Productivity, the ratio of outputs to inputs, is understandably regarded as an arcane topic by most people. It won’t be forming the basis for group discussion down at the pub or over a morning coffee.

Just as the teeth-gnashing over our great productivity "crisis" is reaching a crescendo, the whole affair may be just about to solve itself. Ironically, the solution is likely to be centred around ...

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