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 benefit companies of all sizes, but transform how we collaborate and engage, how we think, create and make decisions. The new technologies—and the applications built around them—are changing the game and changing the way we work.
We asked five futurists, experts and thought leaders to share their opinions on the future of work …
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2. 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 benefit companies of all sizes, but transform
how we collaborate and engage, how we think, create and make
decisions. The new technologies—and the applications built
around them—are changing the game and changing the way we
work.
We asked five futurists, experts and thought leaders to share their
opinions on the future of work …
3. “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
4. “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
5. “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 “The Millennial CEO”
@danielnewmanUV
#ReimagineWork
6. “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
7. “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.
Withsocial 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
#ReimagineWork
8. WHAT’S YOUR FUTURE
OF WORK LOOK LIKE?
WHAT’S YOURS?
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Less email
More collaboration
Less hierarchy
More accountability
Hitting the gym at noon
Working from home
Everyone has a dream of what
the future of work looks like.