Episode 20: Creating a more meaningful working world

For the last 2 years, Tom has been leading his organization Extraordinary Life, a non profit foundation dedicated to empowering people to living more meaningful working lives. One core mission of EL is to evolve the notion of work. Essentially, Tom aims to create a more meaningful working world where people can wake up each morning and be excited to go to work, working with teams, doing things that excite them, and making the impact they believe in. https://www.extraordinarylife.eu/ Questions: * 1:27 Introduction Tom Marshall and Extraordinary Life https://bit.ly/2RnVATQ * 6:28 What did you study? What were your expectations after graduation and have they been met? https://bit.ly/2Jar9Nx * 9:24 How come we have this system with money flowing upwards and task flowing downwards? How can we overcome these pyramids in corporations? https://bit.ly/2Ivkiz4 * 13:33 What do you think will be the impact of automation? Can we expect people to just reinvent themselves? https://bit.ly/2IsIPEE * 18:14 What do you think needs to change in education today to meet this work scenario? Shall we keep preparing and training people for roles and professions? https://bit.ly/31GeCtz * 22:08 One of the core missions of Extraordinary Life is to evolve the notion of work. What should change in the current view that we have? https://bit.ly/2XXASwM * 24:02 How would this notion of work integrate on a global level? We are in a privileged position to talk about purpose, how would that work in other areas that have different cultures and other levels of development? https://bit.ly/2ZzxqZw * 28:54 How can we help people to discover the impact they want to make? https://bit.ly/2Y2qzY2 * 34:50 What is the change for you? And what is the change you would like to create in your lifetime? https://bit.ly/2IsgiiG * 36:53 Who is a changemaker for you? https://bit.ly/2X1xiW4 * 38:03 What would you tell your younger self? https://bit.ly/2L4ExoP * 40:43 How do you define success? What is your vision for Extraordinary Life? https://bit.ly/2ItKJVB Resources mentioned in this interview: 📚The Future of the Professions: How Technology Will Transform the Work of Human Experts by Daniel Susskind 🎵 Music credits: nymano- back to reality