by JAK | Aug 25, 2015 | culture, industry futures
Nearly every week there seems to be a story on the topic of “will robots take my job?” – that is an interesting question but there are more important questions to ask before that. In my view the more important issue is not so much jobs but being able...
by JAK | Aug 21, 2013 | big ideas, culture, development, TED, video
So what happens to jobs when we connect up all of the trend lines on what is already showing up in various economies around the world? We know certain jobs are disappearing because of automation and the flow on effects of this for everyone in the job markets is...
by JAK | Apr 27, 2013 | big ideas, culture, industry futures
Back in 2007 law Professor Elizabeth Warren gave a talk on “The Coming Collapse of the Middle Class”. Last November Warren was elected to the US senate and now quite predictably some of her academic work has come under the microscope. Whenever anyone...