We advance strategies, policies, and ideas to help low- and moderate-income people thrive in a changing economy. as.pn/eophttps://bsky.app/profile/aspeneop.bsky.socialhttps://bsky.app/profile/aspeneop.bsky.social/post/3mf2ntwu4cc2yHow can we reimagine current narratives on economic opportunity around dignity, quality jobs, and community wealth? 📅 Join @aspeninstitute.bsky.social on February 19, 2:30–3:45 p.m. ET for Building New Narratives on Work and Opportunity in the US South. 🔗 Register: as.pn/narrativesonwork https://as.pn/narrativesonwork17 Feb 2026 13:21 +0000at://did:plc:u6tpreku2cwseun64fp4c2ed/app.bsky.feed.post/3mf2ntwu4cc2yhttps://bsky.app/profile/aspeneop.bsky.social/post/3mcx4zqciec2h 📅 Join @aspeninstitute.bsky.social @AspenEOP today, January 21, 2–3:15 p.m. ET for “Beyond 9 to 5: Facilitating Good Jobs for People with Unpredictable Schedules.” Let’s rethink flexibility, wages, and let’s #TalkGoodJobs for today's workers. Register: 🔗 https://www.aspeninstitute.org/events/beyond-9-to-5-facilitating-good-jobs-for-people-with-unpredictable-schedules/21 Jan 2026 16:52 +0000at://did:plc:u6tpreku2cwseun64fp4c2ed/app.bsky.feed.post/3mcx4zqciec2hhttps://bsky.app/profile/aspeneop.bsky.social/post/3mcahjmqag22y 📅 Join @AspenEOP on January 21, 2–3:15 p.m. ET for “Beyond 9 to 5: Facilitating Good Jobs for People with Unpredictable Schedules.” Let’s rethink flexibility, wages, and let’s #TalkGoodJobs for today's workers. Register today: 🔗 https://www.aspeninstitute.org/events/beyond-9-to-5-facilitating-good-jobs-for-people-with-unpredictable-schedules/ https://as.pn/beyond9to512 Jan 2026 16:28 +0000at://did:plc:u6tpreku2cwseun64fp4c2ed/app.bsky.feed.post/3mcahjmqag22yhttps://bsky.app/profile/aspeneop.bsky.social/post/3ma6gnvdeis2p 📅 Today, Dec 17, 2–3:15 p.m. ET, join us for “Back to the Future of Work: Revisiting the Past and Shaping the Future.” We’re closing out a yearlong look at a decade of #FutureOfWork insights — and exploring what comes next. 🔗 Register: https://www.aspeninstitute.org/events/back-to-the-future-of-work-revisiting-the-past-and-shaping-the-future/17 Dec 2025 10:17 +0000at://did:plc:u6tpreku2cwseun64fp4c2ed/app.bsky.feed.post/3ma6gnvdeis2phttps://bsky.app/profile/aspeneop.bsky.social/post/3m7ia43fp322dJoin us in Austin for the 2026 Purpose Trust Ownership Conference! 🗓 February 26-27, 2026 📍The LINE Hotel, Austin, Texas 🎟️ Register now: trustownership.org#conference 🧠 Focus on real-world applications and community-building across sectors.08 Dec 2025 14:21 +0000at://did:plc:u6tpreku2cwseun64fp4c2ed/app.bsky.feed.post/3m7ia43fp322dhttps://bsky.app/profile/aspeneop.bsky.social/post/3m4g6xh3rt22aChild labor is making a comeback — and advocates are fighting back. Join @aspeneop.bsky.social Nov 19 for Backsliding on Child Protections with NC Field, Farmworker Justice, NCL, EPI & Iowa AFL-CIO. Register: https://www.aspeninstitute.org/events/backsliding-on-child-protections-the-return-of-child-labor-in-the-us/ #TalkOpportunity30 Oct 2025 14:40 +0000at://did:plc:u6tpreku2cwseun64fp4c2ed/app.bsky.feed.post/3m4g6xh3rt22ahttps://bsky.app/profile/aspeneop.bsky.social/post/3m3tgoj57u22iLatino success is America’s success. Explore how Latino entrepreneurs, workers, and innovators are redefining the future of opportunity in the US.Watch our conversation from 2018, hosted in partnership with @AspenLatinos: https://www.aspeninstitute.org/events/drivers-opportunity-how-will-latinos-shape-future-american-dream/ #HispanicHeritageMonth23 Oct 2025 03:38 +0000at://did:plc:u6tpreku2cwseun64fp4c2ed/app.bsky.feed.post/3m3tgoj57u22ihttps://bsky.app/profile/aspeneop.bsky.social/post/3m2oy5kjpsk22💡 Big impact, big challenges: Experts from the @aspeninstitute.bsky.social, WORC, Talent Rewire, and WorkLife Partnership explore strategies to improve frontline jobs. Oct. 9, 2 – 3:15pm ET. RSVP → as.pn/largebiz #JobQuality08 Oct 2025 15:42 +0000at://did:plc:u6tpreku2cwseun64fp4c2ed/app.bsky.feed.post/3m2oy5kjpsk22https://bsky.app/profile/aspeneop.bsky.social/post/3m2ki2acurk2cCongratulations to all 17 new @aspeninstitute.bsky.social Economic Opportunities Program #JobQuality Fellows! These leaders will come together and focus on fixing work in the South and creating an economy that works for all, this coming year. Learn more: https://www.aspeninstitute.org/programs/job-quality-fellowship/class-of-2025-26/06 Oct 2025 20:43 +0000at://did:plc:u6tpreku2cwseun64fp4c2ed/app.bsky.feed.post/3m2ki2acurk2chttps://bsky.app/profile/aspeneop.bsky.social/post/3lzqkt24gck23Skills-based hiring can open doors for workers who are too often overlooked — and help businesses find the talent they need. Join the @aspeninstitute.bsky.social, BMOBank, and Cara Collective today at 1– 2 p.m. ET to learn more. 🔗 https://www.aspeninstitute.org/events/banking-on-skills-cara-collective-and-bmo-bank-partner-for-change/26 Sep 2025 13:23 +0000at://did:plc:u6tpreku2cwseun64fp4c2ed/app.bsky.feed.post/3lzqkt24gck23https://bsky.app/profile/aspeneop.bsky.social/post/3lyzzybbbik2r📢 New from UpSkill America’s Haley Glover @aspeninstitute.bsky.social: Employers want skills, not just degrees. But AI resumes, fraud, & misalignment remain big challenges. Check out our early findings on employer trust and skills validation: 🔗 https://www.aspeninstitute.org/blog-posts/early-findings-employer-perspectives-on-skills-validation-and-trust/17 Sep 2025 14:23 +0000at://did:plc:u6tpreku2cwseun64fp4c2ed/app.bsky.feed.post/3lyzzybbbik2rhttps://bsky.app/profile/aspeneop.bsky.social/post/3lyirk3nv5s2iTo make sure AI serves workers we need bold action: corporate regulation, worker voice, and sectoral bargaining. Read more about #AI and power from the @rooseveltinstitute.org’s @elizabethwwilkins.bsky.social in this blog post for the Aspen Institute: https://www.aspeninstitute.org/blog-posts/worker-power-in-the-age-of-ai-monopolies-why-we-need-structural-solutions-now/#FutureOfWork10 Sep 2025 17:37 +0000at://did:plc:u6tpreku2cwseun64fp4c2ed/app.bsky.feed.post/3lyirk3nv5s2ihttps://bsky.app/profile/aspeneop.bsky.social/post/3lxsptwnftc2v📚 As kids head back to school, many carry more than books — they carry the weight of economic stress at home. Good jobs with fair pay, stability, and dignity aren’t just for workers. They’re essential for children’s learning, health, and future: https://thehill.com/opinion/finance/5478571-job-quality-impacts-kids/ @matthelmer.bsky.social01 Sep 2025 23:08 +0000at://did:plc:u6tpreku2cwseun64fp4c2ed/app.bsky.feed.post/3lxsptwnftc2vhttps://bsky.app/profile/aspeneop.bsky.social/post/3lxkmfcu7lk2g🚍 Good jobs mean little if workers can’t reach them — and inadequate transportation keeps too many from opportunity. But solutions exist, and we can do better. Read more in this #LaborDay blog from our own Maxwell Johnson: https://www.aspeninstitute.org/blog-posts/to-improve-economic-opportunity-we-need-better-transit/29 Aug 2025 17:45 +0000at://did:plc:u6tpreku2cwseun64fp4c2ed/app.bsky.feed.post/3lxkmfcu7lk2ghttps://bsky.app/profile/aspeneop.bsky.social/post/3lxhsnws4f22h🏛️ Which policies can help make equal opportunity real? On Sept 4, join the @aspeninstitute.bsky.social Economic Opportunities Program and leading experts to explore strategies for equity and economic mobility. 🕒 2:00 – 3:15pm ET | 💻 Zoom 🔗 Register: as.pn/equalopportunity #TalkOpportunity28 Aug 2025 14:59 +0000at://did:plc:u6tpreku2cwseun64fp4c2ed/app.bsky.feed.post/3lxhsnws4f22hhttps://bsky.app/profile/aspeneop.bsky.social/post/3lvc2cd6dgs2oFor an increasing number of workers, algorithms are the boss. Autonomous, data-driven technologies set schedules, monitor workers, and determine pay. Learn about the effects of algorithmic management on #JobQuality and ways to protect workers' interests. https://www.aspeninstitute.org/blog-posts/resource-roundup-algorithmic-management/31 Jul 2025 21:10 +0000at://did:plc:u6tpreku2cwseun64fp4c2ed/app.bsky.feed.post/3lvc2cd6dgs2ohttps://bsky.app/profile/aspeneop.bsky.social/post/3lu3jxmnscc22📃 A new report from the Aspen Institute, “Fixing Work: Recent Lessons from the Field,” shares lessons from 20+ changemakers working to create good jobs with dignity, equity & opportunity. Read more and RSVP for the July 22 webinar: as.pn/fixingwork https://as.pn/fixingwork16 Jul 2025 13:36 +0000at://did:plc:u6tpreku2cwseun64fp4c2ed/app.bsky.feed.post/3lu3jxmnscc22https://bsky.app/profile/aspeneop.bsky.social/post/3lprw3ela2c2r“Job quality is about how we choose to treat one another in our economic systems.” Discover how embedding #JobQuality into business practices not only benefits workers but also leads to stronger communities. Read more in this blog from @maureenc.bsky.social: https://www.aspeninstitute.org/blog-posts/good-jobs-stronger-communities-the-case-for-creating-a-job-quality-practice/22 May 2025 20:05 +0000at://did:plc:u6tpreku2cwseun64fp4c2ed/app.bsky.feed.post/3lprw3ela2c2rhttps://bsky.app/profile/aspeneop.bsky.social/post/3lpr77oz4tk2wWho gets to design markets? Join @aspeninstitute.bsky.social’s Economic Opportunities Program on June 5 at 3pm for a book talk with author @c-hughes.bsky.social and moderator @nataliefoster.bsky.social on the values, decisions, and power dynamics behind our economy. 🔗Sign up: as.pn/marketcrafters https://as.pn/marketcrafters22 May 2025 13:16 +0000at://did:plc:u6tpreku2cwseun64fp4c2ed/app.bsky.feed.post/3lpr77oz4tk2whttps://bsky.app/profile/aspeneop.bsky.social/post/3lo6zekadek26Generation Beta is set for a work-life unlike any other — expect multiple careers and new jobs that haven't been invented yet. Prudential’s Dylan Tyson shares some retirement insights in this blog for the Aspen Institute’s #FutureOfWork series. https://www.aspeninstitute.org/blog-posts/the-changing-face-of-retirement-and-the-future-of-work-big-questions-and-bold-solutions/02 May 2025 14:19 +0000at://did:plc:u6tpreku2cwseun64fp4c2ed/app.bsky.feed.post/3lo6zekadek26https://bsky.app/profile/aspeneop.bsky.social/post/3lo2dslpknk2wIn his book “There Is No Place for Us,” journalist @brian-goldstone.bsky.social exposes how the decline of work and pay in the US has left many full-time workers homeless. Join @eop.aspeninstitute.org's @maureenc.bsky.social for a virtual book talk TODAY at 3:00 pm ET. RSVP: as.pn/workinghomeless https://as.pn/workinghomeless30 Apr 2025 17:42 +0000at://did:plc:u6tpreku2cwseun64fp4c2ed/app.bsky.feed.post/3lo2dslpknk2w