美世咨询（Mercer）：以人为本：后疫情时代城市的未来（英文版）（16页）.pdf

1、People first:The future of cities post-COVIDReimagining work can enable citizens of cities to flourishPeople first:The future of cities post-COVID2What we think:The emerging post-COVID social order requires cities to reorient themselves to move toward“people first.”We need to transform how we(re)con

2、struct and share work.And why.People across the planet are living with and processing the effects of multiple overlapping challenges.These include COVID-19,climate change,social inequality,supply chain disruptions,persistent high inflation and the probability of local or global recessions.As a resul

3、t,businesses are under increasing pressure to“do the right thing”and respect human rights,operate sustainably and have a more positive social impact.Many organizations are therefore looking to balance their traditional ownership-driven or shareholder-focused models with new approaches that are more

4、participative or stakeholder-based.Employees(and workers in general)are a critical component of this change it is they who are innovating new approaches to work,striving to sustain the environment and contributing in a wide variety of positive ways to society.People first:The future of cities post-C

5、OVID3Changing priorities and places Because of the challenges they face,employees of all ages have begun to shift their priorities.They are reassessing where they want to live and work,and are rethinking their relationship with their employers and with work itself.An increasing proportion are forgoi

6、ng full-time employment and opting to become independent contractors,gig workers or small-business owners.From a geographical point of view,it is clear that the pandemic has accelerated a decade-long trend of individuals and families relocating to smaller and less commercially established cities.Peo