Future - Publications - Faculty & Research

11 Aug 2021
Podcast

How to make hiring more equitable

Harvard sociologist David Pedulla unpacks the hiring process. How do race, gender, and work history influence the gatekeepers? What assumptions guide their decision-making and how can social science help level the playing field? View Details

29 Jun 2018
Podcast

Ep 7: The CEO of ING Netherlands describes his bank’s agile “big bang”

As customers become more demanding, businesses must work fast to release new products and provide a high-quality customer experience. To keep up, ING took a radical approach one might expect from a Silicon Valley technology company, not a big bank. Bill speaks with the... View Details

02 Jun 2021
Podcast

AI-assisted language translation: Context is king

Translators aren’t headed for obsolescence just yet. Computer-assisted language translation has come a long way, but for many jobs, you’ll still need a human in the loop to avoid inaccuracies, tone-deafness, and cultural insensitivity. Computer scientist Spence Green... View Details

21 Apr 2021
Podcast

Architect Stefan Behnisch on designing for a changing workforce

Many architects are looking for work these days but the profession as a whole is influencing the future of work writ large. Architecture is shaped by the tension between the creative process and the more rigid, risk-averse business of building—a business that’s been... View Details

27 Jan 2021
Podcast

Reorienting work and learning around skills building

As work life morphs into an expanding series of limited engagements, education and training need to be retooled for the long haul. Workforce training expert Michelle Weise, author of the new book Long Life Learning: Preparing for Jobs That Don’t Even Exist Yet, says... View Details

05 Jun 2020
Podcast

How the next recovery can revive upward mobility

Will Covid-19 derail ongoing efforts to provide skills training and meaningful career opportunities for the low-income workers who are bearing the brunt of the crisis? Brookings’ Marcela Escobari explains the realities of low-wage employment and what businesses and... View Details

06 Nov 2019
Podcast

Werk-ing the angles: how mapping work to real life can boost productivity

Werk Enterprises uses surveys and data analytics to help organize work through a set of predefined, flexible arrangements, rather than the traditional 9-to-5 in the office. This HR version of mass customization can recalibrate the relationship between employers and... View Details

11 Dec 2019
Podcast

How AI shifts enterprise decision-making into self-driving mode

For decades, enterprise systems vendors have promised legacy businesses virtual omniscience—decision-making informed by real-time, comprehensive views of their organizations’ activities and relevant external factors. This holy grail has eluded large established... View Details