Write an essay on the future of work (1,000 words). The purpose of this essay is to think about what, in your view, is wrong with work today and how it could possibly be changed for the better. It is a visionary essay. It’s starting point is the empirical reality of today’s world, it’s end point is what it could be. To connect the two, you have to identify the ills of today’s world, means to cure them and be aware of the conditions under which change could be brought about. Envisioning a different world of work is not some kind of airy-fairy exercise or escape from reality, it is about laying out possible roadmaps that careful consider the landscape that needs to be navigated to reach the goal of a better world of work.
Aspects that you might address are the following:
Inequality and insecurity
Organization of work and the question of “post-industrialism”
Globalization of work
The essay should answer the following questions:
What is wrong with work today?
How should work be distributed and organized in the future?
Which are the means to realize your vision of work?
Who is applying those means and who might try to stop their application?
