Alex Soojung-Kim Pang
Education
University of Pennsylvania
Ph.D., History and Sociology of Science 1988-01-01 - 1991-01-01
University of Pennsylvania
M.A., History and Sociology of Science 1986-01-01 - 1988-01-01
The Wharton School
Gradute coursework, Social Systems Sciences 1984-09-01 - 1987-05-01
University of Pennsylvania
B.A., History and Sociology of Science 1982-01-01 - 1986-01-01
Henrico High School
, 1979-01-01 - 1982-01-01
University School of Nashville
, 1973-01-01 - 1976-01-01Work Experience
4 Day Week Studio
Current
4 Day Week Studio
4.dk
Current
4.dk
4 Day Week - Global
2022-03-01 - 2025-01-01
4 Day Week - Global
Strategic Business Insights
2012-09-01 - 2019-09-01
Strategic Business Insights
Microsoft
2011-01-01 - 2011-04-01
Microsoft
Saïd Business School, University of Oxford
2008-03-01 - 2010-12-01
Saïd Business School, University of Oxford
Institute for the Future
2000-01-01 - 2009-07-01
Institute for the Future
Stanford University
1999-02-01 - 2001-08-01
Stanford University
Encyclopaedia Britannica, Inc.
1996-04-01 - 1999-02-01
Encyclopaedia Britannica, Inc.
University of California, Davis
1994-09-01 - 1996-03-01
University of California, Davis
Skills
Summary
I help people and organizations create time. A 4-day week creates about 50 new days of free time— 10 weeks a year. Every five years, you get a year of your life back. At 4 Day Week Studio and 4 Day Week Global, we working with companies, nonprofits, and governments to implement the #4dayweek at scale. Ultimately, we think we can create millions of years that people can spend with family, with friends, practicing hobbies and perfecting crafts, and making the world a better place. My latest book, SHORTER: WORK BETTER, SMARTER AND LESS-- HERE'S HOW documented the global 4-day week movement with it was just getting started, and just becoming aware of itself. It’s a sequel to my 2016 book REST: WHY YOU GET MORE DONE WHEN YOU WORK LESS, which explores the hidden role rest plays in the success of super-creative and -productive people. My books have been translated into more than 20 languages languages. My academic training is in history and sociology of science, a field that blends history, anthropology, and sociology. My research uses ethnography, interviews, historical case studies, and literary analysis (and whatever other tools are lying around) to understand how people and technology co-create worlds. I’ve also worked as a technology futurist and forecaster, and corporate consultant.
