WorkShift: Creating a Movement for More Just and Equitable Labor Systems | Rebecca Sanderson
Jul 16, 2024
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Rebecca Sanderson, Advocate for more just and equitable labor systems, discusses reframing work concepts for new outcomes, tracking American thoughts on the economy, labor system design issues, dominant and recessive mindsets, alternative work systems, competitive vs. solidarity framing, and the necessity of work for survival.
Reframing work concepts can lead to new outcomes and solutions by disrupting existing frames.
Transitioning from individual to systemic problem framing is crucial to address labor system design issues.
Dominant mindsets like individualism must be reshaped towards collaboration for transformative work visions.
Shifting work narratives towards autonomy and sustainability can reshape public perception and drive positive change.
Deep dives
The Struggle to Imagine a Different Future for Work
There is a challenge in envisioning a transformed work environment due to deeply ingrained mindsets linking work with survival and the current system's inadequacies. The need to shift these perceptions to envision a better work reality is crucial.
Reframing Work Narratives for Social Change
The Frameworks Institute's research aims to transform public thinking on work by identifying and disrupting existing frames, paving the way for new solutions. By reframing concepts effectively, the narrative on labor and work systems can be reshaped.
Challenges in Shifting from Individualized to Systemic Problem Framing
Transitioning from individual-centered problem framing to systemic views poses a recurring challenge. Overcoming this hurdle involves reframing work issues to focus on systemic drivers and structural solutions rather than individual attributes.
Navigating Dominant Mindsets in Work Narratives
Work discourse is influenced by dominant mindsets such as individualism, naturalism, and reactionary perspectives. Understanding and reshaping these mindsets towards collaborative and system-focused approaches are integral to envisioning a transformed work landscape.
Vision for Future Work and Economic Models
Developing a vision of work that prioritizes autonomy, dignity, and sustainability is essential for reimagining labor systems. Balancing large-scale transformative ideas with feasible solutions, such as cooperative models and universal basic services, can drive positive change in work environments.
Framing Values for Work Transformation
Shifting work narratives toward values of autonomy, dignity, and sustainability can reshape public perception of labor. Promoting solidarity and widening moral spheres beyond individual-centric views can foster a collective vision for a more equitable and fulfilling work paradigm.
Towards Collaborative and Equitable Work Futures
Encouraging solidarity, expanding moral horizons, and challenging traditional mindsets about labor can pave the way for collaborative and equitable work futures. By addressing entrenched perceptions and framing work narratives positively, a transformative shift in work culture is achievable.
Most of us have preconceived notions about work, workers and employment that are so fundamental to how we think that we don’t notice them. The thing is, such preconceptions shape how large parts of society understand and solve problems. So when a problem is poorly framed, some potentially great solutions can’t be heard. In a previous episode we heard from Nathanial Kendall Taylor, CEO of the Frameworks Institute describing how his company helps non profits reframe problems in order to transform public thinking and enact social change.
The Frameworks Institute has just released initial findings on a multi year initiative designed to change the narrative on work and labor. Today we are talking to Director of Research Bec Sanderson who led the effort to learn more about existing frames of work, and ways in which we might disrupt them to bring forward new frames and open doors to new solutions.
Bec Sanderson serves as Director of Research at FrameWorks Institute. Her research has been featured in Frontiers in Psychology, The Guardian, Vice, and The Psychologist magazine.
In this episode, Dart and Bec discuss: - How to reframe a concept to create new outcomes - Tracking American thoughts on the economy and work - Labor system design issues - The nature of recessive and dominant mindsets - Finding the root cause of a perspective - Alternative work systems and feasible ways to get there - Competitive framing versus solidarity framing - Whether or not we have to work to survive - And other topics…
Rebecca Sanderson is a seasoned researcher and writer, currently serving as Director of Research at FrameWorks Institute. With over a decade of experience in framing research, Bec has led mixed-methods research on climate justice, anti-racism, equality, values, and – more recently – labor systems. Her work has been featured in Frontiers in Psychology, The Guardian, Vice, and The Psychologist magazine. Bec holds her MA in Psychology and Philosophy from the University of Edinburgh.
Work with Dart: Dart is the CEO and co-founder of the work design firm 11fold. Build work that makes employees feel alive, connected to their work, and focused on what’s most important to the business. Book a call at 11fold.com.
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