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Adrian Haro

Adrian Haro

Recent Posts by Adrian Haro:

Welcome to the National Home for Worker-Centered Innovation

by Adrian Haro, on February 1, 2024 at 7:20 AM
Ten years ago, The Workers Lab started as an idea born out of labor organizations, foundations, and individuals in Seattle as an innovation arm that would invest in new ideas for and with workers,...
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Game Changer for Workforce Development

by Adrian Haro, on December 12, 2023 at 12:28 PM
As the gig economy continues to grow, we’re at a critical moment for supporting workers who want and need flexibility in their work because all the other aspects in their lives demands it, whether...
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Topics: Learning Hub

Update: Latest From Our Gig Worker Learning Project

by Adrian Haro, on September 12, 2023 at 8:28 PM
Last year, The Workers Lab and the Aspen Institute’s Future of Work Initiative, alongside our partners at the Center for Cultural Innovation, launched the Gig Worker Learning Project - an effort to...
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Report release: Analysis of existing research about gig work and workers

by Adrian Haro, on January 31, 2023 at 3:36 PM
How inconsistencies in questions, terms, and definitions are preventing a comprehensive understanding of what gig work is, who gig workers are, and what they need.
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Topics: Design Sprint| Learning Hub

We’re Working With Cities To Explore How Flexible Work Can Be Quality Work

by Adrian Haro, on November 4, 2022 at 12:51 PM
Earlier this year, we launched a major effort to continue exploring how flexible work can be quality work. The effort builds from a pilot project we supported alongside the City of Long Beach,...
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Topics: Design Sprint

Reproductive Rights Are Worker Rights

by Adrian Haro, on June 24, 2022 at 10:57 AM
Earlier today, the U.S. Supreme Court handed down its decision in Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Organization, which effectively overturns the 1973 case of Roe v. Wade and nearly 50 years of...
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Topics: Insider| Influencer Marketing

Final report: How states and workers shaped a tech solution to improve access to safety net benefits

by Adrian Haro, on June 6, 2022 at 8:37 PM
The Workers Lab is thrilled to release our final report on efforts to improve gig workers' access to safety net benefits. The report details findings from our pilots of the "Income Passport" tech...
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Topics: Design Sprint| Learning Hub

Announcing $1M investment to explore how flexible work can be quality work

by Adrian Haro, on March 21, 2022 at 4:02 PM
Many workers need and want opportunities for flexible work that are also quality work. The demand for flexibility is not new and only continues to grow as we emerge from the pandemic and as costs for...
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Topics: Design Sprint

We've invested more than $11 million in nearly 100 innovations

by Adrian Haro, on December 22, 2021 at 7:45 AM
The Workers Lab is excited to announce the release of our 2021 Snapshot of Accomplishments that offers a brief look at the organization’s programs and history along with a sampling of our...
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Announcing Our New Gig Worker Learning Project

by Adrian Haro, on December 15, 2021 at 10:19 AM
The Workers Lab and The Aspen Institute Future of Work Initiative are excited to announce a joint project focused on deepening and amplifying our understanding of gig workers and gig work. Even...
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Topics: Learning Hub