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Contents

Introduction 4

Themes

Background 6

Disability and rehabilitation 9

Health 13

Work 16

Individual responsibility versus the welfare state 20

Occupational health and safety 22

Technology 26

Sustainability 29

Corporate social responsibility 31

Avoiding unintended harm in compensation systems 33

At-risk subgroups 35

Transport 39


Introduction TheInstituteforSafety,CompensationandRecoveryResearch(ISCRR)hasthemissionofconductingresearchalignedwiththeneedsofWorkSafeVictoriaandtheTransportAccidentCommissionwiththeaimofcontributingtofewerandlesssevereoccupationalinjuriesanddiseasesandimprovinghealth,vocationalandsocialoutcomes.Tothisend,ISCRRhasestablishedaFuturesInitiativetoensurethatitscollaborativeresearchagendaisinformedbylongertermknowledgeneeds,aswellasthoseneedswhicharemoreimmediatelyapparent.Asapartofthe2010Futuresprogram,aHorizonScanningProjecttoidentifykeyliteratureaboutpossiblefutures(2035)usedbothmanualandautomateddatasearches.Theprojectsobjectiveswereto:

identifytrendsimportantforthepossible,plausibleandprobablefuturesofsafety,compensationandrecoveryinthecontextofoccupationalhealthandsafety,andcompensationforworkrelatedinjuryandillnessandtransportaccidents

investigatethefeasibilityofautomateddatatextminingsupportforlayeredhorizonscanning.

Anumberofsearcheswereconducted,usingbothmanualmethodsandcomputertechniques,toidentifypossiblerelevantmaterial(articles,websitedocumentsetc).Textminingtechniqueswereemployedtoselectkeydocumentsfromthelargecorpusidentifiedbythesesearches.Thekeydocumentswerepresentedtoareferencepanel,whichassessedwhetherornoteachdocumentwasapotentialcandidateforinclusioninthefinalselection.Thefeedbackreceivedhelpedrefinetheprocessofidentifyingkeydocumentsinaniterativeway.Thesearchesconductedweredesignedtocollectinformationusefultodescribingfutures.Pushcanbeconsideredtobethetrendsandwildcardsthatwillpushusintothefuture;Weightthewaythingshavebeenhistoricallyuptonow(perhapsalsotheweightwhichholdsbackchange);andPullourpreferredfutures.Materialwasrelatedtohealth,work,transport,safety,compensation,recoveryandknowledgetransfer,asthesearetheareasofISCRRsinterest.ThePushquestionalsoincludedthebroadareasofsocial,technological/scientific,economic,environment,political,legalandethical(STEEPLE),asthesefactorsallimpactonwhatoccursinthefuture.Inadditiontowantingtoidentifymaterialrelatedtotheaboveareas,amixofmaterialssomeofwhichwereacademic(forexamplejournalarticles)andsomeofwhichwerenonacademic(forexamplepopularmedia,internet)wassought.Scopus,Googleandmanualsearchesidentifiednearlyonemilliondocuments.Theabovestrategiesselectedaround600documentsfromtheseforpresentationtothereferencepanelforrefinementtoafinallistof180articles.Thecopyofall180articleswassubjectedtotextmining,whichresultedintheidentificationof11themesasshownbelow:

1. Thefutureofdisabilityandrehabilitationservices2. Thefutureofhealth3. Thefutureofwork4. Thefutureofindividualresponsibilityversusthewelfarestate5. Thefutureofoccupationalhealthandsafety


6. Thefutureoftechnology7. Thefutureofsustainability8. Thefutureofcorporatesocialresponsibility9. Thefutureofavoidingunintendedharmincompensationsystems10. Thefutureofatrisksubgroups11. Thefutureoftransport

Inthisannotatedbibliography,allofthefinal180articlesarepresentedunderthethemetowhichitwasallocated.FurtherinformationonthemethodusedtoidentifythesearticlescanbefoundintheHorizonScanningProjectTechnicalReport,byGeoffWebbetal,availableontheISCRRwebsiteatwww.iscrr.com.au.AlsoontheISCRRwebsiteisinformationonhowasubsetofthesearticleswasusedtotriggeronlinediscussionsonthe11themes.


Background related to STEEPLE (social, technological/scientific, economic, environment, political, ethical and legal) (2010) Flat World? Globalization? It's Far More than That! World Trends Research. Accessed 11 September 2010 from www.worldtrendsresearch.com/articles/flat-world-globalization-its-far-more-than-that.php. This web-based article discusses the potential benefits and risks of globalisation. Anderson J (2010). Remaking education for a new century. Futurist 44(1):2224. This article discusses a new path for education one in which the classroom

becomes less important and the internet increases in importance. Australian Government (2009). Australia 2020: responding to the Australia 2020 Summit. Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet. Accessed 14 September 2010 from www.australia2020.gov.au/docs/government_response/2020_summit_response_full.pdf. The Australia 2020 Summit was held in April 2008 to help shape a vision for the

nations future and explore new ideas and ways to meet the major challenges that lie ahead. The summit generated more than 900 ideas, covering a wide range of issues across 10 critical areas. This comprehensive document details the government's response to each of the 10 critical areas.

Bok BM (2007). Australia 2026: the conscious country. Journal of Futures Studies 11(3):109114. This article presents a vision for Australia as a safe and conscious country. This

vision evolves over a number of years and transformative phases. These phases include increased transparency (20062012), different work purposes (20102020) and a new humanity program (20152026).

Bostrom N (2007). The future of humanity. Oxford Future of Humanity Institute, Oxford University. Accessed 12 September 2010 from www.fhi.ox.ac.uk/__data/assets/pdf_file/0007/10222/future_of_humanity.pdf. This web-based article argues that is important to try to develop a realistic mode of

futuristic thought about big picture questions for humanity. It provides an overview of some recent attempts in this direction and offers a brief discussion of four families of scenarios for humanity's future: extinction, recurrent collapse, plateau, and post-humanity.

Central Intelligence Agency (2010). The World Factbook: Australia. Accessed 24 August 2010 from www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/geos/as.html. America's Central Intelligence Agency has a 'factbook' which contains detailed

information about countries around the world. Entries contain information such as life expectancy, infant mortality rate and GDP.

Colwell K and Narayanan VK (2010). Foresight in economic development policy: shaping the institutional context for entrepreneurial innovation. Futures 42(4):295303. This article, from the US, discusses what is meant by institutional context and

develops a definition of entrepreneurship from a cognitive perspective. The definition of entrepreneurship and the expanded view of institutional context are


then used to develop a model of entrepreneurial policies that takes the state of economic development and the unique historical context of the country into account. The article then discusses the public policy implications of the model.

Davoudi S, Wishardt M, et al (2010). The ageing of Europe: demographic scenarios of Europe's futures. Futures 42(8):794803. This paper presents two scenarios for the future for Europe: the 'silver century'

scenario and the 'open borders' scenario. The 'silver century' scenario is based on the continuation of current demographic trends and policies. In the 'open borders' scenario, there is more migration. The article reports on the implications of these two scenarios.

Doyle Y, McKee M, et al (2009). Meeting the challenge of population ageing. BMJ 339(7726):892894. This article argues that increased longevity poses a challenge to the welfare state

and discusses ways to help overcome these problems. Ferrell W (2010). Wheres the future? Will Ferrells tour of tech that never took. Wired Magazine (3 August). Accessed 13 September 2010 from www.wired.com/magazine/2010/08/ff_future_ferrell/all/1. This web-based article provides a light-hearted look at the 'marvels we were

promised' which failed to materialise. Such marvels include dog translators, designer babies, robot servants and food in a pill.

Gotam A (2010). Nurturing the spirit in the age of the web. Futurist 44(2):3839. This article, written by a Buddhist nun, discusses a possible future for spirituality in

modern society. This future is one in which people visit their priests, rabbis and pastors, because they need spiritual support in person, not just via the internet.

Kraaykamp G, van Gils W, et al (2009). Working status and leisure: an analysis of the trade-off between solitary and social time. Time and Society 18(23):264283. This article, from the Netherlands, examines how full-time working individuals living

as a couple spend their spare time, with a focus on three kinds of leisure activities. This distribution is then compared with that of individuals from single-earner families and from combination households.

Montgomery A (2008). US families 2025: in search of future families. Futures 40(4):377387. This article argues that societal changes are reshaping families and gender roles.

Four alternative future scenarios are presented and discussed; these are labelled Mr and Mrs Right Now, Marriage Marketplace, The New Waltons for the 21st Century and Desperate Housewives.

Muenz R (2007). Aging and demographic change in European societies: main trends and alternative policy options: SP Discussion Paper No. 0703. Hamburg Institute for International Economics. Accessed 14 September 2010 from www.monitoringris.org/new/admin/documents/tools_reg/agingdemochange.pdf. This discussion paper gives an overview of current demographic trends and

projected population change in Europe and neighbouring regions. Available forecasts until the year 2050 project a decline of the population at working age, a subsequent decline of the (native) workforce and a parallel increase in the number


of retired people. The paper discusses policy options by demonstrating the impact of possible changes in labour force participation, higher retirement age and pro-active recruitment of migrant labour on population size and future labour force.

Petersen JL (2009). A new end, a new beginning: prepare for life as we don't know it. Futurist 43(5):2528. This article argues that huge, extraordinary, global trends are converging to

precipitate a historic big transition event a future which may see America in a less dominant position. The author urges us to prepare for life as we dont yet know it.

Richarme M (2009). Ten forces driving business futures. Futurist 43(4):4043. This article reports on possible social trends that may occur over the next 20 years.

These include the emergence of China as the worlds largest economic power; global demographic and migration shifts; energy and water shortages; waste management, product reuse; falling education standards, less-skilled thought leaders; intensified brand relationships; instant-gratification shopping; and on-demand media.

Saul P (2007). Australia in 2025: a happy scenario. Journal of Futures Studies 11(3):97100. This positive scenario set in 2026 was developed by a prominent Australian futurist.

It outlines 13 future themes including schooling, older people, changes in advertising, ecology, public transport, changes to work and workplaces, corporate decision making, methods of voting, adoption of new technology and communication technology.

Tucker P (2009). Assessing global trends for 2025. Futurist 43(4):3036. In November 2008, the National Intelligence Council in the US released a report,

Global Trends 2025: A Transformed World. The report lays out the possibility of a future that is very different from the reality most of the world is accustomed to. Some predictions include: US influence and power will wane; a broader conflict, possibly a nuclear war, could erupt between India and Pakistan; rising world population, affluence and shifts in Western dietary habits will increase global demand for food by 50% by 2030; and 1.4 billion people will lack access to safe drinking water. This article presents the opinions of four policy experts regarding the implications of this report.


Disability and rehabilitation DeusExMacintosh (2010). We regret to inform you that the disabled will be mugged by their government (twice). Skeptical Lawyer (23 June). Accessed 12 September 2010 from http://skepticlawyer.com.au/2010/06/23/disabled-will-be-mugged-by-government-twice/. This web-based article reports on how the UK's emergency budget, designed to

tackle the massive deficit facing the country, will impact on people with disabilities more than the rest of the population.

Emiliani PL (2009). Technology for the independent living of people with activity limitations. BIODEVICES 2009: Proceedings of the 2nd International Conference on Biomedical Electronics and Devices, Porto. This paper argues that all design should accommodate people with disabilities

rather than there being specific adaptations for this group. It predicts emerging technological environments including home networking and automation, mobile health management, interpersonal communication and personalised information services.

Emmerson R (2009). Labor unrest flows to compo reform. The Advertiser (23 July). Accessed 24 September from www.adelaidenow.com.au/news/labor-unrest-flows-to-compo-reform/story-e6freo8c-1225753508414. This 2009 newspaper article reports how Labor Party members could support an

independent candidate for the following year's state election, as they are dissatisfied with their party's handling of WorkCover.

Garden R (2010). Telling stories about illness and disability: the limits and lessons of narrative. Perspectives in Biology and Medicine 53(1):121135. This article argues that clinicians can benefit patients through a critical

understanding of the formal and social conventions that shape illness and disability narratives and the effect these conventions can have on the lived experience of illness and disability. The article analyses one autobiography to illustrate these socio-narrative conventions. The author explores the parallels between narrative conventions such as the 'recovery narrative' and caregivers' expectations that shape the role of the 'good patient', as well as the resistance to conventions of closure, represented by the 'renegotiated ending'.

Hartley S, Finkenflugel H, et al (2009). Community-based rehabilitation: opportunity and challenge. The Lancet 374(9704):18031804. This article discusses the evolution of community-based rehabilitation in both the

developing world and developed world. The article also makes suggestions for how community-based rehabilitation can improve and the need to evaluate its effectiveness.

Hayes KC, Wolfe DL, et al (2010). On the interaction of disability and aging: accelerated degradation models and their influence on projections of future care needs and costs for personal injury litigation. Disability and Rehabilitation 32(5):424428. Accelerated degradation models are used to characterise the interaction between

disability and the functional decline of ageing and to provide insights about the processes of ageing with disability. Typically, the models employ sophisticated mathematical treatments that are beyond the scope of many clinicians, lawyers and others who might benefit from the information they contain. This article aims to


simplify these models to illustrate various outcomes of the interaction of disability with the functional decline of aging.

Horan T A, Daniels SM, et al (2009). The prospective role of personal health records in streamlining and accelerating the disability determination process. Disability and Health Journal 2(3):153157. This article, from the US, argues that disability determination is an inefficient

process and that coupled with a lack of transparency within the process it can cause unnecessary delays and expense. The article outlines the case for how personal health records, particularly those populated with information from provider-held electronic health records and payer claims data, offer a means to achieve financial savings from shortened disability determination processes, as well as a tool for disability health self-management and care coordination.

Kargbo AB (2010). The need to cater for persons with disability. The Daily IIJ: A Weblog by the International Institute for Journalism of InWEnt (14 June). Accessed 12 September 2010 from http://inwent-iij-lab.org/Weblog/2010/06/14/the-need-to-cater-for-persons-with-disability/. This web-based article highlights how persons with disabilities have in the past

tended to be viewed as objects of protection, treatment and assistance rather than subjects of rights. The last two decades have seen a dramatic shift in perspective, and persons with disabilities have started to be viewed as holders of rights. This process is slow and uneven, but it is taking place in all economic and social systems.

Lewis A (2009). Disability disparities: a beginning model. Disability and Rehabilitation 31(14):11361143. A health disparity is a differential health care outcome attributed to an individuals

race or ethnicity when other factors, such as social economic status and access to care, are controlled. There is no such concept in disability. This article aims to begin to fill the void by presenting a model of disability disparities.

Lysaght R, Donnelly C, et al (2010). Best practices in the rehabilitation of acute musculoskeletal disorders in workers with injuries: an integrative review and analysis of evolving trends. Work 35(3):319333. This integrative review found that there is a clear movement away from simplistic,

uni-dimensional approaches towards comprehensive workplace interventions. Economic concerns and growing government and insurance regulation of workplace safety and injury management were the likely drivers of change. While the contributions of various elements of disability management in the workplace were examined, many features of onsite interventions remain to be examined.

Magasi S (2008). Disability studies in practice: a work in progress. Topics in Stroke Rehabilitation 15(6):611617. This article challenges the medical model and provides an alternative viewpoint of

people with disabilities. The article uses a point-counterpoint approach to examine common beliefs which prevent rehabilitation from being transformed into a more personalised practice.


McCulloch A (2009). Let's develop a new model of disability. Community Care, Service User Voice (13 November). Accessed 8 September 2010 from www.communitycare.co.uk/blogs/service-user-voice/2009/11/lets-develop-a-new-model-of-disability.html. This web-based article is similar to the Stevens (2009) article, titled 'House of

disability grows'. Refer to this article for details. Neeman A (2009). Disability politics: liberals, conservatives, and the disability rights movement. The New Atlantis (Spring 2009):112116. Accessed 11 September 2010 from www.thenewatlantis.com/docLib/20090617_TNA24Neeman.pdf. This article, from the US, discusses the increased interest in courting the 'disability

vote' by members of both major parties. However, too often absent is the perspective of the disability community itself. The article argues that if the major parties want to attract the support of the disability constituency, they will have to understand the major issues it cares about.

Pryor J (2009). Building rehabilitation capacity in rural in New South Wales. Rural and remote health 9(4):1113. This article reports on a study of the expansion of specialist rehabilitation services

in central New South Wales. Seelman K (2004). Trends in rehabilitation and disability: transition from a medical model to an integrative model (part 1). Disability World (No 22, JanuaryMarch). Accessed 12 September 2010 from www.disabilityworld.org/01-03_04/access/rehabtrends1.shtml. This web-based article introduces and explores four models of disability: the

traditional model, the medical model, the social model, and the integrative model. The four models are illustrated by corresponding policies, practices and research, using country-based examples mainly from the US and, to a lesser extent, from Japan. These models have implications for professional education and training of people with disabilities. Conclusions and recommendations will therefore address professional education and training people with disabilities as well as international and country-based policies, practices, research and collaboration.

Stevens S (2009). House of disability grows: with an increasing number of people defining themselves as disabled, perhaps it is time to develop a new model of disability. Community Care (1796):10. This article presents a personal view of being disabled. It describes an increase in

the number of people defining themselves as disabled and the emerging notion that everyone is potentially impaired.

Towell D (2009). Achieving equal citizenship: meeting the challenges of the UN Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities. Tizard Learning Disability Review 14(2):49. This article reports on the UN Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities.

This convention provides a powerful vision of the opportunities and support which should be available to intellectually disabled people and their families. There are three common building blocks for progress, focused respectively on strengthening self-determination, promoting mainstream inclusion and providing personalised support. When ratified nationally (which has occurred in Australia), this wide-ranging convention has the force of law. The article speaks positively about this


convention, but realises that implementing it will require carefully planning and an integrated approach.

Verkaaik J, Anne Sinnott K, et al (2010). The productive partnerships framework: harnessing health consumer knowledge and autonomy to create and predict successful rehabilitation outcomes. Disability and Rehabilitation 32(12): 978985. This article discusses the importance of equal power in relationships between

health consumers and professionals, and how generally the consumer has less power. Recognition is given to the lack of practical tools, from both consumer and professional perspectives, to assist in the creation of productive partnerships. A framework is presented as one approach to establishing robust working relationships between health professionals and consumers.

Wiley A (2009). At a cultural crossroads: lessons on culture and policy from the New Zealand disability strategy. Disability and Rehabilitation 31(14):12051214. This article reports the findings and lessons from an evaluation of the effectiveness

of the New Zealand Disability Strategy aimed at promoting the participation of disabled Mori people.


Health Anonymous (2009). Cases of diabetes increasing in UK at an alarming rate. Occupational Health 61(4):7. This article reports that the number of people with diabetes in the UK has increased

by 74% in the last six years. Anonymous (2009). Top think-tank claims NHS lacks imagination on health promotion. Occupational Health 61(1):7. This article reports on results of a leading think-tank. The think-tank found that the

National Health Service lacks imagination in how obesity and tobacco-related illness are tackled and that there needs to be a lot more done to encourage people to adopt healthier lifestyles.

Anonymous (2010). CPD quiz: mindful employer and mental health. Occupational Health 62(3):37. This continuing professional development quiz is a useful way to help health

professionals assess what they have learnt from reading the related article. Barrett E (2010). Social ties raise survival rates: study. The Sydney Morning Herald (28 July). Accessed from http://news.smh.com.au/breaking-news-world/social-ties-raise-survival-rates-study-20100728-10vwx.html. This newspaper article reports on the results of a study from the US which found

that enjoying good social connections (with family, friends, colleagues and neighbours) can increase an individual's chances of survival by 50%.

Bushko RG (2009). Future of eHealth: can consumers cure themselves? Studies in Health Technology & Informatics 149:178184. This article presents possibilities for information technology as a way of improving

the precision of medical diagnosis. For example, nano-sensors that are capable of monitoring the health of individual cells will emerge. The article states that the aim is to enable consumers to cure themselves, with the help of caring machines supported by omnipresent computing.

Carmichael A (2010). 15 ideas to improve global health. The Future Now Blog. Accessed 7 September 2010 from http://iftf.org/node/3533. This blog presents a selection of answers to questions such as: If you imagine a

healthy future, what does it look like? What will we have done to our bodies, networks and environments to improve our collective well-being?

Caulfield T (2009). Direct-to-consumer genetics and health policy: a worst-case scenario? American Journal of Bioethics 9(67):4850. This article discusses the potential effects of direct-to-consumer genetic testing.

Potential concerns are that individuals will be tested and then present to their physician for assistance with interpreting the data. Many physicians are not adequately trained to effectively interpret the results, leading to minimal benefit from the testing. The brief article ends with a plea for more research into the potential impact on the health care system and on individuals.


Dearne K (2010). Clinical software drives down hospital costs. The Australian (3 August). Accessed 11 September 2010 from http://www.theaustralian.com.au/australian-it/clinical-software-drives-down-hospital-costs/story-e6frgakx-1225900169866. This online newspaper article describes a clinical information suite at an intensive

care unit in inner Melbourne that has reduced running costs by 2025%.

Franche RL, Cullen K, Clarke J, MacEachen E, Frank J, Sinclair S, Reardon R (2004). Workplace-based return- to-work interventions: a systematic review of the quantitative andqualitative literature. Toronto: Institute for Work and Health.

This systematic review sought to examine the literature on return-to-work interventions to find out what interventions are effective and to shape research priorities. Separate findings were reported for qualitative and quantitative studies. Who participates in planning, delivery and monitoring processes of RTW programs was found to be very important. Processes that bring together workers, unions, employers, insurers and health care providers are important to ensure there is a shared understanding of all aspects of RTW programs. Senior management support is key to ensuring resources are adequate. Supervisors need to be included in RTW planning but may require additional training. Rehabilitation and occupational health providers bring critical assessment and treatment skills to the process. The findings emphasised the importance of communicating with ill or injured workers about RTW processes and requirements. Employers, insurers and health-care providers must provide simplified, adequate and consistent information to facilitate this and to ensure that workers are fully informed of their rights and obligations.

Hovenga EJS and Heard S (2010). E-health records and future healthcare. Studies in Health Technology & Informatics 151:3042. This chapter provides an overview of data collection, storage in health records;

electronic health records and how these are likely to influence our future; personal health records; clinical systems and their relationship to national data collections; and potential future use of new technologies.

Hyde J (Director, Public Health Branch: Department of Health) (2009). Victorias health prevention is the future. Accessed 24 August 2010 from http://www.vha.org.au/uploads/Dr%20Jim%20Hyde%20Victoria%27s%20Health%20Prevention%20is%20the%20future.pdf. This presentation details the legislation and policy drivers for preventive action and

the tools and major strategies that are proposed to strengthen prevention efforts. Inayatullah S (2010). Changing the health story from passive acceptance to active foresight. Futures 42(6):641647. In this article, Professor Sohail Inayatullah discusses the rising costs of health care

in the context of an ageing population and expensive new technologies. He presents and discusses three possible scenarios for our future health system: current health future business as usual; preventive society; and nanny state.

Leeder S and Lewis S (2009). Why health reform? MJA 191(5):270272.

This article argues that the case for reform of the Australian health system is compelling but reform remains a major challenge. Increasing spending on the system alone has not led to, and is unlikely to deliver, improvements in access,


quality or equity as they are problems that have as much to do with culture and structure as funding levels. Widening gaps in health status are associated with broader determinants of health, and the health care system is neither positioned nor equipped to address them. The article concludes by suggesting that the 2009 global financial crisis, and increased pressure to do more with less, could trigger a sense of urgency and courage to deal both with fundamental problems in the health care system and health disparities. The authors quote Nobel Laureate Lord Rutherford, who said to colleagues a century ago: 'We haven't got the money, so we've got to think'.

Peracino A and Paoletti R (2009). The Lorenzini Foundation in a changing scenario of patient management. Atherosclerosis Supplements 10(1):2228. This article, from Europe, argues that all stakeholders in cardiovascular disease

prevention need to partner to produce effective programs in individual risk reduction, population risk reduction and rational use of health services. The article provides strategies for how best to proceed with programs dedicated to reduce the loss of life, disability and economic burden of cardiovascular disease.

Schloer HF (2009). Future connectivity: healthcare revolution for community development . Club of Amsterdam blog (21 September). Accessed 24 August 2010 from http://clubofamsterdam.blogspot.com/2009/09/future-connectivity-healthcare.html. This web-based article argues the case for centralisation of patient data. The article

states that every time there is an interaction between a doctor and a patient there is some extremely valuable knowledge created that should be preserved, compared and analysed. This information is valuable for the patient, and for the whole field of medicine, because it can be used to track important correlations between drugs, illnesses, environmental and sociological conditions, genetics and many other such vital factors.

Wolf G (2009). Know thyself: tracking every facet of life, from sleep to mood to pain, 24/7/365. Wired Magazine (22 June). Accessed 11 September 2010 from http://www.wired.com/medtech/health/magazine/17-07/lbnp_knowthyself?currentPage=all. This web-based article describes a variety of devices that can monitor mood, sleep,

blood pressure and a range of other health measurements. Zayas-Cabn T and Marquard JL (2009). A holistic human factors evaluation framework for the design of consumer health informatics interventions. Proceedings of the Human Factors and Ergonomics Society 53rd Annual Meeting, San Antonio, TX. This conference paper presents a holistic human factors evaluation framework and

demonstrates how physical, cognitive and macroergonomic human factors perspectives can each improve the design and use of consumer health informatics interventions.


Work Anonymous (2009). Ageing staff pose long-term threat to productivity levels. Occupational Health 61(5):7. This article, from Britain, reports that an ageing workforce and higher rates of

chronic disease (diabetes, respiratory disease, asthma and mental illness) will pose a serious threat to the productivity of businesses by 2030.

Brandes F and van der Zee F (2008). Future jobs and skills in the EU: foresight brief no. 160. The European Foresight Monitoring Network (December). Accessed 16 September 2010 from /www.foresight-network.eu/index.php?option=com_docman&task=doc_view&gid=380. This foresight brief describes a process being undertaken to identify future jobs and

skills needs in Europe. Charlie (2009). How Parkinsons Law blocks your happiness and creativity. Productive Flourishing (23 November). Accessed 24 August 2010 from www.productiveflourishing.com/how-parkinsons-law-blocks-your-happiness-and-creativity/. This web-based article calls for a change in perspective at work: instead of trying to

minimise time available for 'work', focus on spending more time doing the 'stuff' that is enjoyable.

Davis A and Blass E (2007). The future workplace: views from the floor. Futures 39(1):3852. The future of work and the nature of the future workplace has led to much

speculation in recent years. This article reports on a study conducted in the UK where employees were asked for their opinions regarding their understanding of current and future organisations and the nature of current and future leadership. The opinions centred around increased flexibility and autonomy, but with limited awareness of the nature of leadership skills required to lead such a workforce.

Davis-Blake A and Broschak JP (2009). Outsourcing and the changing nature of work. Annual Review of Sociology 35:321340. This review defines outsourcing and describes types and dimensions of outsourcing

arrangements. The review then examines the effects of outsourcing on job design, work group dynamics and organisational design. It concludes by considering directions for future research.

Gettler L (2010). The future of work. The Age: Executive Style (21 May). Accessed 24 August 2010 from http://blogs.theage.com.au/executive-style/managementline/2010/05/21/thefutureoft.html. This blog from The Age reflects on the future of work after watching the Mad Men

series. Referring to information from other websites, the author paints a picture that includes telecommuting, virtual teams, 24/7 availability, people holding more than one job, and blending of work and leisure.

Gorry GA (2010). Avatars in the workplace: how businesses are adapting to the virtual world. The New Atlantis (Spring 2010) 126129. Accessed 11 September 2010 from www.thenewatlantis.com/docLib/20100611_TNA27Gorry.pdf. This web-based article discusses possible uses of the virtual world in future

workplaces.


Granter E (2008). A dream of ease: situating the future of work and leisure. Futures 40(9):803811. This article examines the themes that arise in the future of work debates. The

predictions of a leisured utopia are diminishing, and increasing is an acceptance that work is very much here to stay.

Green Skills Inc. (2002). Employment trends. Green Jobs Final Report (chapter 6). Accessed 11 September 2010 from www.greenskills.org.au/pub/greenjobs/gj6.html. This report from the State Department of Education and Training in Western

Australia, defines a green job as a job that reduces the negative impact made on the environment, relative to the status quo. This chapter suggests that the number of green jobs will increase in the future.

Human Resource Institute (2005). The future of work 2015. Canadian Management Centre. Accessed 12 September 2010 from www.cmctraining.org/reg/wp/TheFutureofWork2015.pdf. This report provides some information regarding emerging trends in society. These

are in the areas of the economy; technology; the workplace; demographic trends; worker attitudes and values; and skills and education. Building on from these, the report provides four possible scenarios for what the workplace will be like in 2015.

Inayatullah S (2006). Eliminating future shock: the changing world of work and the organization. Foresight 8(5):314. The aim of this article is to explore possible future work and the changing nature of

the organisation. Four possible scenarios are presented: business as usual (pendulum of labour versus capital); social and innovative transformation (moving toward the triple bottom line and flatter organisations); gut-wrenching globalisation (outsourcing of everything and the end of the nation-state); and the unknown world (dramatic changes in the nature of work and organisation, particularly because of artificial intelligence technologies).

Koukoulaki T (2010). New trends in work environment new effects on safety. Safety Science 48(8):936942. This article focuses on prevention of occupational accidents in a changing work

environment. Although the effects of changing work environments are well documented for psychosocial and ergonomic risks, the subsequent effects on occupational safety are less fully explored. This paper aims at shedding some light on safety aspects of new work environment.

Medosch A (2009). Review: Labor and monopoly capital. The degradation of work in the twentieth century, by Harry Braverman. The Next Layer (2 November). Accessed 12 September 2010 from www.thenextlayer.org/node/1208. This review of the book by Harry Braverman revolves around the main thesis that

labour in the twentieth century has become 'degraded'. The combined effects of mechanisation, scientific management and other control techniques allowed management to wrest control from workers and enforce, under ever-changing circumstances, alienating practices onto workers across all industries, including office and service jobs.


Mike (2010). New workplace trends: 9 to 5 is so last decade!" The Great Office Escape (10 April). Accessed 11 September 2010, from http://thegreatofficeescape.com/new-workplace-trends-9-to-5-is-so-last-decade/ This web-based article argues that the 9-to-5 job-for-life is on the decrease and the

new, more flexible workforce is emerging and that this is a good thing. Morgan S (2009). Job seekers must evolve with the new economy. Futurist 43(6):4. This letter, in response to an article titled Finding a job in the 21st century,

encourages job seekers to be flexible and willing to consider alternatives. Pocock B, Skinner N, et al (2009). Work, life and workplace flexibility: the Australian Work and Life Index 2009. Centre for Work and Life, University of South Australia. Accessed 11 September 2010 from www.unisa.edu.au/hawkeinstitute/cwl/documents/AWALI-%2009-full.pdf. This report summarises findings from the third Australian Work and Life Index

survey of work-life interference in Australia. It builds on the findings of the 2007 and 2008 surveys. In this 2009 report, the focus is on requests for flexibility and their outcomes, to undertake some international comparisons and to consider how work-life pressures affect participation in education and training.

Renesch J (2006). Humanizing work: surviving in the culture of technology. Foresight 8(6):2636. This article reports that people are suffering more stress, experiencing a reduced

quality of life, getting sick more often and feeling less happy in today's workplace. It suggests ways people can reverse this trend and create ways of working that are more natural, uplifting, life-affirming and healthier.

Revanche (2010). Workaholism: the quiet contagion. A Gai Shan Life: Continuous Improvement: In Life, in Finances (28 April). Accessed 24 August 2010, from http://agaishanlife.blogspot.com/2010/04/workaholism-quiet-contagion.html. This web-based article highlights the difficulties of balancing work-life expectations. Saul P (2010). Australia 2025: three global scenarios a framework for analysing Australia's possible future workplaces and workforce development requirements. Journal of Futures Studies 14(3):129146. The original report on which this article is based was prepared for Skills Australia as

part of a project to develop a national workforce development strategy to help ensure Australia has the knowledge, skills and workplaces to ensure the country's future economic competitiveness and social welfare. Using the three global scenarios for 2025, developed in 2005, as a starting point, the possible future of Australian workplaces and the nation's potential knowledge and skills requirements are drawn out.

Tissen RJ, Lekanne Deprez FRE, et al (2010). Change or hold: re-examining HRM to meet new challenges and demands': The future of people at work: a reflection on diverging human resource management policies and practices in Dutch organizations. International Journal of Human Resource Management 21(5):637652. This article considers human resource management within the context of a

structurally changing human environment and therefore a changing employment environment. Two potential alternatives to human resource management are presented: transaction-based management of people and professional


management of people. The former reflects the essence of the employment relationship as that of an economic exchange relationship. The latter emphasises the personal expertise of professional employees who know best what constitutes superior business performance.

Wilpert B (2009). Impact of globalization on human work. Safety Science 47(6):727732. This article starts with an analysis and characterisation of globalisation and then

identifies the factors of the globalisation processes which appear to affect a number of different types of work. It also looks at the psychological and behavioural response of employees/workers: adjusting/mal-adjusting to the changes. The concluding section considers the requisite political reorientation towards work in a globalising world.

Winder C (2009). Editorial: OHS reform: can we fix it this time? Journal of Occupational Health and Safety Australia and New Zealand 25(4 Special Issue):259261. This editorial introduces a special edition of the journal, which focuses on

occupational health and safety reform in Australia. Wong W, Sullivan J, et al (2010). The deal in 2020: a Delphi study of the future of the employment relationship. The Work Foundation. Accessed 8 September 2010 from http://theworkfoundation.com/assets/docs/publications/255_deal202_050710.pdf. This report considers some of the factors that will shape the future of work, presents

four possible scenarios for the future of work and reflects on the implications for people management. The four possible scenarios are the status quo (no major shocks, continuation of the current state of play), globalisation (the market rules), eco-centrism (the environment rules) and tribalism (localism and protectionism rules).


Individual responsibility versus the welfare state Brown J (2010). Alternatives to a life on welfare. The Drum (17 February). Accessed 8 September 2010 from www.cis.org.au/media-information/opinion-pieces/article/1084-alternatives-to-a-life-on-welfare. This Australian web-based article discusses the increase in welfare spending and

that this is due to more people of working age relying on welfare than ever before. As the title implies, the article provides some alternatives to a life on welfare.

Horin A (2009). Welfare families hand suffering down to young. The Age (1 October). Accessed 8 September 2010 from www.theage.com.au/national/welfare-families-hand-suffering-down-to-young-20090930-gcrd.html. This web-based article reports on an Australian study which found that the young

are likely to suffer the disadvantages of their parents. These include higher rates of illness, lower rates of post-school study and entry into university, and higher likelihood of being welfare recipients.

Horin A (2010). Far-reaching welfare reform quarantined from evidence. The Age (13 February). Accessed 24 September 2010 from www.theage.com.au/opinion/society-and-culture/farreaching-welfare-reform-quarantined-from-evidence-20100212-nxel.html. This newspaper article discussed the Rudd-Labor governments plans to introduce

changes to the social security system. These changes would extend the compulsory income management beyond the Northern Territory indigenous communities to the rest of the territory.

Johnson A (2010). Labours nannying tendency. Dissent Magazine (13 April). Accessed 11 September 2010 from www.dissentmagazine.org/atw.php?id=84. This web-based article (written before the 2010 British election) argues that the

Brown-Labour government encouraged a nanny state and that the Conservative leader, David Cameron, will take a stand against the ever-increasing powers of the big-brother state. The article concludes by stating that win or lose the general election on May 6, Labours nannying tendency will have to be taken on.

Kapoor R (2007). Transforming self and society: plural paths to human emancipation. Futures 39(5):475486. This article provides an introduction to this journal's special issue, titled

Transformative initiatives. The issue presents a number of articles about initiatives that have brought about transformative change, and the introductory article provides a summary of each article.

Keeney R (2009). Cheat death. Wired Magazine (21 September). Accessed 8 September 2010 from www.wired.com/techbiz/people/magazine/17-10/ff_smartlist_keeney#ixzz0wRMSGBRb. This web-based article reports that the portion of premature deaths in the 15 to 64

year age group attributable to personal choices (such as smoking, overeating or unsafe sex) has increased substantially over the past 100 years (from 5% in 1900, to 55% in 2000).

van Oorschot W (2010). Public perceptions of the economic, moral, social and migration consequences of the welfare state: an empirical analysis of welfare state legitimacy. Journal of European Social Policy 20(1):1931.


This article presents data from a 2006 Dutch survey in which participants were asked about their perceptions of the possible positive and negative consequences of the Dutch welfare state.


Occupational health and safety (2009). International scientific meeting reviews current health protection challenges. Occupational Health 61(1):3536. An international meeting, titled The science behind the hygiene, reviewed current

chemicals, bio-aerosols and behavioural challenges in occupational hygiene. The meeting was held by the British Occupational Hygiene Society in conjunction with the Dutch Occupational Hygiene Society and the Occupational Hygiene Society of Ireland. This article provides a summary of the speeches given at the meeting.

(2010). Seven challenges for the future of occupational safety and health. Journal of Occupational and Environmental Hygiene 7(4):D11D18. This article is based on a presentation delivered in late 2009 by John Howard,

director of the National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health. The seven challenges are the deteriorating employment relationship, changing demographics of the workforce, sustainability and green chemistry, emerging risks and the need for new ways to assess and manage risk, injury prevention and injury compensation, sustainable governmental occupational safety and health system, global engagement and governance.

Anonymous (2009). Wellness policies expand globally. Occupational Health 61(2):29. This article reports on the growing numbers of employers introducing workplace

wellness strategies. Brown MP (2006). Labor's critical role in workplace health and safety in California and beyond as labor shifts priorities, where will health and safety sit? New solutions: A Journal of Environmental and Occupational Health Policy 16(3):249265. This article provides a brief history of labors influence on Californias health and

safety policies. Six case studies, where various successful strategies were used, are examined. The article also reflects on how membership in US labor unions is diminishing and how priorities are shifting, and the effect this is likely to have on worker safety.

Bugeja L, Ibrahim J, et al (2009). Expanding definitions of work-relatedness beyond the worker. Journal of Occupational Health and Safety Australia and New Zealand 25(6):461475. This Australian article describes the development of an expanded classification

system for injury deaths associated with work factors in the context of coroners' death investigations. The classification system is presented and its strengths and limitations are discussed. However, the accuracy of the classification system is not examined.

Chappell D (2008). Mental health and the challenges for OHS: part 1. Journal of Occupational Health and Safety Australia and New Zealand 24(6):483489. This editorial introduces the first special issue of this journal, which looks at mental

health challenges that confront Australian workers and workplaces. Chappell D (2009). Mental health and the challenges for OHS: part 2. Journal of Occupational Health and Safety Australia and New Zealand 25(1):36. This editorial introduces the second special issue of this journal, devoted to the

mental health challenges that confront Australian workers and workplaces.


Erren TC, Falaturi P, et al (2009). Shift work and cancer: risk, compensation, challenges. BMJ 339:b3430. This letter discusses some issues related to compensation for cancer caused by

shift work. Falkiner S (2009). OHS risk management for an ageing workforce: where does it fit within your organisation? Journal of Occupational Health and Safety Australia and New Zealand 25(6):483493. This article, from Australia, discusses the additional actions required for the risk

management of older workers and explores how these need to be undertaken in conjunction with a range of initiatives (such as health and wellbeing programs), tailored to each organisation as part of their 'age management plan'.

Fritschi L (2009). Shift work and cancer: short and long term effects provide compelling reasons to act now. BMJ 339(7716):307308. This editorial presents evidence which suggests that shift work is associated with

cancer, and details a range of health effects in addition to cancer that may be associated with shift work. It lists possible mechanisms by which shift work increases the risk of cancer and suggests ways to mitigate these effects.

Harling K and Madan I (2009). SMEs need a new funding model. Occupational Health 61(3):12. This article from the UK argues that a new funding stream will be required if

occupational health services are expanded to cover employees in small-to-medium-sized enterprises.

Hovden J, Albrechtsen E, et al (2010). Is there a need for new theories, models and approaches to occupational accident prevention? Safety Science 48(8):950956. This article discusses occupational accident modelling challenges associated with a

changing working life. It also asks if ideas from models developed for high-risk, complex socio-technical systems can be transformed and adapted for use in occupational accident prevention.

Iavicoli S (2009). Working environment challenges for the future. International Expert Seminar, 2425 September 2009. Accessed 11 September 2010 from http://www.perosh.eu/per/per01.nsf/52b2da8b666e069080256aaa002ab228/8c8fb4cf8060f882c12576730048f6a6/$FILE/Challenges_of_the_fu%23981435.pdf/Challenges_of_the_future_Italy_sergio_Iavicoli.pdf. This presentation provides information on the changing work environment and the

challenges and opportunities for planning occupational health and safety research priorities in the future.

Loeppke R, Christian J, et al (2009). Healthy workforce/healthy economy: the role of health, productivity, and disability management in addressing the nation's health care crisis: why an emphasis on the health of the workforce is vital to the health of the economy. Journal of Occupational and Environmental Medicine 51(1):114119. This article, from the American College of Occupational and Environmental

Medicine, starts by stating that the health care system in the US is on a collision course with demographic trends and economic realities. That is to say, as the population ages and the prevalence of chronic conditions increase, the amount of


money required to fund health will increase to unmanageable levels. The authors believe that fiscal soundness can be advanced through strategic investment in the health and productivity of the working-age population through a new preventive-based paradigm centred in the workplace.

Lofgren DJ, Reeb-Whitaker CK, et al (2010). Surveillance of Washington OSHA exposure data to identify uncharacterized or emerging occupational health hazards. Journal of occupational and environmental hygiene 7(7):375388. This article reviews airborne chemical substance exposure data from Washington

State, Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) compliance inspections to determine its usability for hazard surveillance. Reports of hazard inspections are compared with targeted inspections to evaluate their value and to determine which is more effective in identifying hazardous processes and industries. Recommendations are made on how other state and federal agencies can make use of similar hazard surveillance methods to better identify risk and protect workers.

Maynard AD (2009). Oversight of engineered nanomaterials in the workplace. Journal of Law, Medicine and Ethics 37(4):651658. Research and business investment in emerging nanotechnologies is leading to a

diverse range of new substances and products. As workers are faced with handling new materials, often with novel properties, the robustness of current workplace health and safety regulatory frameworks is being brought into question. This commentary discusses the US Occupational Safety and Health Administrations regulatory framework as evaluated in another article [Choi, JY and G. Ramachandran G (2009). Review of the OSHA framework for oversight of occupational environments. Journal of Law, Medicine and Ethics 37(4):633650]. The assessment suggests that as the number of new materials entering the workplace continues to increase, the OSHA will need to develop flexible approaches to identify and reduce potential risks.

Papadopoulos G, Georgiadou P, et al (2010). Occupational and public health and safety in a changing work environment: an integrated approach for risk assessment and prevention. Safety Science 48(8):943949. This article, from Greece, considers the consequences of changes in the work

environment on workers health and safety, and the difficulties arising for conducting effective risk assessments and implementing occupational health and safety measures in a changing work environment.

Payne W (2009). New approaches to promoting resilience at work. Occupational Health 61(11):31. This article reports on a conference titled Promoting Resilience and Protecting

Mental Health at Work, which considered new approaches in dealing with stress in the workplace. These include an approach based on 'positive psychology', improving leisure activities, and acceptance and commitment therapy.

Shirom A (2009). Epilogue: Mapping future research on burnout and health. Stress and Health 25(4):375380. Based on the papers included in the special issue of this journal, this epilogue

reviews future research directions that appear most likely to contribute to the understanding of the association between burnout and health.


Swuste P, Gulijk CV, et al (2010). Safety metaphors and theories, a review of the occupational safety literature of the US, UK and the Netherlands, till the first part of the 20th century. Safety Science 48(8):10001018. This article is a literature review of twentieth century occupational safety metaphors

and theories. Takala J, Urrutia M, et al (2009). The global and European work environment numbers, trends, and strategies. Scandinavian Journal of Work, Environment and Health, Supplement (7):1523. This article reviews current indicators, trends and strategies to tackle major global

and European problems in safety and health at work. The article estimates that globally 2.3 million deaths annually can be attributed to work. Legal measures need to be supplemented with economic justification and convincing arguments to reduce corner-cutting and avoid long-term disabilities, premature retirement and corporate closures due to a poor work environment.

Winder C (2009). The development of OHS legislation in Australia. Journal of Occupational Health and Safety Australia and New Zealand 25(4 Special Issue):277287. This Australian article details historical developments of occupational health and

safety and provides some suggestions for future development.


Technology Bouri M, Le Gall B, et al (2009). A new concept of parallel robot for rehabilitation and fitness. The Lambda, Guilin. This paper presents the advantages and the contextual use for the different

applications of a new rehabilitation and fitness robot. Details are also provided about the mechanical design and components of the robot. In addition, controller aspects and experimental results are presented.

Cetron MJ (2009). Timeline for the future: potential developments and likely impacts. Futurist 43(2):3337. This article presents a timeline of new technologies from today until 2029. These

technologies include 3D video conferencing in 2014 and a robot population surpassing the human population in the developed world in 2025.

Clark J (2010). Will robots get married? How Stuff Works: A Discovery Company. Accessed 12 September 2010 from http://electronics.howstuffworks.com/robot-wedding.htm. This web-based article presents the belief of an artificial intelligence researcher that

humans and robots will be able to marry by 2050. Eisenberg A (2010). Grabbing gracefully, with replacement fingers. The New York Times (10 April). Accessed 8 September 2010 from http://www.nytimes.com/2010/04/11/business/11novel.html?_r=2&ref=health. This web-based article details how prosthetic fingers can enable people (who have

had fingers amputated) to undertake basic tasks that most people take for granted. Falk J (2007). Transitioning to new technologies: challenges and choices in a changing world. Journal of Futures Studies 12(2):6990. This article is based on the responses to questions which were raised at a 2005

futures summit. The questions related to three emerging technologies (information, bio and nano technologies) and the questions asked were: How will these technologies affect the way that we work, do business and understand our place in the region and the world? How can they be used to assist in addressing national and global challenges? What can we do to harness them, and what are the social, political and business implications of doing so? The article considers some general categories of answers in the context of Australia as a case study.

Halal WE (2009). Emerging technologies and the global crisis of maturity. Futurist 43(2):3946. This article argues that as technological development surges, outmoded social

systems are likely to stifle the ability of institutions to handle change. A social revolution is required to bring institutions and civilisations to a higher stage of maturity to enable this change to occur. The article also includes information regarding likely technological changes and expected time frames

Harvey O (2010). Speculative stem cell futures: some prospective commercial models for induced pluripotent stem (iPS) cell based therapies. Journal of Futures Studies 14(4):85 96. Induced pluripotent stem (iPS) cells are regular body cells that have been induced

to revert back to a pluripotent state, which is akin to the state of the embryonic stem


cells. This article aims to assess the extent to which the use of iPS cells instead of human embryonic stem cells increases the potential for the development of clinical products.

Hibbard B (2008). The technology of mind and a new social contract. Journal of Evolution and Technology 17(1):1322. Accessed 24 August 2010 from http://jetpress.org/v17/hibbard.htm. This web-based article details significant changes which may occur in the future.

These include technological changes such as building machines more intelligent than ourselves, modifying our brains and bodies to increase our intelligence, and living indefinitely. The article argues that we need to prepare for these new technologies so that they change the world in ways we want, rather than just stumbling into a world that we don't recognise.

Jones R and Moore R (2009). An uncomfortable marriage: the challenges 'new' technology is posing to 'old' or established legal concepts? International Review of Law, Computers and Technology 23(12):14. This article provides an introduction to this journal's special issue titled Law

Shaping Technology; Technology Shaping the Law. The papers in the issue were presented at a conference that had as its main theme the security and privacy of personal information. This introduction article provides a brief summary of each paper.

Kabe T, Tanaka K, et al (2010). Consideration on safety for emerging technology case studies of seven service robots. Safety Science 48(3):296301. This article discusses the safety issues associated with an emerging new

technology service robots. The authors hope the seven case studies will help establish guidelines for the safety of service robots.

Keen A (2010). Reinventing the luddite: an interview with Andrew Keen. Futurist 44(2):3536. Andrew Keen, critic of Facebook and other user-generated websites, answers

questions such as what he sees as his mission and how the internet is like rock 'n' roll.

Kreit B (2010). I'm sorry, Dave. I'm afraid I can't let you send that email. The Future Now Blog (10 August). Accessed 11 September 2010 from http://www.iftf.org/node/3555. This web-based article describes a new email plug-in that flags sentences with

words or phrases that may convey unintended emotion or tone. Kurzweil R (2010). Merging with the machines: information technology, artificial intelligence, and the law of exponential growth. Accessed 11 September 2010 from http://www.wfs.org/April-May2010/KurzweilInterview.htm. In this interview, inventor and bestselling author Ray Kurzweil answers questions

such as: What does it mean to build 'new and improved' human intelligence? What are the most pressing environmental issues we should be concerned about as we move forward?

Lpez Pelez A and Kyriakou D (2008). Robots, genes and bytes: technology development and social changes towards the year 2020. Technological Forecasting and Social Change 75(8):11761201.


This article presents the results of research carried out in the field of robotics and advanced automation. It includes information on the integration of robots in daily life and leisure and potential repercussions that may deserve more attention and further research.

Ondrejka C (2010). Big Brother versus Little Brother: two possible media futures. Futurist 44(2):3334. This article, written by a second life (3D virtual world) creator, discusses two

possible futures for the digital world. Roth D (2009). Do humanlike machines deserve human rights? Wired Magazine (19 January). Accessed 11 September 2010 from http://www.wired.com/culture/culturereviews/magazine/17-02/st_essay. This web-based article argues that the issue isn't how we learn to accept robots, but

whether we should care when they are mistreated. And if we start caring about robots, might we then go one insane step further and grant them rights?

Swierstra T and Boenink M, et al (2009). Converging technologies, shifting boundaries. NanoEthics 3(3):213216. This editorial discusses a range of ethical issues related to emerging technologies

(nanotechology, biotechnology, information technology and cognitive science) and how these technologies are converging with potential impacts we can only imagine.

Thomas T and Bahadori T, et al (2009). Moving toward exposure and risk evaluation of nanomaterials: challenges and future directions. Wiley interdisciplinary reviews. Nanomedicine and nanobiotechnology 1(4):426433. Nanomaterials are being developed at an explosive pace. An understanding of

potential human health and environmental risks has not developed so rapidly. This paper is intended to highlight the importance of exposure assessment for determining the potential risks of nanomaterials. It calls for an integrated approach to meaningfully assess the risks of nanomaterials, realise their potential benefits, and foster their sustainable development.

Verbeek PP (2009). Ambient intelligence and persuasive technology: the blurring boundaries between human and technology. NanoEthics 3(3):231242. This article discusses the promises and risks of ambient intelligence and persuasive

technology and develops alternative conceptions of agency, freedom and responsibility that make it possible to better understand and assess the social roles of these developing technologies. The main claim of the article is that these new technologies encourage us to blur the boundaries between humans and technologies at the level of our conceptual and moral frameworks.


Sustainability Balbus JM and Malina C (2009). Identifying vulnerable subpopulations for climate change health effects in the United States. Journal of Occupational and Environmental Medicine 51(1):3337. This article reports that climate change is likely to have differential effects on

different subpopulations. Particularly vulnerable groups include children, pregnant women, older adults, impoverished populations, people with chronic conditions, people with mobility and cognitive constraints, outdoor workers, and people in coastal and low-lying riverine zones. The article argues that it is critical to identify populations that may experience synergistic effects of multiple risk factors of health problems, both related to climate change and to other temporal trends.

Camilleri J and Falk J (2010). Worlds in transition. London: Edward Elgar.

This book is a sequel to The End of Sovereignty: The Politics of a Shrinking and Fragmenting World (Edward Elgar, UK, 1992). It is concerned with big questions, in particular, the issue of governance in a rapidly changing global environment. The book argues that our systems of governance, including legal systems and institutions, are struggling to become fit for purpose now that the 'social reality' is 'global and planetary' but the world is characterised by diversity in cultures, societies, religions and civilisations. The book is a rich exploration of the evolution of governance structures and processes located in their political, economic and social contexts. Governance issues are examined through the prism of a range of sectors economy, environment, information, security, health and shed light on key dynamics of governance.

Collins M (2010). Spiritual intelligence: evolving transpersonal potential toward ecological actualization for a sustainable future. World Futures 66:320334. This article argues that the current ecological crisis will confront human beings with

the need to develop their transpersonal potential and spiritual intelligence. This has the potential to contribute to an ecological actualisation of human beings relationship to the world and to the development of a sustainable future.

Falk J. and Ryan C (2007). Inventing a sustainable future: Australia and the challenge of eco-innovation. Futures 39(23):215229. Australia's possible futures depend on choices that are made now. This article

argues that one key to Australia's directions and success will be its capacity to shape an environment for innovation which meets its broader economic, social and environmental goals. The article also argues that we need to invent paths which make necessary changes for sustainability more socially and technically attainable.

Gray R (2007). Practical bioregionalism: a philosophy for a sustainable future and a hypothetical transition strategy for Armidale, New South Wales, Australia. Futures 39(7):790806. This article describes one possible eco-utopian approach towards sustainability

and uses it to develop a hypothetical set of transition strategies aimed at the transformation of an Australian regional community. Some special conditions associated with transition towards bioregional-based sustainability in larger urban areas and the global south are briefly discussed.


Lehmann M and Hietanen O (2009). Environmental work profiles a visionary life cycle analysis of a week at the office. Futures 41(7):468481. This paper presents a new methodology (visionary life cycle analysis) for assessing

the environmental impact of office work. McMichael AJ and Butler CD (2006). Emerging health issues: the widening challenge for population health promotion. Health Promotion International 21 Suppl 1:1524. This article describes how the spectrum of tasks for health promotion has increased

since 1986 when the Ottawa charter was signed. Health promotion now must address population health influences that transcend national boundaries and generations and engage with the development, human rights and environmental movements. The big task is to promote sustainable environmental and social conditions that bring enduring and equitable health gains.

Nuttall WJ and Manz DL (2008). A new energy security paradigm for the twenty-first century. Technological Forecasting and Social Change 75(8):12471259. This article considers a future in which the impacts of climate change have occurred

far earlier than most experts expected. The article discusses how countries may respond to this situation.

Pears AK (2007). Imagining Australia's energy services futures. Futures 39(23):253271. This paper discusses past and future trends in Australias energy service

requirements and assesses the implications for energy supply. Schulte PA and Chun H (2009). Climate change and occupational safety and health: establishing a preliminary framework. Journal of occupational and environmental hygiene 6(9):542554. This article states that the relationship between global climate change and

occupational safety and health has not been extensively studied. A framework for identifying how climate change could affect the workplace, workers and occupational morbidity, mortality and injury is presented. Seven categories of climate-related hazards are identified: increased ambient temperature, air pollution, ultraviolet exposure, extreme weather, vector-borne diseases and expanded habitats, industrial transitions and emerging industries, and changes in the built environment. The review concludes that while climate change may result in increasing the prevalence, distribution and severity of known occupational hazards, there is no evidence that unique or previously unknown hazards will arise. However, such a situation may occur as interactions of known hazards and new conditions may lead to new hazards and risks.


Corporate social responsibility Commission of the European Communities (2009). GDP and beyond: measuring progress in a changing world. Communication from the Commission to the Council and the European Parliament. Accessed 21 September 2010 from http://eur-lex.europa.eu/LexUriServ/LexUriServ.do?uri=COM:2009:0433:FIN:EN:PDF. There is strong support from policymakers, economic, social and environmental

experts and civil society for developing indicators that complement gross domestic product. This communication identifies a number of actions that can be taken in the short to medium term. The overall aim is to develop more inclusive indicators that provide a more reliable knowledge base for better public debate and policy-making.

Emmanuel (2009). Out now: Sarkozy, Stiglitz & Sen well-being report. International Political Economy Zone (15 September). Accessed 24 August 2010 from http://ipezone.blogspot.com/2009/09/out-now-sarkozy-stiglitz-sen-well-being.html. This web-based article provides an overview of the report commissioned by French

President Nicolas Sarkozy to develop better measures of wellbeing than gross domestic product.

Goodman PS (2009). Emphasis on growth is called misguided. The New York Times (22 September). Accessed 24 August 2010 from http://www.nytimes.com/2009/09/23/business/economy/23gdp.html. This web-based article reports on a study by Nobel-prize winning economists

Joseph E. Stiglitz and Amartya Sen, urging the adoption of assessment tools that measure human welfare in terms broader than economic growth.

Henderson H (2010). Economics and politics of well-being. Futurist Update (July). Accessed 11 September 2010 from http://www.wfs.org/Jul-Aug2010/JulyUpdate.htm#ECPW. This short article reports on a survey conducted to examine the need to look

'Beyond GDP' in determining national well-being. Hiss S (2009). From implicit to explicit corporate social responsibility: institutional change as a fight for myths. Business Ethics Quarterly 19(3):433451. This article argues that German corporate social responsibility has shifted from

implicit to explicit. In the course of this change, corporations, state actors and civil society organisations compete for their ideas and interests in what the author calls a fight for myths. The article traces this fight for myths and the changing understanding of corporate responsibility in Germany.

Maon F, Lindgreen A, et al (2010). Organizational stages and cultural phases: a critical review and a consolidative model of corporate social responsibility development. International Journal of Management Reviews 12(1):2038. Based on a stakeholder-oriented conceptualisation of corporate social responsibility

(CSR), this article offers a multi-dimensional, dynamic perspective that integrates moral, cultural and strategic aspects of the CSR development process together with its organisational implications.

Montero MJ, Araque RA, et al (2009). Occupational health and safety in the framework of corporate social responsibility. Safety Science 47(10):14401445.


Corporate social responsibility (CSR) has been defined as the voluntary integration of social and environmental concerns into a firms decision-making. This article discusses if the CSR approach could provide a framework that encourages compliance with the law and allows firms to go beyond that minimum requirement.

Pearse W (2010). Can corporate social responsibility reporting improve OHS performance? Journal of Health, Safety and Environment 26(1):3546. This Australian article explores the background of corporate social responsibility

and reports that there is an increase in companies reporting a range of non-financial indicators. It argues that more attention should be given to occupational health and safety in company annual reports and that the reporting of occupational health and safety performance indicators should be regulated.

Pennock M and Ura K (2010). Gross national happiness as a framework for health impact assessment. Environmental Impact Assessment Review. This article propose the Bhutanese concept of gross national happiness framework

as a measure of wellbeing. This framework provides an over-arching evidence-based framework that incorporates health, social, environmental and economic contributors as well as a number of other key contributors to wellbeing such as culture and governance.

Shrank S (2010). The pursuit of (measuring) happiness. Revolt: The Worldwatch Institute's Climate and Energy Blog (6 August). Accessed 12 September 2010 from http://blogs.worldwatch.org/revolt/the-pursuit-of-measuring-happiness/#more-1648. This web-based article discusses whether gross domestic product (GDP) will exist

in the future as a measure of a country's success. The article provides information about the movement advocating that countries determine their success more by the happiness and wellbeing of their citizens than by their GDP.


Avoiding unintended harm in compensation systems Akkermans AJ (2009). Reforming personal injury claims settlement: paying more attention to emotional dimension promotes victim recovery. Working Paper Series No 2009/01. Accessed 14 September 2010 from http://vu-nl.academia.edu/documents/0010/3834/Akkermans__A_J___Reforming_personal_injury_claims_settlement.pdf. This article discusses the findings of a study designed to investigate the needs,

expectations and experiences of victims and their relatives with regard to personal injury settlements. The study found that in addition to financial compensation, most victims are also concerned with receiving compensation of a non-pecuniary nature. Failure to meet these non-pecuniary needs is experienced as frustration and, more importantly, can impede recovery. Suggestions of how the claims settlement process can be improved are made.

de Azevedo Cunha MV (2010). Data protection and insurance: the limits on the collection and use of personal data on insurance contracts in EU law. Global Jurist 10(1:Topics):Article 6. Accessed 12 September 2010 from http://www.bepress.com/gj/vol10/iss1/art6. Taking into account the close relationship between insurance, privacy and new

technologies, this paper aims to establish limits on collection and use of personal data on risk analysis and insurance underwriting in EU law.

Grant G and Studdert D (2009). Poisoned chalice? A critical analysis of the evidence linking personal injury compensation processes with adverse health outcomes. Melbourne University Law Review 33(3):University of Melbourne Legal Studies Research Paper No. 442.

This article is a critical review of research into the relationship between compensation and health. It is concerned with the particular question of whether people who are eligible for compensation under social insurance schemes have worse health outcomes over the medium to long term and recover more slowly than those not covered by such schemes. The review revealed gaps in the evidence base and pointed to the need for research to generate a nuanced understanding of claimants' real experiences of compensation processes.

Harris I, Mulford J, et al (2005). Association between compensation status and outcome after surgery: a meta-analysis. Journal of the American Medical Association 293(13):16441652. This study found that compensation status (workers compensation with or without

litigation) is associated with poor outcomes after surgery. This effect is significant, clinically important, and consistent; however, because data were obtained from observational studies and were not homogeneous, the summary effect should be interpreted with caution.

Hum F and Faulkner J (2009). Medical-legal partnerships: a new beginning to help Australian children in need. Journal of law and medicine 17(1):105118. This article argues for the development of medical-legal partnerships as an

innovative and strategic approach towards caring for Australias most vulnerable. It states that development of this partnership will encourage and empower such groups to access fundamental legal and medical resources. Some of Australias


current laws and practices are reviewed, and recommendations are provided to initiate a proactive solution for the future.

Noone MA (2009). Towards an integrated service response to the link between legal and health issues. Australian Journal of Primary Health 15(3):203211. This article describes the negative health consequences of experiencing problems

for which there is a potential legal remedy, and the potential to integrate legal, health and welfare services to promote improved health in disadvantaged individuals experiencing such problems.

Schatman ME (2009). Working to avoid collateral emotional harm to clients: cases and recommendations for the personal injury attorney. Psychological Injury and Law 2(2):149166. This article presents seven case histories that illustrate how personal injury

attorneys working for plaintiffs can act in unethical and harmful ways, ultimately endangering their practice. The article is oriented to attorneys at all phases of their careers and includes recommendations for avoiding the types of harm and unethical practice that have been described. Also, the article presents strategies that psychologists treating these patients can take to remedy further emotional damage to patients.

Spearing NM and Connelly LB (2010). Is compensation bad for health? A systematic meta-review. Injury 41(7):683692. This review, from Australia, evaluates the quality of the scientific evidence of a

negative correlation between injury compensation and health outcomes. One higher quality review, examining a single compensation process and relying on primary studies using health outcome (rather than proxy) measures, found strong evidence of no association between litigation and poor health following whiplash. Moves to alter scheme design and limit access to compensation on the basis that it is bad for health are therefore premature, as evidence of such an association is unclear.


At-risk subgroups (women, migrants, precarious employees, older workers) Alloway N and Dalley-Trim L (2009). It's all about 'I': gen Ys and neoliberal discourse in new times. Youth Studies Australia 28(1):5156. This article, from Australia, reports the findings from a study designed to elucidate

the ways young people (categorised as generation Y) take up a neoliberal position in relation to their imagined futures. The study found that these young people choose to take control over their lives and that individualism is important to this group.

Anderson B (2010). Migration, immigration controls and the fashioning of precarious workers. Work, Employment and Society 24(2):300317. The article provides an overview of recent developments in UK immigration policy. It

also discusses the migrant as precarious worker, considers migratory processes and immigration controls and discusses how these work together to shape the conditions of migrants in labour markets.

Australian Institute of Health and Welfare (2009). Australia's welfare 2009, series no. 9. cat. no. AUS 117. Accessed 11 September 2010 from www.aihw.gov.au/publications/aus/aw09/aw09.pdf. This comprehensive document is the ninth biennial report on the state of welfare

services provided to Australians. The chapters relate to children, youth and families, ageing and aged care, disability and disability services, carers and informal care, housing and housing assistance, and homelessness.

Drre K (2006). Precarity the causes and effects of insecure employment. Accessed 11 September 2010 from /www.goethe.de/ges/soz/dos/arb/pre/en1870532.htm. This web-based article, from the Goethe-Institut, reports that precarious

employment is increasing in the European Union and discusses the advantages and disadvantages associated with this type of employment.

Harrison D (2010). Stop the work, I want to get off. The Age (4 August). Accessed 8 September 2010 from www.theage.com.au/executive-style/executive-women/stop-the-work-i-want-to-get-off-20100803-115g9.html . This article reports that although the number of total hours worked by Australians

has decreased over recent years, the proportion dissatisfied with their work-life balance is increasing. The percentage of women dissatisfied was higher than the percentage of men dissatisfied.

Kalil A, Ziol-Guest KM, et al (2010). Job insecurity and change over time in health among older men and women. Journals of Gerontology Series B Psychological Sciences and Social Sciences 65B(1):8190. This article examines the association between job insecurity and change over time

in the physical and psychological health of older adult men and women. The article found the correlation between job insecurity and health is different in men and women but may be clinically significant in both populations and is a potentially important threat to older adults health and wellbeing.


Kalleberg AL (2009). Precarious work, insecure workers: employment relations in transition. American Sociological Review 74(1):122. 'Precarious work' is defined in this article as employment that is uncertain,

unpredictable and risky from the viewpoint of the worker. There has been an increase in precarious work in recent times. This article, from the US, aims to look at the reasons for growth and consequences of precarious work, and the challenges for public policy.

Kapoor A (2007). The SEWA way: shaping another future for informal labour. Futures 39(5):554568. This article argues that globalisation has accelerated the growth of the informal

sector worldwide. The Self-Employment Women's Association (SEWA) is a trade union of nearly 700,000 poor women in the informal sector in India. The article provides an analysis of SEWA's way of functioning, its holistic approach encompassing socio-economic and political rights, and its widespread impact.

Kemp PA and Davidson J (2009). Gender differences among new claimants of incapacity benefit. Journal of Social Policy 38(4):589606. This article, from Britain, reports on a survey of incapacity benefit claimants to

compare the situation of men and women under 60. The survey found that there are significant differences between the two groups, in the characteristics and circumstances and in their routes onto this benefit. The article concluded that th

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