[ONLINE] - Mapping the Road to a Better Future of Work and Wellbeing

Imagine a future of work, care and wellbeing where all humans could not merely survive, but flourish.

What if work sustained human thriving, health and wellbeing?

What if, instead of work-family conflict, we supported and truly valued care and enjoyed work-family enrichment?

What if technology—instead of acting as a force to replace workers and send them spiraling out of the middle class—made human lives better?

What if, in a future with perhaps less work to go around, we valued those who can’t or don’t work, because we believed the work you do and what you produce in the economy is only part of who you are?

These are just some of questions that New America’s Better Life Lab has been grappling with in a podcast partnership with Slate, podcast conversations, and virtual convenings. Join the Lab and a panel of American workers, policymakers, business leaders, advocates and researchers to hear what we learned, get a preview of a new whitepaper, and ask the question: what if the future of work was about workers?

Follow the conversation and provide live questions and commentary on Twitter with the hashtag #americankaroshi and by following the Twitter handle @BetterLifeLab.

Moderators:

• Brigid Schulte, Director, Better Life Lab - New America
• Molly Martin, Director of Strategy, New America

Fireside Chat:

• Rep. Jim Himes, D-Conn, Chair of the Select Committee on Economic Disparity and Fairness in Growth

Panelists:

• Danielle Williams, Home care worker in Arkansas
• Brittany Williams, Home care worker and union member in Washington state
• Francisco Diez, Senior Policy Strategist, Center for Popular Democracy
• Sarah Kalloch, Executive Director, Good Jobs Institute
• Warren Valdmanis, Partner, Two Sigma Impact and author of Accountable: How We Can Save Capitalism