Invisible Work
The Future of the Office is in Your Head
Will be published approx. on 5. March 2020
Book
Hardback
336 pages
978-1-912836-03-1 (ISBN)
Description
'John Howkins' books have proven clairvoyant; this new book is no exception. It is a must-read for innovation leaders' Alice Loy, CEO and co-founder of Creative Startups
A visionary exploration of the global future of work and an essential framework for work/life growth in the era of the remote professional.
The old models no longer apply. Work today depends on personal, subjective ideas which begin inside our heads and whose success depends on never-ending negotiations with what's going on inside other people's heads. It depends on attitudes and behaviours in small, smart, fast teams. Job descriptions, office structures and nine-to-five expectations have become optional. All the crucial moments - the thoughts and feelings that decide what we do - are invisible. How we manage this and make it visible determines how well we do, how we are paid and whether we enjoy our work.
In Invisible Work, John Howkins explores how to discover purpose, autonomy and opportunity in this new isolated, yet connected, world.
'Fresh, original, powerful, profound and deeply practical' Jeremy Hunter, founding director of Executive Mind Leadership Institute
A visionary exploration of the global future of work and an essential framework for work/life growth in the era of the remote professional.
The old models no longer apply. Work today depends on personal, subjective ideas which begin inside our heads and whose success depends on never-ending negotiations with what's going on inside other people's heads. It depends on attitudes and behaviours in small, smart, fast teams. Job descriptions, office structures and nine-to-five expectations have become optional. All the crucial moments - the thoughts and feelings that decide what we do - are invisible. How we manage this and make it visible determines how well we do, how we are paid and whether we enjoy our work.
In Invisible Work, John Howkins explores how to discover purpose, autonomy and opportunity in this new isolated, yet connected, world.
'Fresh, original, powerful, profound and deeply practical' Jeremy Hunter, founding director of Executive Mind Leadership Institute
Reviews / Votes
'This wise and inspiring book shows us the true meaning of work in the 21st century... Essential reading for anyone in pursuit of a more productive and purposeful life' Paul Owens, Founder & Chairman of BOP Consulting and Director of the World Cities Cultural Forum 'Fresh, original, powerful, profound and deeply practical. John Howkins makes visible the essential contours of working in a transforming world. If you want the secrets to a successful and satisfying life, read this book' Jeremy Hunter, founding director of Executive Mind Leadership Institute 'John invites us to discover a world of unseen possibilities. In an age of "invisibilities", he masterfully helps us understand that those who carry out the actual job of delivering creativity and innovation are the cornerstone of defining our modern world' Felipe Buitrago, co-author of The Orange Economy and The No Collar EconomyMore details
Language
English
Place of publication
United Kingdom
Publishing group
Duckworth Books
Dimensions
Height: 149 mm
Width: 224 mm
Thickness: 28 mm
Weight
538 gr
ISBN-13
978-1-912836-03-1 (9781912836031)
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Schweitzer Classification
Person
John Howkins is a leading figure in the global understanding of work and creativity. He is the author of the seminal The Creative Economy (Penguin UK, 2002; new editions 2007 & 2013), which has been translated into 14 languages. John Howkins was chair of the London Film School and chief adviser to HBO and Time Warner for 15 years. In 2006, the Shanghai government set up the John Howkins Research Centre on the Creative Economy.
Content
Real Work: what exactly are we doing, and why?
New Work: six reasons why work is disappearing
Invisible Work: how to recognise it
Thinkability: how to think it and do it
Liveability: the power to be single-minded in a group
Go Visible: turning thoughts into actions
The Incorporated Self: how law and technology hide work
Third Spaces: mixing places
Mindful Machines: how we and AI can co-work invisibly
Ripples: changing the future of work
New Work: six reasons why work is disappearing
Invisible Work: how to recognise it
Thinkability: how to think it and do it
Liveability: the power to be single-minded in a group
Go Visible: turning thoughts into actions
The Incorporated Self: how law and technology hide work
Third Spaces: mixing places
Mindful Machines: how we and AI can co-work invisibly
Ripples: changing the future of work