Knowledge Workers As Itinerant Laborers ?

by Jon Husband

To start off a new year, here’s a wee humorous look at a possible "future of work", thanks to links from Dave Snowden via Doc Searls.

While it seems absurd, a bit of reflection and extrapolation of current trends will, I think, allow most readers to nod bemusedly and say to themselves "Yes, I can see how this kind of thing is happening".

What do you think ?

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3 Comments »

  Ruchi wrote @ January 1st, 2009 at 3:44 pm

Lol..Funny..would love to see CEOs and Top Execs like that…

  Führungskräfte Rekrutierung 2009 « c/o operative wrote @ January 1st, 2009 at 6:49 pm

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  Jenny Ambrozek wrote @ January 3rd, 2009 at 6:52 am

Food for thought indeed as 2009 begins. No doubt we live in a changing world of work that demands more than scurrying to keep up and constantly adapting. Thanks for sharing.

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