>[!NOTE]+ Meta Author:: Jens Rennstam Reference:: Rennstam, J. (2021) ‘Craft and degrowth -An exploration of craft-orientation as a mode of organizing production and consumption’, _EGOS colloquium_. Available at: https://www.researchgate.net/publication/353143659_Craft_and_degrowth_-An_exploration_of_craft-orientation_as_a_mode_of_organizing_production_and_consumption_for_addressing_climate_change (Accessed: 20 September 2021). Date:: 2021 Tags:: #warp/article WeftLinks:: [[Environmental value of craft]] Claim:: [[Claim - Craft provides employment at a time of de-growth]] ### Summary The key argument is that as a labour-intensive practice, craft can compensate one of the key problems with de-growth: unemployment. The other arguments are more conceptual, regarding the kind of investment and consumerism that complements craft practice . The next step would be to subject this to economic modelling. Without this work, the argument is promising but aspirational. ### Highlights > "if we are to accept that the production and consumption of goods cannot continue to increase at the current speed, and if we want to avoid increased unemployment when things slow down, then we need to change our attitude toward labor-intensiveness."