Who We Are
While scores of forums are now discussing the problem of job destruction, I4j, Innovation for Jobs, remains one of the important few dedicated to the solutions. We started before others in 2011 as an activity at Stanford University, and have now created a strong collection of ideas and an influential, eclectic community of several hundred thought leaders who can inform innovation to redirect AI to create good jobs for most people. Our purpose is to let innovation disrupt unemployment by creating a People-Centered Economy, PCE for short. Read more.
i4j Innovation for Jobs is a global leadership forum organized by the IIIJ Foundation, a 501(c)3 non-profit organization with headquarters in Silicon Valley.
People need to earn in order to spend, but almost all innovation is to encourage spending. There is very little innovation for earning better, and virtually no innovation for earning a living.
i4j is changing this by developing and testing a framework of ideas for a people-centered economy, where companies compete to raise the value of people as much as for lowering costs. The goal is a sustainable innovation economy where people do meaningful work with people they like, creating value for people they do not know, providing for people they love.
The New Book From i4j
AI is cutting labor costs and workers are struggling to be valuable. The People Centered Economy (PCE) is a ‘Copernican Revolution’ placing people, not tasks, at the center of the economy. PCE has a handy definition of the economy: people create and exchange value, served by organization. In PCE, innovation makes people value each other more (not less) and the answer to the ‘future of work’ is simple: people need as much innovation for earning as there is for spending. Today there is almost none there is an untapped multi-trillion dollar market waiting to be built by “the new ecosystem for innovating jobs.” The book presents new ideas, models and policies for entering a competitive people-centered economy. Co-authors, leaders from the new ecosystem, present hands-on cases from the business of raising the value of people and helping them earn a good livelihood: V. Ferose, Lorien Pratt, Sudipto Dasgupta, Ganapathy Subramanian, Thorkil Sonne, Jason Palmer, Allen Blue, Patricia Olby Kimondo, Jamie Merisotis, Jacob Hsu, Tess Posner, Monique Morrow, Daniel Pianko, Gi Fernando, Wendy Guillliesm, Derek Ozkal, Jim Clifton, Sven Otto Littorin and Guido Van Nispen.
Available from Amazon in Paperback and Kindle editions.
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From the Blog
The high street’s future is about people, not transactions
A new book co-authored by Vint Cerf (‘the father of the internet’) and I4J’s David Nordfors explores the potential shift from a … Read moreThe high street’s future is about people, not transactions
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Timing the Singularity, v2.0
Author: Kartik Gada Exactly 10 years ago, I wrote an article presenting my own proprietary method for estimating the timeframe of … Read moreTiming the Singularity, v2.0
Mindset Matters: The Personal Is Professional In The New Narrative Of Disability
To truly understand the anatomy of the New Disability Narrative it is essential to see the lived experience as the … Read moreMindset Matters: The Personal Is Professional In The New Narrative Of Disability
Redefining management and leadership for the 21st Century
Author: Steve Denning In one sense, Agile is a big idea. In another sense, it isn’t: Agile is simply management. … Read moreRedefining management and leadership for the 21st Century
Vint Cerf: ”Låt ai skräddarsy jobben”
DEBATT. Internet-uppfinnaren Vint Cerf och David Nordfors, grundare av tankesmedjan i4j, anser att det är artificiell intelligens som kan skapa … Read moreVint Cerf: ”Låt ai skräddarsy jobben”
The People Centred Economy | Putting people at the heart of your business model
A new book co-authored by Vint Cerf (‘the father of the internet’) and I4J’s David Nordfors explores the potential shift from a … Read moreThe People Centred Economy | Putting people at the heart of your business model
The high street’s future is about people, not transactions
A new book co-authored by Vint Cerf (‘the father of the internet’) and I4J’s David Nordfors explores the potential shift from a … Read moreThe high street’s future is about people, not transactions
Thought Leaders Q&A
In the Media
Selected Posts
Timing the Singularity, v2.0
Author: Kartik Gada Exactly 10 years ago, I wrote an article presenting my own proprietary method for estimating the timeframe of … Read moreTiming the Singularity, v2.0
Mindset Matters: The Personal Is Professional In The New Narrative Of Disability
To truly understand the anatomy of the New Disability Narrative it is essential to see the lived experience as the … Read moreMindset Matters: The Personal Is Professional In The New Narrative Of Disability
NPC Headliners: Driving Economic Growth Through Assistive Tech & Workplace Inclusivity
Featuring Vint Cerf Former U.S. Senator Tom Harkin, Vinton Cerf, and other influential leaders in disability inclusion, technology, and advocacy … Read moreNPC Headliners: Driving Economic Growth Through Assistive Tech & Workplace Inclusivity
Redefining management and leadership for the 21st Century
Author: Steve Denning In one sense, Agile is a big idea. In another sense, it isn’t: Agile is simply management. … Read moreRedefining management and leadership for the 21st Century
Vint Cerf: ”Låt ai skräddarsy jobben”
DEBATT. Internet-uppfinnaren Vint Cerf och David Nordfors, grundare av tankesmedjan i4j, anser att det är artificiell intelligens som kan skapa … Read moreVint Cerf: ”Låt ai skräddarsy jobben”
The People Centred Economy | Putting people at the heart of your business model
A new book co-authored by Vint Cerf (‘the father of the internet’) and I4J’s David Nordfors explores the potential shift from a … Read moreThe People Centred Economy | Putting people at the heart of your business model