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Roy Bahat in Shift

May 16, 2017

Findings of Shift: The Commission on Work, Workers, and Technology

What do a hundred American leaders find when they compare different possibilities for the effect of technology on work’s future?

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Jed Kolko in Shift

Jun 15, 2016

Setting the Stage for the Future of Work: Deep Shifts and Great Uncertainties

On Tuesday New America and Bloomberg announced the The Shift Commission on Work, Workers, and Technology. I’ve been preparing the research for the commission. At the Bloomberg Technology…

Anne-Marie Slaughter in Shift

May 9, 2017

Four Futures for Work in America

This was originally posted on LinkedIn for the Milken Institute Global Conference. It is based on the soon-to-be-released findings of Shift: The Commission on Work, Workers, and Technology, a joint project of New America and Bloomberg to understand the future of work.

Anne-Marie Slaughter in Shift

Jun 14, 2016

How to Understand the Future of Work, Workers, and Technology

The Great Uncertainties

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Roy Bahat in Shift

May 17, 2017

Full text of Shift Commission findings on the future of work in the U.S.

For those who prefer to read the whole thing in all its detail, we’re including it here:

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Jamin Warren in Shift

Feb 13, 2017

Games as Means…and an End

A few years ago, “gamification” advocates, notably Jane McGonigal, Seth Preibatsch, and Gabe Zichermann, championed harnessing the power of games in service of productivity. It was a heady time. Calling gamers “super-empowered hopeful individuals” with “urgent optimism” and “extreme…

Jeff Vockrodt in Shift

Dec 21, 2016

A Reasonable Return on Our Technology Investment May Be the Key to Tomorrow’s Social Safety Net

Roy Bahat in Shift

Jun 14, 2016

How to Understand the Future of Work, Workers, and Technology

The Great Uncertainties

Kristin Sharp in Shift

Dec 5, 2016

A Shift in Thinking

We’re at a pivotal point in our country’s history. Americans have lost confidence that hard work will bring success. Technology has changed how we talk to one another, buy things, and go places. As a result, there are fewer jobs in many traditional industries. With automation and artificial…

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