Telework and New Jobs: Has the Pandemic Taught Us a Lesson?
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Lino Guzzella reviews how past technological shifts have eliminated and created types of work, focusing on how COVID-19 accelerated telework and digitalization in Switzerland. He argues that creative work and learning spaces where people can experiment and fail safely must be taught and developed, and he outlines steps to sustain Switzerland’s economy and society amid digital change and climate challenges.
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chapters (15)
- 0:00Introduction
- 0:45Call for Optimism
- 1:05We Were Already in Crisis Before the Pandemic
- 2:50Wave of Fear in 2016
- 6:25Secular Movement from East to West
- 8:17The Pandemic Teaches Us to Be a Little More Humble
- 9:07Amazon Doubles Its Shares
- 9:50The Pandemic Has Shaken Us
- 12:16The Future
- 12:45Creative Knowledge
- 13:26How to Transmit or Encourage Higher Creativity?
- 13:40Does Creativity Have Much to Do with Critical Thinking?
- 14:28Spaces for Young People
- 15:05Zurich’s Success
- 16:50Conclusions
