Future of Work
Premiered September 1, 2021
Future of Work explores monumental changes in the workplace and the long-term impact on workers, employers, educators and communities. Employment is part of the American Dream. Will the future provide opportunities for jobs that sustain families and the nation? (official site)
Featured Videos
Betting the Future on a New Business Model
Clip | 3m 50s
Digital Nomads: The Changing World of Work
Clip | 4m 37s
Will AI Dismantle The Modelling industry?
Clip | 2m 44s
Episodes
Changing Work, Changing Workers
Ep3 | 55m 6s | WETA Passport
Futureproof
Ep2 | 55m 6s | WETA Passport
The New Industrial Revolution
Ep1 | 55m 6s | WETA Passport
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Extras
Changing Work, Changing Workers - Preview
Preview | 30s
Futureproof - Preview
Preview | 31s
Youngstown, Ohio, and the American Dream
Clip | 3m 23s
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Campaign | external link
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“What is the future of work that you’re hoping for?” We'd love to hear how your field has been affected by the changing landscape of work, and what you're doing to stay relevant? Do you have a path to security, and how does your future of work differ from the here and now?
Share Your StoryFuture of Work
Since early 2020, the world has been rocked by triple crises: the global pandemic, the ensuing economic disruptions, and the fore fronting of long existing racial inequities. U.S. unemployment was at a rate not seen for more than a century. A majority of Americans now report economic distress and concern about the future for themselves and their families. The usual ladders to security - education, hard work, life-long employment - appear to have broken down.
These realities are not distributed equally; many high-earning white-collar workers stay employed virtually. Frontline and service workers, disproportionally people of color and recent immigrants, have been hit hardest by Covid-19 and the ensuing economic hardships.
Is the U.S. about to enter a future of entrenched haves and have-nots? With education becoming virtual, long-standing debates about the value of post-secondary schooling and training programs are creating more uncertainty about how to prepare for the jobs of tomorrow. How to protect and preserve opportunities for work that sustains families, communities, and the nation–a fundamental aspect of the American Dream?
All of these questions are explored by Future of Work through a series of content presentations: a three-part broadcast series, a six-part digital series, and a 12-part social media series. Outreach collaborations with national organizations dedicated to the topic of work, and with public television stations, as well as a media campaign, will offer ways for Americans to connect with the stories of those experiencing these new realities and share their own views, hopes and concerns.
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