Ryan AventA brief(ish) review of “Radical Markets”I was going to tweet-storm this, but it became long and unwieldy, so I’m putting comments here instead. Radical Markets is a new book by…May 14, 20182May 14, 20182
Ryan AventTake my job (please)In “The productivity paradox”, I summarised one of the key arguments in The Wealth of Humans: that labour abundance is preventing us from…Nov 8, 20173Nov 8, 20173
Ryan AventA quick response to Paul KrugmanPaul very kindly tweeted about my recent post on the productivity paradox. He went on to ask a question:Mar 19, 20173Mar 19, 20173
Ryan AventThe productivity paradoxPeople are worried about robots taking jobs. Driverless cars are around the corner. Restaurants and shops increasingly carry the option to…Mar 16, 201763Mar 16, 201763
Ryan AventGaming and workBack in January, I published a post here asking for gamers to get in touch, to talk about how video games have affected their working…Mar 16, 2017Mar 16, 2017
Ryan AventGaming and work: what’s the real story?I write a lot about new technologies and how they affect people’s lives, and their working lives in particular. Recently I’ve been mulling…Jan 25, 20179Jan 25, 20179