Why the promised fourth industrial revolution hasn't happened yet

AI and 3D printing could transform the way we make things, but many companies have been slow to take advantage.

Ralf Seifert, Professor of Operations Management, International Institute for Management Development (IMD) • conversation
Feb. 27, 2023 • ~8 min

Sweden's first labour movement didn't fear technological change – they embraced it to demand higher wages

Sweden electrified at the turn of the 20th century, leading to over 8,000 work stoppages – but the strikers were no Luddites.

Tobias Karlsson, Senior Lecturer in Historical Labour Markets, Lund University • conversation
May 17, 2021 • ~8 min

We need hard science, not software, to power our post-pandemic recovery

The Fourth Industrial Revolution failed to deliver; it's time that we put our faith once again in hard science.

Wim Naudé, Professor of Economics, University College Cork • conversation
Jan. 19, 2021 • ~8 min

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