs are present in the detail of a classic Monday at […]
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I was always driven by my dreams. Be that the case, when I sat to write this piece, I realized that for the past few years it wasn’t my dreams that shaped my perceptions but frustrations. We tend to think about frustrations in a negative context, yet I try to let it define the outcome […]
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The challenges facing our future come from our inability to cope with the changes that technology is imposing on individuals and society. Every year I follow the Davos parade, mainly enjoying the fact the leaders of the world gather together to solve global problems while making the lives of everyone in Davos miserable. This year, […]
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The stakes are high. Jobs will vanish. Quantum computer-powered despotic overlords from the digital ethosphere are coming to get you. At least this is what the media keep telling us. Truck drivers, train drivers and taxi drivers will lose their jobs. Automation based on AI technology will render us all redundant. Universal Basic Income will […]
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For the past few years, I have found myself visiting Berlin frequently. Whether for public speaking engagements or a vacation with my family. The city is lovely, the nightlife, the cultural arena, the political strength; they all gave the impression that Berlin is the real capital of Europe, rather than Brussels. It didn’t take me […]
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The world is changing. We get it. AI, autonomous cars, robot-controlled factories and a plethora of other nascent technologies are set to turn our polluted world upside down. As you have no doubt read in the post about the Future of Work, change is coming hard and fast in how we work, where we will work, […]
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1. Innovation is an ecosystem, not a job title. It seems the point here is that you can’t go it alone. Moreover, innovation cannot conceive on command. Change comes from the bottom-up or the outside-in – not the top-down. Any change that comes from the top should structure as a strategy, not a project. 2. […]
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Premise: Modern Times, a mostly-silent film in the full-fledged ‘talkie’ era, examines technology’s affect on the workplace and greater society. In the first half of the film, Chaplin’s character The Tramp can’t seem to keep up with modern technology. Intelligent tech: The assembly line scene (later lovingly re-imagined by Lucille Ball on I Love Lucy) […]
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It seems that wherever I go today and talk to people about the future of work, there are a lot of conflicting narratives, debates, and opinions. From artificial intelligence, robots, and automation, to universal income and the inevitable new division of labour, this discussion is becoming more and more important; not just for the future […]
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