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Table of Contents
1 COVER
5 FOREWORD
6 PREFACE
8 1 The World Is Changing The Face of America Is Changing Millennials Are Taking Over Education Isn't Training for Reality Language Is Changing: R U Up to Speed? Communication Is Faster . . . For Better or for Worse The Rise of Social Media Science Fiction Can't Keep Up A Dystopian Reality It's Getting Hotter Notes
9 2 America Was Built on Change Flex or Be Disrupted Getting by in Preindustrial America The Assembly Line Changed Everything The Ultimate Disruptor The Rise of Organized Labor The Great Depression Rocks the Workforce Women Join the Workforce Segregation Gives Way to Integration Sorting the Winners from the Losers The Tech Boom Accelerates Progress Is Not a Dirty Word Notes
10 3 The People Who Work Are Changing Crunching the Numbers Employers Need to Flex Retooling for the Next-Gen Workforce The Value of Mentor Programs The Rise of the #MeToo Movement Diversity and Inclusion Start at the Top America's Future Is Not White But It's Not Just About Competitive Advantage What About People with Disabilities? Learn to Recognize Your Own Bias Notes
11 4 The Way We Work Is Changing The Number-One Thing Gig Workers Want Work–Life Integration Still Requires Time Off Legal Changes Are Brewing The Gig Boom Is Disrupting Business as Usual More Than a Side Hustle What About Benefits and Health Care? Higher Spending for Worse Outcomes Portable Benefits Seem Imminent Flex or Be Disrupted Notes
12 5 The Tools of Work Are Changing There's an App for That Will Self-Driving Cars Be the New Normal? AI Is Changing Supply Chains, Too Robots: The New Gatekeepers Tracking Your Productivity Wired for Connectivity Replacing Humans? Should We Pay a Guaranteed Income? Socially Responsible Automation Labor's Next Frontier Notes
13 6 The Education We Need Is Changing Meanwhile Jobs Sit Empty The Future of Education The Trade School Advantage Is Free Education the Answer? Mandatory