Economists like Andrew McAfee tell us that increasing automation and computerization, in particular the recent development in AI research and application will lead within the next two decades to a total collapse of our labor markets, in particular the tertiary sector. We need a new social contract with a basic universal income at its center, that seems to be clear to more and more people, but what will we be motivated by when machines and algorithms do what we do now? And what does it take to prepare ourselves for such a transformation?

Join us this Friday, January 5, as we invite Knut Wimberger, founder of Telos Pi, to discuss his outlook on the future of work.

Knut created the Hong Kong incorporated consultancy Telos Pi​ to support organizations and individuals in defining purpose and meaning in an era of accelerated change triggered by exponential technological progress.He served until 2016 as managing director of Fronius China​, a European headquartered technology leader in robotics welding, battery charging and photovoltaics. Earlier stations in his career include a stint as technology attaché at the Austrian Consulate General Shanghai​, and two assignments in the technology law industry with a Vienna based technology transfer agency​ and an international law firm​. Knut holds a Masters of Law as well as a Bachelors in Far East Asian Studies and specialized in Chinese social psychology. He lives since 2009 with his wife and two children in Shanghai. When not involved in consulting projects, he loves to read and write. Follow his blogs on the future of work​, on China​ and on dark matter​.
Fresh Start warmly welcomes all to attend, listen, and ask questions.

All the best in 2018.