EP 443: Imagining a Radically Different World of Work

The future of work doesn't have to be an extension of today's reality.This is the first installment in Strange New Work, a new series from What Works about imagining radically different ways of working and doing business.In this episode, I take a closer look at speculative fiction and its role in the collective imaginary. Is science fiction all space operas and apocalyptic battles? Not hardly. Science fiction isn't really about the future. It's a commentary on and reimagining of the present.Footnotes:All of the books I mention in this series can be found here.No Time to Spare by Ursula K. Le GuinThe Immortal King Rao by Vauhini VaraThe Jewel-Hinged Jaw by Samuel Delaney"The Epistemic Value of Speculative Fiction" by Johan de Smedt and Helen de Cruz"Sci-Fi Idea Bank" by Packy McCormickUrsula K. Le Guin in conversation with The Nation on YouTubeVauhini Vara on Amanpour and Company on YouTube"The Measure of a Man" Star Trek: The Next Generation (Season 2, Episode 9)Each installment in Strange New Work is published in essay form at WhatWorks.FYILove What Works? Support the show and my work by becoming a premium subscriber for just $7 per month. Learn more! ★ Support this podcast ★

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"Work" is broken. We're overcommitted, underutilized, and out of whack. But it doesn't have to be this way. What Works is a podcast about rethinking work, business, and leadership as we navigate the 21st-century economy. When you're an entrepreneur, independent worker, or employee who doesn't want to lose yourself to the whims of late-stage capitalism, this show is for you. Host Tara McMullin covers money, management, culture, media, philosophy, and more to figure out what's working (and what's not) today. Tara offers a distinctly interdisciplinary approach to deep-dive analysis of how we work and how work shapes us.