Setting the Standard for the 'Future' of Work
Yep...The Human Cloud sits between Aristotle and Archimedes - which raises a major 'Monday' question
I received my favorite screenshot of The Human Cloud this weekend.
Yep…that’s Plato’s Republic.
At first glance this seems like a joke. How can a book about technology be grouped with a historical great like Plato’s Republic?
But at second glance, it actually makes a lot of sense, because the human cloud is more than the convergence of remote work, the freelance economy, and automation; it’s about rewriting the standard for how we work.
As Jeremy Heimans, author of National Bestseller New Power and CEO of Purpose put it:
“The convergence of AI and the freelance economy is a huge deal - not just for the future of work, but for the future of our social contract. In the next decade, these twin forces could unleash a new wave of human agency and creativity —but they could also exacerbate existing inequalities and power structures. Like it or loathe it, every worker, leader and institution urgently needs to understand what’s really shifting, what a new generation of workers and entrepreneurs expect, and how they can help shape these changes to benefit all of us. The Human Cloud is the best window I’ve seen to understand this radically altered future.”
Which brings up our next question - what standards should we hold ourselves to as we create the ‘future’ of work?
Respond to this email. Or chip in on LinkedIn or Twitter - #humancloudbook
We'll start:
Talent should come first. Whether an employee or freelancer. And whether approaching this as an employer, freelance platform/solution, or government policy, the individual worker should always be put first.
Hard work should come second. Right now our merit belongs to where we did the work. If in a company, it belongs in the company feedback system. If on a freelance platform, it belongs solely to that platform. Yet similar to one’s data, it should 100% belong to us the talent.
…find out tomorrow!
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Have a happy Monday and let’s kickass this week!!!
- The More Rebellious Matt
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