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LA Claims the Future While the Rest of Us Argue About It

June 17, 2019 By David Griesing 1 Comment

I’ve been re-writing quite a bit since I got back from LA, mostly stories for the book and, in particular, the heart of a central story that I‘d never managed to find before. One of the wonders of “getting away” is the space you reclaim to tackle the … [Continue reading]

Filed Under: *All Posts, Continuous Learning, Work & Life Rewards Tagged With: Claiming the future, dissent, Grand Central Market, grid-lock, group-think, LA, Los Angeles, non-confomrmists, optimism, perspective, perspective of time, The Getty, weirdos, well-being

The Perspective of Time Enables Good Work

June 10, 2019 By David Griesing Leave a Comment

The future seemed closer in California than it does in Philadelphia where I’m writing this post. California also seemed to be having a more active conversation with its past, despite there being historical touchstones like the Liberty Bell and … [Continue reading]

Filed Under: *All Posts, Being Part of Something Bigger than Yourself, Continuous Learning Tagged With: Antrhropocene, broad enough perspective, climate change, future, future of work, Holocene, La Brea Tar Pits, ocean health, Pacific Visions, perspective of time, Pleistocene

Re-Bundling Protections and Benefits Around Our Work

May 27, 2019 By David Griesing Leave a Comment

Not so long ago, jobs came with a bundle of economic advantages beyond a paycheck. Those advantages included health insurance for you and your family and a pension or post-retirement paycheck based on your years with your employer and how much you’d … [Continue reading]

Filed Under: *All Posts, Continuous Learning, Entrepreneurship, Work & Life Rewards Tagged With: ability to flourish on the job, David Galbraith, gig economy, gig economy workforce, Jacob Hacker, Nicholas Colin, rebundle a job, unbundling of benefits and protections, work, work related anxiety, work rewards

Blockchain Goes to Work

May 20, 2019 By David Griesing Leave a Comment

This week I've re-worked a post from last August in the first of a two-part consideration on the future of work. Today, it's envisioning a workforce where more of us will be working for ourselves, selling increments of our time and talent in what … [Continue reading]

Filed Under: *All Posts, Continuous Learning, Entrepreneurship, Introducing Yourself & Your Work Tagged With: autonomy, Bitwage, blockchain, blockchain scalability, crypto currency, digital currency, entrepreneurship, future of work, gig economy, gig workers, gig workforce, independent contractor, smart contracts, Steemit

The Face-Offs That Fuel Good Work

May 13, 2019 By David Griesing Leave a Comment

Good work always has a long-term goal.  I’m thinking this week about long-term goals of mine, like acting to confront climate change and the assaults on knowledge by misinformation. Both goals are intertwined and both seem difficult if not impossible … [Continue reading]

Filed Under: Being Part of Something Bigger than Yourself, Building Your Values into Your Work, Work & Life Rewards Tagged With: acting on convictions, available for persuasion, best is enemy of good, climate change, from good intentions to actions, global warming, good work, knowledge, Megan Mullin, misinformation, open enough minds, Patrick J Egan, persuasion, taking a stand, tortoise beats the hare

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