{"product_id":"working-assumptions-what-we-thought-we-knew-about-work-before-covid-and-generative-ai-and-what-we-know-now-paperback","title":"Working Assumptions: What We Thought We Knew About Work Before Covid and Generative AI - And What We Know Now - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eJulia Hobsbawm\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eA rapid response to the seismic changes affecting working life, \u003cem\u003eWorking Assumptions\u003c\/em\u003e covers the past, present and future of work and has already been described as \"\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003ea must-read for anybody concerned about the future of work\u003c\/em\u003e\" (Carl Benedikt Frey, Associate Professor of AI \u0026amp; Work, Oxford University).\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWritten by award-winning writer and popular podcaster Julia Hobsbawm, whose landmark 2022 book The Nowhere Office, predicted the rise in hybrid working long before anyone else, Working Assumptions is a clear-eyed view of what Julia identifies as 'The Amazing Age' - a new era replete with challenge and opportunity for all working people experiencing a pace of technological and cultural change not seen in over a century.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\"Written with deep insights and a sharp wit, Julia Hobsbawm's \u003cem\u003eWorking Assumptions\u003c\/em\u003e is an indispensable guide to the future of work, in no small part because it roots every new trend in somewhere that we've been before. \u003cem\u003eWorking Assumptions\u003c\/em\u003e is required reading for anyone who's leading the way forward in the world of work - or worried about where they're being led.\" \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBrian Elliott, co-founder of Future Forum, bestselling author of How the Future Works\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWith a preface by Professor Lynda Gratton of London Business School, Working Assumptions explores the speed and scale of the impact of Covid-19 and the eruption of Chat GPT on the world of work in six key areas: jobs, skills, the workplace, culture, wellbeing and generational attitudes. Its highly innovative and readable format contains illustration by both human artists and ChatGPT, and combines crunchy data with stories from popular culture about work, ranging from from Barbie to Beyonce's 'Break My Soul'; from Succession to - of course - The Office.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWorking Assumptions addresses the influence of America on the world of work for the past century and asks whether it will dominate as much in the future.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 322\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.72 x 9.21 x 6.14 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e April 25, 2024\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51751199146272,"sku":"9781916797277","price":21.58,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/9764\/5344\/files\/0ec40cb15518abe9b03b8e95d12ebbba.webp?v=1779967122","url":"https:\/\/ebocreations.com\/products\/working-assumptions-what-we-thought-we-knew-about-work-before-covid-and-generative-ai-and-what-we-know-now-paperback","provider":"The E-Book Oasis LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}