We attach labels to the economies according to the work most people do in them. We have seen how the industrial economy replaced the agrarian economy, pulling people from farms to factories. Then the knowledge economy replaced the industrial economy, drawing people from factories to offices. The knowledge economy has…

Aspirational values are quickly becoming an important source of competitive advantage and differentiation not only for businesses but also for nations, cities, and regions. The declaration of Independence, which is the cornerstone of values in the USA says: ”We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created…

Strategy is a widely studied topic in business and military but much less used in the context of thinking about your personal career path. We often think about careers in terms of planning or management but much less in terms of strategy. …

The recent study by Pew Research Center shows a very interesting but a worrying picture of more and more widly held believes about the future of jobs. People expect a revolution in the job market, and they are concerned. Most believe that increasing automation will have negative consequences for jobs…

How will the job market of the future look? There is a lot of talk about ‘the future of work’ with often contradictory predictions ranging from a world with no jobs at all (that is -for humans) to a world with only nice and creative jobs (all the rest done…

Fear of automation and technology is running high. According to Pew Research[1], 72% of Americans are worried about a future where robots and computers are capable of performing many human jobs. 75% anticipate that the economy will not create many new, better-paying jobs for those human workers who lose their…

In many different surveys year after year we see quite a surprising but consistent picture: the adult population in developed Western countries is increasingly worried about the future for today’s kids. The majority believe that future generations will be worse off financially than the current generation. In France, for example…