What happens to our economy when human labor is no longer the central factor of production?
What does it mean for companies if productivity continues to rise while purchasing power and demand come under pressure? And how should entrepreneurs and managers act if automation brings efficiency gains but erodes their own customer base?
These questions are not dreams of the future. They are already shaping strategic decisions in companies, politics and society today.
In this video, I talk to David Shapiro and Dalibor Petrovic about precisely this development.
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More InformationDavid Shapiro is a leading thinker on artificial intelligence, automation and the concept of “post-labor economics”. For years, he has been analyzing the structural decoupling of productivity, employment and wages – and why AI and robotics are likely to accelerate this development and lead to an end point.
Dalibor Petrovic brings over three decades of international management and consulting experience, including more than twenty years as a senior partner at Deloitte. His focus is on the concrete implications of this development for companies, owners, supervisory bodies and management teams.
Among other things, the discussion will focus on:
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why the current change is structural and not a cyclical phenomenon,
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what realistic time horizons managers should plan for,
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and how companies can deal with the tension between automation, productivity, demand and social stability.
This interview is also a preview of the joint book by David Shapiro and Dalibor Petrovic, which will be published in May. In it, they unfold the complete thought model behind “post-labor economics” – and derive options for action for companies, politicians and individuals.
It’s not about distant future scenarios. It’s about decisions that are made today – or are put off for too long.
