Chapter 13Nations, Citizens, and Children

In this book, we have tied together a number of innovations in the world of work to show that they fit together as part of a more systemic and broader trend. This trend already has significant traction; we're describing the world as it currently is through a new lens, not imagining some future world. However, we also feel that this trend toward 3D (deconstructed, dispersed, and detached) work, PICF (permeable, interlinked, collaborative, and flexible) organizations, and new rewards (shortened, individualized, and imaginative) can go much further. Recent business history is full of examples of concepts that started as interesting innovations—moving some manufacturing to China, selling a few books online, ...

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