Institute a 4-Day Work Week

Strategic Action Overview

To increase productivity and wellbeing while reducing energy consumption and environmental impact.

Domain:
📉 Economics
Subdomain:
🗳️ Labor and Welfare
Dialectic:
✴️ Liberate
Implementation:
Medium
Timeline:
Short Term (3-12mo)
Resources:
Moderate
Strategic Pathway:

Encourage businesses and public institutions to shift to a 32-hour workweek with no loss of pay, promoting a better work-life balance.

Core Skills:

Facilitation,Project Management,Community Organizing

Success Indicators:

Workweek reduced; increased productivity; improved wellbeing.

Failure Signals:

Employer resistance; low adoption; legal barriers.

Permissions:

Regulatory Approval,Community Consent

Toolkit:

Digital Platforms,Materials Budget,Meeting Spaces

Adaptation Protocol:

Pilot in select organizations; provide incentives; adjust policy based on feedback.