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Talking About Tomorrow: A Conversation About the Future of Work September 12, 2013 James P. Ware, PhD Executive Director The Future of Work…unlimited

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Talking About Tomorrow: A Conversation About the Future of Work

September 12, 2013

James P. Ware, PhD Executive Director The Future of Work…unlimited

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2013-2014 Program Members

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Jill Duncan PDR

Kelly Ennis The Verve Partnership

Michael Grove Collabworks

Pranav Gupta Cornell University

Chris Hood CBRE

Eric Johnson Allsteel

Erik Jaspers Planon

William Krebs eConsult Solutions

Jessica Lipnack NetAge

Kate Lister Global Workplace Analytics

Colleen Luck Work Without Borders

Kate North e-Work.com

Stella McTernan McTernan Design Associates

Nancy J. Sanquist Manhattan Software

Patt Schwab FUNdamentally Speaking

Bary Sherman PEP Worldwide

Rodney Stone Environetics

Camille Venezia Herman Miller

With support from:

Jill Hopster Emerging Trends IT

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Our Topic Map

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The Future of Work

Place

Tools

Society

People

Measurement and

Management

Today and

Tomorrow

Knowns and

Unknowns

Policies and

Practices

Tools September January May

October February June

July November March

August December April

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Technologies on the Way Out?

1.  Tape recorders 2.  Fax machines 3.  The Rolodex 4.  Standard working hours 5.  Desk phones 6.  Desktop computers 7.  Formal business attire 8.  Corner offices (as a perk) 9.  Cubicles 10. The Thumb or flash drive

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Source: Mashable (http://mashable.com/2012/09/25/extinct-office-tech/)

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How Could This Change the Workplace?

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Google Glasses

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How Could This Change the Workplace?

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Office Robots

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How Could This Change the Workplace?

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Office Robots

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How Could This Change the Workplace?

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Gesture-Based Computing

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How Could This Change the Workplace?

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Gesture-Based Computing

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How Could This Change the Workplace?

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Speech Recognition

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How Could This Change the Workplace?

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Speech Recognition

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How Could This Change the Workplace?

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Smart Buildings

Source: eBiz Strategies

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How Could This Change the Workplace?

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Holographic Video Conferencing

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How Could This Change the Workplace?

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Workflow Process Automation

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Program Members

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Jill Duncan PDR

Kelly Ennis The Verve Partnership

Michael Grove Collabworks

Pranav Gupta Cornell University

Chris Hood CBRE

Eric Johnson Allsteel

William Krebs eConsult Solutions

Jessica Lipnack NetAge

Kate Lister Global Workplace Analytics

Colleen Luck Work Without Borders

Kate North e-Work.com

Stella McTernan McTernan Design Associates

Nancy J. Sanquist Manhattan Software

Patt Schwab FUNdamentally Speaking

Bary Sherman PEP Worldwide

Rodney Stone Environetics

Camille Venezia Herman Miller

With support from:

Jill Hopster Emerging Trends IT

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Our Topic Map

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The Future of Work

Place

Tools

Society

People

Measurement and

Management

Today and

Tomorrow

Knowns and

Unknowns

Policies and

Practices

September January May

October February June

July November March

August December April

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For October 10: Society

• Issues of Interest? –  distributed work and regional

economic development –  automation and the future of

the economy –  virtual teams and economic

equality –  Big Data and personal privacy –  global collaboration and

national boundaries/security –  the disappearing middle class

• Potential Guests?

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Thank You!

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2014 January 9 (Technology) February 6 (Society)

March 6 (People)

April 10 (Place) May 8 (Technology)

June 12 (Society)

2013-2014 Monthly Schedule*

2013 July 11 (People) August 8 (Place)

September 12 (Technology)

October 10 (Society) November 7 (People)

December 13 (Place) (Friday – December only)

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* Second Thursday of each month, from 9 – 10 AM Pacific time

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For Further Information

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Website: http://www.thefutureofwork.net Blog: http://www.thefutureofwork.net/blog Twitter: http://www.twitter.com/thefutureofwork

James P. Ware, PhD Executive Director The Future of Work…unlimited Berkeley, California [email protected]

Let me show you how to take charge of the future at work.