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What the Solo Phenomenon Reveals About the Future of Management. Michael Hopkins, Co-Founder & Editorial Director, The Solo Project. The Solo* Phenomenon. 2015: 54 million 2025: 72 million.
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What the Solo Phenomenon Reveals About the Future of Management Michael Hopkins, Co-Founder & Editorial Director, The Solo Project
The Solo* Phenomenon 2015: 54 million 2025: 72 million *(Just Some of) What Soloists Do: research director; branding specialist; software developer; hotelier; equine therapist; strategic planner; network builder; voice actor; forensic accountant; creative director; executive coach; attorney; web publisher; account manager; filmmaker; art-installation creator; architect; teacher; retail shopkeeper; carpenter; new-product developer; typographer; patient advocate; management consultant . . . .
“For the first time in human history, it is possible to create a life based on the pursuit of interesting work.” -- Richard Saul Wurman
The Smartest Companies Will: • Create a sense of place and belonging • Provide a frame • Cultivate a shared future—not a transactional one • Recognize and enable a Big Life
“Humans have Paleolithic emotions, medieval institutions, and god-like technology.” -- entomologist E.O. Wilson