This conversation is part of the Future of Work Pioneers Podcast. Thomas Kochan is the George Maverick Bunker Professor of Management, a Professor of Work and Employment Research, and the CoDirector of the MIT Sloan Institute for Work and Employment Research at the MIT Sloan School of Management. Kochan focuses on the need to update America’s work and employment policies, institutions, and practices to catch up with a changing workforce and economy.
OUTLINE:
0:00 – Introduction
0:39 – Thomas Kochan’s background
4:44 – Rousseau’s Social Contract
6:36 – Who has the power?
9:11 – Looking at other countries & US state-level initiatives
13:21 – Hurdles & challenges for Future of Work
16:17 – The crisis of AI/Automation
21:13 – The collaborative approach & its potential
26:12 – Upskilling the workforce of the future
30:38 – Skills-gap & Skills of the Future
34:06 – The “voice gap” & The Demographics Involved
42:32 – MIT MBA assignment
45:44 – Blockchain and it’s potential
50:21 – The Gig/Freelance Economy
54:09 – The future of work in 30/50 years