The End of Work Revisited (strategy+business, interview by Theodore Kinni)

Jeremy Rifkin · 28 May 2014

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The end of work looks less ominous now than it did in 1995

Their wordsThere are a few reasons that I am more optimistic today than I was in 1995.
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The nonprofit social commons is growing even faster than he had envisioned

Their wordsFirst, the nonprofit sector—the social commons—has been growing even faster than I had envisioned.
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The nonprofit sector is the fastest-growing employment sector in many countries

Their wordsThe nonprofit community is also the fastest-growing employment sector, outstripping both the government and private sectors in many countries.
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The Internet of Things will make the social commons the dominant economic paradigm of the century

Their wordsThe IoT will bring the social commons out of the shadows, giving it a high-tech platform to become the dominant economic paradigm of the 21st century.

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