We are unbundling.  The economy, that is, in terms of billions of dollars, millions of jobs, and what’s more — we have witnessed the early stages of a blossoming world economy.  Most interesting to us is the shifting of talent throughout industries and across geographies. More specifically, the unbundling of large corporations into independent contractors, small businesses, and networks of talent that spread across the neighborhoods — sometimes local, but commonly global.      

What does the unbundled economy look like today?
An increasing number of business have no employees.  They are utilizing our 7 Untraditional Methods Of Spreading The Workload.

Industry                             # Businesses
Arts & Entertainment          1,034,453  —  88% have 0 employees

Construction                      3,142,730  —  69% have 0 employees

Educator Organizations       481,036  —  83% have 0 employees

Health Care                        2,196,905  —  63% have 0 employees

Science and Technical         3,460,008  —  73% have 0 employees

What will this look like in 2050?

Imagine an economy that is focused purely on application of specific talents.  More organized, but gone will be the days of cubicle farms and the 8 to 5.  We are experiencing more of this today, but truly, we are in for a wild ride.

* Source: U.S. Small Business Administration, Office of Advocacy, based on data provided by the U.S. Census Bureau. p.309