Wednesday, 13 August 2014

work, leisure and human resources

How would a shorter working week help us be more productive?
Futures Forum: The 21-hour week: 'The British have solved unemployment'

Larry Page of Google thinks it'd be a good idea
- but there are contradictory ideas about part-time work, idleness, the status of overwork...
Futures Forum: "We should work less"... "But it's for part-time work, and it's all about the illusion of there being more jobs"

Which brings us to the richest man in the world's suggestion - with further scepticism:
Futures Forum: The 3-day week: "Is this a charitable proposal wrapped in a business opportunity?"

How about laziness as a virtue?
Futures Forum: In Praise of Idleness: "If Hadza nomads get by on 14 hours’ work a week, why can’t we?"
Futures Forum: On the Transition: "Future Primitive"
neolithic hunter-gatherers: Marshall Sahlins- The Original Affluent Society

To return to the beginning, should the point of leisure be to make us more efficient at work
Working hours: Get a life | The Economist
5 Simple Office Policies That Make Danish Workers Way More Happy Than Americans | Co.Exist | ideas + impact
More time for leisure increases employee productivity : The Daily Collegian
New Statesman | Why the cult of hard work is counter-productive

What is the role of 'human resources'?



Human Resources: Social Engineering in the 20th Century explores the rise of mechanistic philosophy and the exploitation of human beings under modern hierarchical systems. Topics covered include behaviorism, scientific management, work-place democracy, schooling, frustration-aggression hypothesis and human experimentation.

Human Resources - Social Engineering In The 20th Century - YouTube
Human Resources - Watch Free Documentary Online
The Century of the Self - Watch Free Documentary Online
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