FutureworkNZ blog

Like us, most of you will be at home, keeping to your bubbles, isolating from others and maybe worki…

To succeed in an unpredictable and changing world, adaptability is the key. Let’s be chameleons. Tec…

This is our penultimate post on the FutureworkNZ blog. We’ve really enjoyed the process of testing o…

In my last post, I talked about how the rough and tumble of reallocation led to productivity growth,…

In our first four draft reports, the Commission focused on questions like:

Is technology progress a…

Our technological change and the future of work inquiry has turned the hose on some burning platform…

The fact you’re reading this article online is a good indicator you are “digitally included” - meani…

… auf Wiedersehen, adieu! Adieu, adieu, to yieu and yieu and yieu. . .

In my final year of school, I completely dropped maths and science – resulting in a conference with …

Do you remember your first day at school? The education I received was for a very different world th…

The first week back at work after the new year is the most popular time to look for a new job.

I’ve got some bad news about Santa Claus. The North Pole may be far, but it’s not too far to avoid t…

You’d think that with low unemployment and ever-improving technology for distance education, the pro…

I’m sure you’ve heard some version of this popular prediction – about two-thirds of children enterin…

New research by Dave Maré from Motu Economic and Public Policy Research for the Commission investiga…

Low business investment is a problem for tech adoption.  Interest rates don’t provide a convincing e…

Crazily low interest rates but NZ businesses are not investing. Why not?

It’s an important question…

Both my parents are pretty handy – and they seem to have the right tools for most jobs in the garage…

There’s no one-size-fits-all when it comes to micro-credentials, those bits of bite-sized learning c…

If you’re at risk of losing your job, your best protection is to have lots of other good job opportu…