Roope Mokka's and Aleksi Neuvonen's presentation on the work, income and progress in the next era.
NextEra is an initiative to track, connect, and amplify emerging ideas for an open and forward-looking society. Do read our dossier on work and income at nextera.global.
The presentation was held at the San Francisco launch of NextEra.
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Work, income and progress in the next era
1. FROM PAUSE
TO PLAY
WORK, INCOME AND PROGRESS IN THE NEXT ERA
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Roope Mokka Co-Founder Demos Helsinki @mokka
Aleksi Neuvonen Co-Founder Demos Helsinki @leksis
9. STUCK IN THE MIDDLE
“THE CRISIS CONSISTS PRECISELY IN
THE FACT THAT THE OLD IS DYING AND THE
NEW CANNOT BE BORN; IN THIS
INTERREGNUM A GREAT VARIETY OF
MORBID SYMPTOMS APPEAR.”
ANTONIO GRAMSCI
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14. RISE OF THE MACHINES
World Economic Forum
5m
JOBS
lost across 15 developed nations by 2020
137m
WORKERS
across Cambodia, Indonesia, the
Philippines, Thailand and Vietnam
at risk from automization
International Labor Organisation
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17. Allen, Robert (2009) Engels’ pause: Technical change, capital accumulation, and inequality in the british
industrial revolution. Explorations in Economic History 46 (4), 418–425.
ENGELS’ PAUSE
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19. 1800 2000
MEDIAN WAGES AND LIVING STANDARDS STAGNANT AND BY
SOME MEASURES THEY HAVE WORSENED. X X
INCOME INEQUALITY HAS CLIMBED.
X X
REMARKABLE NEW TECHNOLOGIES SUGGEST THAT THE
EFFECTS ON THE ECONOMY WILL BE PROFOUND. X X
PEOPLE HAVE NEGATIVE ANTICIPATIONS
OF THE FUTURE. X X
BACK TO THE FUTURE?
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23. AN UNCERTAIN FUTURE
— WILL TRUMP BRING JOBS BACK?
— WILL FINANCIAL DEPARTMENTS BE AUTOMATED?
— DOES IT MAKE SENSE TO USE YEARS TO LEARN A PROFESSION?
— WILL SOCIETY REDUCE TO COMPETITION OF THE FITTEST?
— ARE OWNERS RELIANT ON THE WELL-BEING OF EMPLOYEES EVER AGAIN?
— ARE MY SKILLS AND CONTRIBUTION BEING APPRECIATED?
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25. A NEW, INCLUSIVE
STORY OF PROGRESS
✓ A NEW WAY TO ORGANIZE A POST WORK AND GROWTH SOCIETY
✓ ACTIVE AND INCLUSIVE DEMOCRACY
✓ A JUST ADMINISTRATION AND GOVERNANCE
✓ A SENSE OF BELONGING, PARTICIPATION
✓ FAIR FOR PEOPLE LOCALLY
✓ FAIR FOR PEOPLE GLOBALLY
✓ FAIR FOR THE ENVIRONMENT
A NEW VISION
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26. THE NEED FOR IDEAS
“ONLY A CRISIS - ACTUAL OR PERCEIVED -
PRODUCES REAL CHANGE. WHEN THAT
CRISIS OCCURS, THE ACTIONS THAT ARE
TAKEN DEPEND ON THE IDEAS THAT ARE
LYING AROUND. ”
MILTON FRIEDMAN
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27. FROM PAUSE TO PLAY
HOW DO WE GET THERE?
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28. —SOCIAL SECURITY SYSTEMS
—WELFARE STATE
—PRIMARY EDUCATION SYSTEM
—URBAN PLANNING
—TRADE UNIONS
—REPRESENTATIVE DEMOCRACY
SOCIAL INNOVATIONS FROM THE INDUSTRIAL REVOLUTION
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29. 1. VALUES
JUST, OPEN &
INCLUSIVE
THE NEXTERA
2. EXPERIMENTS
TEST, LEARN
& SCALE
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30. WHAT IF…
—BASIC INCOME COVERS A LARGE SHARE OF YOUR LIVING COSTS?
—HEALTHCARE TURNS PREVENTIVE AND CHEAP DUE TO TECHNOLOGY?
—SHARING PLATFORMS ENABLE CASH-FREE LIFESTYLES?
—OUR PENSIONS ARE COLLABORATIVE AND MUTUAL?
—YOU GO TO COLLEGE SEVEN TIMES IN YOUR LIFETIME?
—PEER-LEARNING TAKES OFF MASSIVELY?
—ACCESS TO ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE BECOMES A CITIZEN'S RIGHT?
WHAT NEW SOCIAL INNOVATIONS ARE NEEDED?
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