Future of Work and the Innovation Economy

The Future of Work and Innovation Economy initiative (FOWIE) at New America advances policy solutions and practice change at the intersection of workforce, economic development, and emerging technology ecosystems to strengthen and expand the American middle class.

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We envision an economy that creates family-sustaining jobs, provides clear pathways into them, and uses emerging technologies to improve the quality of human work.

We organize our work around three pillars:

• Regional Innovation Ecosystems & Economic Renewal: Foster policies and practices that grow regional innovation ecosystems in areas of economic stagnation, decline, or at the risk of being left behind amidst technological change.
• Workforce Pathways & the Innovation Economy: Support policies & practices changes that expand affordable and reliable workforce pathways as technological innovation and diffusion change labor markets.
• Workers & Technology: Advance approaches that encourage collaboration among workers, technologists, and employers in shaping the future of AI and emerging technologies.