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29. The 4-day Week and the Future of Work
August 22, 2024 · 33 min

Alex Soojung-Kim Pang is director of research and programs at 4 Day Week Global, a nonprofit promoting the 4-day workweek.

Alex will present an overview of the global 4-day week movement, which aims to shorten working hours without cutting salaries or productivity.

He will conclude by talking about strategies for making the case for a 4-day week in your own workplace.

His books (Work Less, Do More: Designing the Four Day Week (Penguin, 2023); Shorter: Work Better, Smarter and Less - Here’s How (Public Affairs, 2020); Rest: Why You Get More Done When You Work Less (Basic Books, 2016); and The Distraction Addiction (Little Brown , 2013)) show how companies and individuals can build digital-age lives and workplaces that integrate focus, creativity, and rest.

Alex has worked at the Institute for the Future and Strategic Business Insights, and during his academic career was affiliated with Stanford University, UC Berkeley, Microsoft Research Cambridge, and Oxford University. Alex received a Ph.D. in history and sociology of science from the University of Pennsylvania.

To learn more, go to:

4 Day Week Global's website: http://www.4dayweek.com

Alex' website: https://www.strategy.rest

Alex' book, SHORTER: WORK BETTER, SMARTER AND LESS- HERE'S HOW: https://amzn.to/3ZELfWP

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