Showing posts with label work. Show all posts
Showing posts with label work. Show all posts
07 September 2020

The Future of Work Lies at the Intersection of Flow, Income, Meaning and the Popularization of Entrepreneurship

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Some thoughts on labor on this its day. One of my heroes, Deming, used to argue that the worker deserved to take pride in her work. To feel ...
29 August 2020

Design of Work as Play - the Future Has Arrived

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Studying flow - the psychology of engagement - decades ago, it occurred to me that the ultimate profitable business would be one that design...
25 May 2019

The Most Underrated Inventions of the 20th Century?

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Robert J. Gordon's Rise and Fall of American Growth includes some stunning statistics about the American workforce. First, the 20th ce...
01 September 2017

Progress, Sex, and the 24 Hour Workweek

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About 90% of men had a job in 1900. (The Labor Force Participation Rate, or LFPR is the measure of this.) The workweek was 60 hours. Near...
03 May 2017

Where Economic and Psychological Progress are at Odds (a partial explanation of how obviously bad policies can make for good politics)

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Trump listens to his gut. While he may not be self-made man, his facts are, and he shows a disinterest in sustained thinking or nuanced tho...
05 March 2017

The Fourth Economy & the Popularization of Entrepreneurship (or how work evolves from farming to entrepreneurship)

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Graphic created by Jacob Morch  jacobmorch.com The definition of work changes as economies evolve. The grandchildren of farmers beca...