WHAT DOES THE FUTURE

OF WORK LOOK LIKE

?

IBM has a vision for the future of work, and it looks more like how we live, shop and play.New technological advancements in cloud, big data, mobile and social will not only bene�t companies of all sizes, but transform how we collaborate and engage, how we think, create and make decisions. �e new technologies—and the applications built around them—are changing the game and changing the way we work. We asked �ve futurists, experts and thought leaders to share their opinions on the future of work …

“There should be a baseline of communication. There are a lot of smart people working in silos in a lot of different departments. The future of work really lies in opening up the lines of communication whether through email, IM, in person or some other way.”

—Nick Cicero, Social Fresh@nickcicero #ReimagineWork

“The traditional business organizational model came out of the 1600s - and hasn't changed much since then. But that fundamental model will be disrupted by things like AI. For example, the future may enable algorithmic approaches to deal with hiring, firing and promotions because it's proven that people are terrible at making those decisions.”

—Stowe Boyd, Contributor, GigaOM@stoweboyd #ReimagineWork

“Technology will blend seamlessly into our lives. However, for that to happen the conversation needs to change: There are tons of cool new technologies everyone’s fired up about, but it’s not the technology that'll impact the way we work, but the applications.”

—Daniel Newman, author of “�e Millennial CEO”@danielnewmanUV #ReimagineWork

“The future of work looks much more collaborative. We’ve traditionally had companies that are hierarchical and org-chart centric; yet we see more and more the successful companies feed up from the bottom, bottom-up ideation. Future successful companies will have tools that can allow for that to happen more easily.”

—Laurie McCabe, Partner, SMB Group@lauriemccabe #ReimagineWork

“We’re going to work faster and smarter. While hierarchy and org charts are important, the structure of how that looks, and way it will work is going to change. With social connectivity—everyone can get inputs and share, at anytime, which will foster the acceptance of people working the way they work best.”

—Ramon Ray, best selling author of Facebook Guide to Small Business Marketing@ramonray

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Less email More collaborationLess hierarchy More accountability Hitting the gym at noon Working from home

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