James Suzman, an anthropologist and former executive, says one way to better understand the future of work is to learn from the history of it. He has studied an ancient hunter-gatherer society in Namibia and says our modern notions of work, economy, and productivity are perhaps too limiting. Suzman argues that humans have always been drawn to work for its in ... Show More
Apr 28
Why Your Team Won’t Speak Up (And How to Fix It)
Many senior leaders say they want an organization filled with psychological safety and candor, but they often act in ways that are counterproductive to that goal. Charles Duhigg, an author and researcher, has looked deeply into the secrets of good communication, and says there ar ... Show More
31m 30s
Dec 2023
James A. Chamberlain, "Undoing Work, Rethinking Community: A Critique of the Social Function of Work" (ILR Press, 2018)
This revolutionary book presents a new conception of community and the struggle against capitalism. In Undoing Work, Rethinking Community: A Critique of the Social Function of Work (ILR Press, 2018), James A. Chamberlain argues that paid work and the civic duty to perform it subs ... Show More
45m 46s
Jan 2021
Reorienting work and learning around skills building
As work life morphs into an expanding series of limited engagements, education and training need to be retooled for the long haul. Workforce training expert Michelle Weise, author of the new book Long Life Learning: Preparing for Jobs That Don’t Even Exist Yet, says the sector ne ... Show More
31m 34s
Jun 2016
The history of the future
The founders lecture 2016, by eminent historian and Honorary Fellow, Professor Sir Brian Harrison, FBA. The talk explores changing attitudes to the future and the reasons for them. This involves thinking about the changing relationship between past, present and future, and studyi ... Show More
57m 39s
May 2018
Wes Moore: Is Your Job Your Life’s Purpose?
Does this sound like you? After years working at the same job, you realize you've just been going through the motions for as long as you can remember. Wes Moore, a war veteran, entrepreneur, Rhodes Scholar and New York Times best-selling author, believes we can all discover and p ... Show More
37m 24s
<p><a href="https://www.linkedin.com/in/michaelkannisto/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferer">Michael Kannisto</a> runs a think tank called <a href="https://mindemiclab.com/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferer">MindemicLab</a>, which utilizes scenario planning, wargame ... Show More
