The Rise of the Creative Service Worker

What's the Big Idea?

Gone, more or less, are the days of the secure, blue-collar factory job in the United States. These days, America manufactures ideas and services, the latter being ideas in physical form. Take Fab.com, for example, a website and newsletter that sells haute design at (more or less) affordable prices. They’re essentially curators and distributors with a social-media twist – you can see what other users have purchased and share your faves on Facebook.

View this video at the Big Think website.