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The Future of Work, GigEcon, Co-Working Spaces, 4th Industrial Revolution, Liquid Modernity, Knowmad Society, Network Society, Workplace Learning, Automation, Digitalization, Robotics, Metaverse, and more...
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January 19, 2017 6:38 AM
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[TEDxTalks] Will automation take away all our jobs?

[TEDxTalks] Will automation take away all our jobs? | Edumorfosis.Work | Scoop.it
Here's a paradox you don't hear much about: despite a century of creating machines to do our work for us, the proportion of adults in the US with a job has consistently gone up for the past 125 years. Why hasn't human labor become redundant and our skills obsolete? In this talk about the future of work, economist David Autor addresses the question of why there are still so many jobs and comes up with a surprising, hopeful answer.
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January 18, 2017 1:52 PM
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10 great ideas to improve your productivity when you work from home

I love working from home. I love the fact that I can crawl out of bed 5 minutes before work and still be on time. It thrills me that there’s no dress code and if I want to work in my birthday suit, I can. In fact, the Interaction Design Foundation’s philosophy of “work where you want” has allowed us to bring together a team of incredible talents and collaborative projects are a joy to work on too.

What I don’t love so much… is that with this much freedom, it’s sometimes hard to be as productive as I need to be. With that in mind, I’ve put together a short list of tips that might help others overcome this hurdle (they help me):
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January 18, 2017 2:20 PM
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We must teach children about life online if they are to thrive in the real world

We must teach children about life online if they are to thrive in the real world | Edumorfosis.Work | Scoop.it
Last week the Children’s Commissioner issued a report, prepared by the Growing Up Digital Taskforce, which highlighted how childhoods are being dramatically affected because of what children access on the internet. Combined with a survey by Mumsnet, which found that 73 percent of parents are worried about their children accessing inappropriate content online, the Commissioner’s report states that children are not being educated or supported for their life online in the same way that they are prepared for life offline.
Raúl De La Cruz's curator insight, May 28, 2023 1:53 PM
We need to teach our children how to think critically beyond technology if we want them to be able to face daily life challenges. I find myself having to ask them high order thinking questions because they dont know how to problem solve on their own.