Unpack the driving forces behind workplace change and develop a comprehensive understanding of the future of business design to prepare your organization
6 weeks, excluding
orientation
6–8 hours per week,
self-paced learning online
Weekly modules,
flexible learning
Earn an MIT Sloan
digital certificate
“We need to get a message out to people around the world — young workers, but even more to experienced workers and leaders of business and government — that we can influence the future of work. We don’t see enough people understanding that they really can have an influence over these issues and have an impact.”
— Thomas Kochan, Faculty Director
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A leadership toolkit drawing on insights from the changing nature of the workforce, and the opportunities and challenges these changes present at both a macro and micro level.
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A comprehensive understanding of how technology can be strategically integrated into your organization, while leveraging the relevant skills to prepare your workforce for the future.
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The ability to future-proof your organization with high-road business strategies that create value for your organization and shareholders, as well as empower the voice of your workforce.
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A roadmap for leading the future of work through an understanding of the role firms, employees, government, and society play in shaping a new social contract.
Over the duration of this online program, you’ll work through the following modules:
MODULE 1 The Current State of Work: Challenges and Opportunities
Learn about the current state of the labor market in order to understand the challenges and opportunities it presents.
MODULE 2 The Postwar Social Contract and the New World of Work
Review the path that has led to the current state of work to understand why elements of the postwar social contract endure, despite the need for change.
MODULE 3 Partnering With the Workforce to Integrate New Technology
Learn about some of the technology integration approaches being taken to prepare the workforce for the future.
MODULE 4 Managing Work to Benefit Both Labor and Businesses
Discover the societal benefits of high-road business strategies.
MODULE 5 Incorporating Employee Voice
Explore the importance of listening to and engaging with employee voice to empower the future workforce.
MODULE 6 The Future of Work: Building a New Social Contract
Explore how stakeholders can partner to build a new social contract and develop a roadmap for leading the future of work.
Please note that module titles and their contents are subject to change during course development.
Thomas Kochan
George Maverick Bunker Professor of Management, Professor of Work and Organization Studies, and Co-Director, MIT Sloan Institute for Work and Employment Research
Kochan’s research focuses on work and employment policies, institutions and practices, and the changing workforce and economy. His recent work calls attention to the challenges facing families in meeting their responsibilities in their jobs, at home, and in their communities. His book, Shaping the Future of Work, lays out a strategy for changing the course the American economy and employment system has been on for the past 30 years. It aims to help create productive businesses that also provide good jobs, and by doing so build a more inclusive economy.
“This program was an informative and thought-provoking exploration of how today’s organizations can innovate and succeed while investing in its people, and devoting more time and energy to including the employee voice in key business decisions.”
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