Globe and Mail: The next big things
Get set for the P2P Economy. What sideswiped music companies, Hollywood studios and newspaper companies could soon strike you, as individuals both consume and create content in peer-to-peer sharing that undercuts traditional industries.
That's one of 20 transformations on the Harvard Business Review's annual Breakthrough Ideas list. Online expert Stan Stainaker says P2P is already being felt in financial services, as websites like Kiva.org extend microcredit, and can be expected to hit energy and other industries. Some other breakthrough ideas to prepare for:
Task not time
Piecework used to be scorned but thanks to Gen Y, which doesn't want to hang around the office after their task is done, consultant Tamara Erickson says expect to see a task-based definition of jobs with individuals being paid for completing specific work rather than working a certain number of hours a week. …
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