Allison Dadoun
September 24, 2026
This video is part of: Centre for the New Economy and Society
‘Maker skills’ are the engine of the global economy. These core practical abilities - in construction, operation and resources handling - account for almost half of employment worldwide. But demand is running way ahead of supply, which means in many regions there’s a shortage of people with these skills. In the US, people with maker skills are doing five times as much overtime as other workers, on average.
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Allison Dadoun
September 24, 2026