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September 9th 2011

Stowe Boyd: The Rise Of Rōnin and The Liquid Economy

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stoweboyd:

Sara Horowitz, the founder of the Freelancers Union (through which I get my health insurance, by the way), makes the case that we are moving into a new US economy where ronin (or freelancers) are becoming a significant force:

Sara Horowitz, The Freelance Surge Is the Industrial Revolution of…

Posted at 7:52pm and tagged with: freelancers, liquid, liquid city, liquid economy, liquid work, rōnin, solid, swift trust, the future of work,.