Are jobs obsolete? - op-ed by Douglas Rushkoff. "The question we have to begin to ask ourselves is not how do we employ all the people who are rendered obsolete by technology, but how can we organize a society around something other than employment? Might the spirit of enterprise we currently associate with 'career' be shifted to something entirely more collaborative, purposeful, and even meaningful?"
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posted by pupstocks
on Sep 7, 2011 -
204 comments
Get Back in the Box says Douglas Rushkoff in his upcoming book of the same name.
Kris Krug interviewed Rushkoff last week just after he wrapped up writing. Apparently the author is going to explore how we're undergoing a renaissance of collaboration where identity is defined by connection to others. Douglas seems to be pulling together a lot of ideas that have been bubbling up in the blogosphere (a
connected creative/technology class,
social networks) but is business ready to hear his message? Sounds like he'll be well received by many webby people, but it remains to be seen how long the traditional definitions he challenges will remain - one generation, two maybe?
You may remember Rushkoff from the PBS Frontline series'
Merchants of Cool and
Persuaders. He's been discussed quite a bit before here on MeFi,
9 times in fact.
posted by will
on Apr 22, 2005 -
19 comments
Optimism: Was the bust really a
Bust (See below)? Douglas Rushkoff doesn't think so. But then, he's a pretty optimistic guy, if you ask me. (Warning, his article links to MetaFilter... Does that count as a self-link?)
posted by LAM
on Jul 5, 2001 -
6 comments
