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Who needs a job anyway?

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On the future of human work and worth.

In this episode, The Solutionists talk to Siya Mnyanda from Workday about the future (or lack thereof) of jobs.

Is a job the best unit of human worth?
Is life better in or out the box?
Are we ready for life and work out the box?
And what will it take for us to develop a more human future of work that rewards value and citizenship rather than compliance and conformity?
29 May English Explicit South Africa Management · Technology

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