A1 Refereed original research article in a scientific journal
Peer-to-peer work in the digital meaning society 2050
Authors: Juho Ruotsalainen, Sirkka Heinonen, Joni Karjalainen, Marjukka Parkkinen
Publisher: Springer
Publication year: 2016
Journal: European Journal of Futures Research
Journal acronym: EJFR
Article number: 10
Volume: 4
Issue: 1
Number of pages: 12
ISSN: 2195-4194
eISSN: 2195-2248
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s40309-016-0092-2
Web address : http://link.springer.com/journal/40309
The article discusses possible futures of selforganising peer-to-peer work through four transformative scenarios constructed in the Neo-Carbon Energy research project. These futures images probe the futures of work from the perspective of peer-to-peer organisations and distributed renewable energy production. The scenarios lay a systemic view on he development of societies, studying how decentralised renewable energy with low costs could affect society and its social relations. We anticipate the emergence of a digital meaning society, in which the economy is based on the production of meanings and meaningfulness. The article analyses the results of a futures workshop on the futures of work by classifying them to seven core themes. The results of the analysis are compared to related implications for policy-making, and to the Millennium Project Work/Technology Scenarios 2050 for international perspectives. The article presents possible disruptions and key emerging issues, including the novel drivers for inequalities of peer-to-peer work.
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