#

83

83

Why Work Isn�t Working and Envisioning The Future Economy with Jess Rimington

Why Work Isn�t Working and Envisioning The Future Economy with Jess Rimington

Jess Rimington

Jess Rimington

It�s a pleasure to speak this week with Jess Remington, an accomplished strategist focused on designing ethical, resilient systems for our future economy. Through her unique blend of historical analysis and imaginative experimentation, Jess challenges us to reconsider the way we work and participate in our economic systems.

Jess served as a visiting scholar at Stanford University�s Global Project Center, where she co-facilitated the grassroots research initiative known as Beloved Economies. This project sought answers to fundamental questions about her current modes of work and the potential to innovate beyond them.

Engaging over 200 collaborators in a rich seven year discourse, Jess and her team uncovered seven principles to start a practice and commitment to reimagining how we work. The culmination of this deep dive is the acclaimed book, �Beloved Economies: Transforming How We Work�.

Jess and her co-research Joanna Levitt Cray have received notable recognition for their work, capturing a fresh and compelling perspective on the evolution of our workplaces and economic structures. Jess is also the driving force behind the Beloved Economy�s campaign and movements to reshape narratives around our economy and work systems.

Join us as we delve into this exciting conversation with Jess and explore the possibilities of building economies that we can all love and thrive in.

Subscribe

03:36 About her latest book �Beloved Economies�

The genesis of the question �why work isn�t working�

The book is based on eight years of research

She collaborated with Joanna Levitt Cea after they were both seeking answers to big questions about burnout

They were looking at organizations across different industries that showed other ways of work

08:20 What are the seven practices of working?

These practices often echo common sense

The 7 practices of a beloved economy and who is doing them really well

14:32 How they conducted the research and analysis

From qualitative research and grounded theory

They conducted from a landscape analysis and interviews

Had an in-person meetup, where it was clear they share the same experiences but communicated through different languages

17:57 Some of the positive outcomes from organizations that practiced some or all of the seven principles

A greater sense of meaning and purpose, joy, belonging, and that work became easier

It had a wider impact on their personal lives and relationships

There was a shift in how ownership functioned within the business

They would set new and innovative standards for their industry

24:00 The �Seek Difference� Principle

Diversity is a proactive process

It�s no tick-box exercise

Build work environments that retain difference

Diversity and inclusion in unique ways

It�s how we build collective knowledge

27:51 How to have a curious mind when thinking about diversity

We need to build everyday practices that instills curiosity

Leaders need to lean in to the curiosity of �what else could be�

�Economic imagination� is quite restrained in the US

30:55 Commercial success metrics from the seven principles

Retention and remain profitable

High level of trust, loyalty and resilience

34:27 Business books that influenced the research

�Emergent Strategy� by Adriene R

Why do these deep patterns keep appearing, yet they are not adopted at a wide scale?

Books helped provide a patterns cross check

39:11 Addressing the Great Resignation

We need our economy to change if don�t want anymore movements like the Great Resignation

What are the end goals that we want to see?

What is taught in management, has direct lineage to the plantation economy, like worker�s suppression

44:17 The role of the government

There needs to be really important protections for workers

51:04 What do people actually want work to be?

Humans fundamentally get great satisfaction and pleasure from producing for their community

�We are intrinsically motivated to create�

56:10 The first step for implementing the principles

Find ways to start the conversation

It�s about both self-work and team work

Follow the podcast

The 1% Podcast brings together the 3Ps of People, Professions and Performance. We chat to top-class performers from eclectic areas (sport, business, politics, art etc.) to extract the tactics, tools and routines you can use to get 1% better and achieve success.