Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Dr. Tracy Brower writes about joy, community and the future of work. The landscape of work is shifting significantly—and ...

The last few centuries have seen tremendous growth in the global economy as we’ve evolved from an agriculture-based society to today’s digital society. We’ve moved from being nomads and hunters to ...

Industrialization disrupted the labor of artisans and craftworkers, just as the era of information technology and automation shifted workforce tasks and led to occupational obsolescence. How will the ...

Mr. Foster is a designer who has studied and designed for the future at companies such as Apple, Google, Nokia and Sony. Interest in “what will the future be like” has nearly doubled worldwide since ...