Welcome to Free Agent Nation.
Free Agent Nation (general)
Legions of people in Japan, as well as elsewhere in the
world, are abandoning one of the Industrial Revolution's
most enduring legacies - the "job" - and forging
new ways to work. They working for themselves rather than
for a large organization, navigating their lives according
to their own values and interests rather than the dictates
of a boss.
Power is devolving from the organization to the individual.
The individual, not the organizaiton, has become the economy's
fundamental unit. Large permanent organizations with fixed
rosters of individuals are giving way to small, flexible
networks with ever-changing collections of talent.
Free agents have refashioned the old work ethic into a
new credo of work composed of four key elements: having
freedom, being authentic, putting yourself on the line,
and defining success on your own terms.
-ICA (Independent Contractors Association)
ICA is made up entirely of individual contractors including
IT engineers, education specialists, business consultants,
freelance writers, etc. They are all willing and committed
to be independent. However, much of society still clings
to old 20th century paradigms. Banks, insurance companies
and governments tend to think little of individuals simply
because they are not associated with an organization, even
though such individuals have the potential to create great
value for society.
This situation is not unique to Japan.
ICA wants to improve this situation for individual contractors.
I will be supporting ICA and it's members from Washington
DC.
Daniel Pink
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