Trump’s State of the Union Declared We’re in a “Blue-Collar Boom.” Workers Don’t Agree.
The low-income and blue-collar workers we interviewed across the country did not describe a booming economy.
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The Future of Work for Women
Shifting Gears on Automation
New America launches initiative in rural communities facing automation risk.
Local Perspectives from Workers on Automation and the Future of Work
Summer fellows take the first step in understanding how workers percieve the future.
Motor City Magic: Lessons from ShiftLabs Detroit
At ShiftLabs Detroit, we encountered the fighting spirit of Detroiters as they grappled with the question: How do we adapt?
Cowboy Up
ShiftLabs is an action-oriented conversation focused on shaping Indianapolis’ plans to navigate the incoming wave of automation and AI.
Wired for the Future
At ShiftLabs Phoenix, we asked ourselves, What kind of work will people do in five, ten, and twenty years?
The Workforce Dilemma
What happens when even work that has long been “safe” becomes increasingly uncertain?
Announcing ShiftLabs: A Community Design Lab on the Future of Work
ShiftLabs is a design lab and pilot program working with communities across the country to help diagnose how technology is changing work.
Robots and the Rest: Looking at Indianapolis, Phoenix, and the Future of Work
New America and Rockefeller are partnering to bring a ShiftLabs design process to two cities this spring.