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The history of work:
3 experts debunk
common myths
This video from Big Think takes
a deep dive into how work
practices have evolved throughout
human history. Experts from fields
spanning computer science,
anthropology and economics
argue that knowledge worker
output is measured according to
outdated and faulty metrics. They
pinpoint where today’s emphasis
on productivity comes from and
the problems that are contributing
to the current talent glut.
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Why “wisdom work” is
the new “knowledge work”
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The workforce may be ageing but the
number of young employees in senior
positions is increasing. Although this
arrangement has the potential to incite
intergenerational conflict, the author of
this article sees it as an opportunity.
Chip Conley, founder and CEO of the
world’s first midlife wisdom school,
Modern Elder Academy, proposes that
organisations can achieve great things
if they encourage older workers to distil
their wisdom to their younger peers.
Conley illustrates how wisdomtransfer initiatives played out at his
former employer, Airbnb, and how the
company and its employees benefited
as a result.
This episode of the Investing in
Impact podcast features Larry Selzer,
CEO of The Conservation Fund. His
US not-for-profit buys land and then
uses it to promote sustainable
economic development – a balancing
act that prioritises financial and
environmental returns. Selzer reflects
on the organisation’s achievements
over the past 40 years, protecting
working forests and farms that
provide clean air and water, as well
as jobs for rural communities.
He discusses the importance of
carbon markets and the need for
regulations to ensure transparency
and integrity.
Social media and other trappings of
modern life are hampering people’s
ability to concentrate. Enter one sec
– a focus app that helps users curtail
mindless and counterproductive
online habits. Unlike other focus apps,
which tend to only block a preprogrammed list of apps or websites
for a limited time, one sec activates
whenever a user tries to open them.
By delaying access for 10 seconds,
the app encourages users to act
intentionally and decide whether they
really want to be online.
It can also be configured to send
notifications if users spend more than
a pre-determined time scrolling.
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