Issue 3 2014

Journal

In this issue:

Our future working lives will be characterised by empowerment, flexibility and collaboration, according to Lynda Gratton who explores the changing dynamics of work. Carl Frey and Thor Berger explore the winners and losers of increased automation, Sonja Lyubomirsky the relationship between happiness and work, and Benedict Dellot the rise of the freelance. Theodore Zeldin discusses how these trends are to be shaped for our own wellbeing and modern lives. Other pieces include: Mark C Taylor on our need to slow down and Charles Clarke MP on why some polices seem ‘too difficult’.

 

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