The Nature of Work in 2020

By Erica Orange

Locally and globally, we continue to see that the nature of jobs is profoundly changing, and what we do in order to earn our incomes, and how we do it, will never be the same. In the evolving world of work, everything is in motion. Technology is radically changing the nature of work — e.g., artificial [...]

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A series of new advancements are increasingly pushing 3D printing into the mainstream. 3D printing can now be applied to a greater variety of applications and diverse product groups.  Prices are going down — way down! — too. A recent wave of home printers are opening up the technology to consumers who want to flex their [...]

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Given the current economic climate, flexible and “alternative” staffing arrangements have – in many cases – proliferated. Rather than looking for full-time, permanent employment, many people are looking instead at multiple temporary jobs. These jobs have acquired new currency in this recession, especially among white-collar job seekers, as they cast about for work of any [...]

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Locally and globally, we continue to see that the nature of jobs is profoundly changing, and what we do in order to earn our incomes, and how we do it, will never be the same.  Importantly, none of this will ever again conform to what were the norms or rules or expectations across companies or [...]

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When brewing company MillerCoors realized it was struggling to retain female salespeople, the company turned to social tools to turn this trend around. Executives at the country’s second-largest brewing company wanted to make far-flung female sales reps feel less isolated and more of a cohesive team. But how could they do this when their workers [...]

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Women in the U.S., Britain and elsewhere around the world tend to resist the idea that their physical appearance should matter to their professional advancement. In our age of meritocracy and equality, women who accentuate their looks are thought to be superficial. With feminists also expressing disdain for female sex appeal, the unavoidable result is [...]

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In a future not so far away, we’ll wear clothes that change color on command, come equipped with its own battery-powered air conditioners, are fungus- and bacteria-resistant and can even power your electronic gadgets. That’s the future of nanotech clothing — clothing that has stain-resistant or anti-bacterial properties. Basically, if you spill something, even something [...]

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Career vs love. Love vs career.  For many women out there, this is a common struggle, and one that we deal with (and become distracted by) at several points throughout our lives.  But according to a new study, when women are primed to think about their love lives, they become less interested in STEM- (Science, [...]

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