Among these are increased organisational and technical system complexity and interconnectedness, the accelerating rate of sociotechnical change in work environments, and the changing nature of workplace risks and accidents.
Moreover, he said, working outside Australia would mean a complete change in work habits.
The movement of population from country to city also contributed to change in work methods.
The work force at one has grudgingly accepted a change in work schedules, preserving its factory.
For second-home owners, in particular, the resulting change of plans means a change in work habits.
It is the paradox of progress: a society can't reap the rewards of economic progress without accepting the constant change in work that comes with it.
"That doesn't mean a lack of integrity, it means understanding the opportunity to touch people in different ways [on digital platforms], it means a change in work practice".
His book, "Free Agent Nation" (Warner Business Books, New York, 2001, $24.95), is an irrepressibly enthusiastic view of what he embraces as the most profound change in work life since Americans fled the farm for jobs in industry.
Asked if the change in work signaled her emergence as a "protest poet," Ms. Brooks said, "No matter what the theme is, I still want the poem to be a poem, not just a piece of propaganda".
He said the relationship between Mr. Weis and police officers remained frosty but acknowledged that the change in work rules was "more popular than anyone on our negotiating team ever imagined".
Achieving that goal will require a change in work habits, though.
