The Bell Policy Center is shaping the conversation about the future of work and how it affects Coloradans. Here you’ll find articles, studies, and original content to help you better understand the challenges and opportunities we all must face to ensure a dynamic economy and strong workforce.
Whether it’s due to realignment of the relationship between workers and employers or because new technologies require new skills, all of us must consider the enormous impact the future of work will have on the way we work and learn. As the future of work spurs change, we must explore ways to embrace Colorado’s new workforce and create an economy with successful workers who can live comfortably and work effectively.
Connecting Coloradans to Policy Decision Making
With Gov. Polis’ Signature, Saving for Retirement Just Got Easier
Colorado Should Learn from Oregon on Portable Benefits
The Aspen Institute: Energy Driving the Future of Work for Young People
Colorado Must Lead on the Gig Economy
Future of Work: Legislators Must See the Forest for the Trees
Politico: The Real Future of Work
California Court Case Could Have Implications for Colorado Workers
MIT Technology Review: What Automation Will Do to Jobs, In One Chart
Alternative Work Arrangements in Colorado
Education & Workforce Gaps Affecting Colorado Women
What Are Universal Portable Benefits?
The Aspen Institute: The Future of Work 2.0
Universal Portable Benefits State Scan
Colorado’s Emerging Postsecondary & Workforce Ecosystem
The Future of Work: Implications for Colorado Women
Economic Policy Institute: Working Harder or Finding It Harder to Work?
Automation in Colorado: Preparing for the Future of Work
With our focus on ensuring economic mobility for every Coloradan, we have some big questions to sift through. Who will be most impacted by our evolving economy and workforce? How do we anticipate these changes and reorganize our systems to ensure existing inequalities don’t carry over into a new economic era? Only a handful of states have begun to tackle these big questions.
Colorado will have to figure out how to provide important benefits — like health care, retirement, and disability — for people who don’t have the traditional employer-employee relationship that has long been the hallmark of American work. Beyond that, there will be many other considerations that must be thought through by stakeholders and policymakers alike. The future of work and the consequences it brings, both positive and negative, will affect the lives of many people across the state.
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