Future of Work

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UNDERLYING DRIVERS
Connectivity – Information availability, Globalized access, Mobile work
Machine capabilities – Processing power, Artificial Intelligence, Spatial cognition, Robotics
Demographics – Ageing, Country divergence, Migration, Pension funding
Social expectations – Opportunity, Gender equity, Flexibility, Meaning, Potential

ECONOMIC STRUCTURE
Modularization – Unbundling, Work fragmentation, Specialization, Distributed processes
Globalization – Product, Innovation, Service
Productivity – Factor shifts, Technology impact, Capital efficiency, Industry divergence
Value polarization – Commoditization, Expertise, Innovation, Relationships

LABOR DISPLACEMENT
Remote work – Telepresence, Collaboration, Virtual worlds, Machine operation
Work marketplaces – Participation, Availability, Pay pressure, Access to expertise
Crowdsourcing – Open innovation, Labor pools, Managed crowds, Enhanced mechanisms
Worker replacement – Automation, Robots, Service, Judgment

EMERGING LANDSCAPE
Economy of individuals – Independence, Entrepreneurship, Collaboration, Reputation
Polarization of work – Pay, Opportunity, Affiliation
High-performance organizations – Internal markets, Ad-hoc networks, Social technologies, Distributed value creation
Education – Available, Open, Continuous, Peer learning