ABOUT THIS REPORT• 150 Page Report

• 16 Trends described within 4 Macro Themes

• 64 Best In Class Manifestations of Change At Work

• 12 Future Work illustrated concepts

• Reactions by executives from leading organizations

• Supporting stats and research references

• 80 Recommended ‘Next Steps’

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KEY TAKEAWAYSThe company of the future will be constantly changing form to efficiently take advantage of the opportunities presented in an ever-shifting marketplace. As a result, the place, tools and systems of work will change and five larger themes will emerge:

ON DEMAND STAFFINGThe skills and availability of employees and freelancers will be matched by an algorithm against the company’s changing needs.

COLLISION COLLUSIONPhysical, mobile and web workspace will be designed to ensure critical interaction between colleagues, vendors, partners and customers.

IMPROVISED WORKPLACEWith the flick of a switch, furniture and software will adapt to the changing needs of an organization

LIVING KNOWLEDGEInformation will flow across and up-and-down the organization constantly; instantly accessible by anyone who needs it.

CONSTANT LEARNINGEmployee empowered education will help staff own the direction of the company.

Skills MarketplaceContextual RolodexQuantified Employee

Visual CollaborationTele-presenceCo-Creation Spaces

Work(out) placeFluid TechnologyPop-Up Workplaces

Networked KnowledgeSocial WorkflowFeedback Culture

Digital Knowledge UpdateLearning By DoingEmployee StakeholdersCareer Matchmaking

FUTURE OF WORK SUMMARYThe following summary presentation of the Future of Work report outlines the four major areas of change taking place, showcasing examples from each of the four trends within the overarching major themes listed below.

Skills MarketplaceCareer Matchmaking Digital Knowledge UpdatesLearning By Doing

IDEAL WORKFORCE

EMPOWERED CULTURE

INTUITIVE CONNECTION

AGILE WORKPLACES

Social WorkflowContextual Rolodex Tele-Presence Visual Collaboration

Employee Stakeholders Feedback Culture Networked Knowledge Quantified Employee

Co-Creation Spaces Fluid Technology Pop-Up Workplace Work(out)places

IDEAL WORKFORCE

A collaborative, startup mentality is being adopted by workers and organizations that allows for new ways to learn. Multidisciplinary teams made up of people with diverse experiences are allowing participants to teach each other and learn at the same time.

LEARNING BY DOING

E[nstitute]

Startup School Merges Mentorship, On The Job Learning And Classroom Instruction

#StartupLab

Interactive Facebook Application Connects Budding Entrepreneurs Directly With Successful Startup Founders

SKILLS MARKETPLACEBadges and visual cues are helping to call out proven talent and skills to help distinguish capable individuals.

Mozilla Open Badges

Online Badges Depict Informal And Soft Skills

Vizify

Infographic Tool Transforms Media Profiles Into Visual,Web-based Graphical Biographies

Systems are leveraging social and contextual information to help better match companies and talent for deeper connections that create lasting value.

CAREER MATCHMAKING

CoFoundersLab

Team-Building Matchmaker Helps Entrepreneurs Find Suitable Business Partners

Internal Social Network To Match Employers Needs With Worker Mobility

Upmo

Services borne out of the e-learning revolution are enabling workers to stay up to date with the cutting edge skills necessary to operate the latest, most sophisticated technology on the market.

DIGITAL KNOWLEDGE UPDATES

Learn27

Company-Wide Learning Program Connects Co-Workers To Keep Them Updated

Adobe Levelup

Software Plug-In Updates Users on Complicated Programs And Sharpens Skills

EMPOWERED CULTURE

Micro-communication tools and open feedback channels are helping to foster more constructive communication and reveal workplace sentiment.

FEEDBACK CULTURE

Happiily

Service Lets Workers Send Anonymous Feedback To Their Superiors

Vetter

Real-Time Suggestion Box Connects Managers With Employee Ideas

Collaboration initiatives are providing a collective expertise of a diverse workforce creating an on-demand resource and information library.

NETWORKED KNOWLEDGE

SuccessFactors

Layered Into Training Programs, Social Learning Improves Learning Retention And Progress

Crowdbase

Social Knowledge Platform Facilitates Knowledge Transfer, Builds Expertise-Based Reputations

Talent management tools that leverage big data are revealing hidden metrics tied to employee value.

THE QUANTIFIED EMPLOYEE

Valve

Workers Rank Their Peers To Reveal Value To The Company

SilkRoad

Hidden Talent Revealed Within Companies By Social Metric Score

Flat management organizations are empowering workers to manage their work with greater autonomy and choose how their time may best be spent.

EMPLOYEE STAKEHOLDER

Grey

Management Reframed As Mentors, Encouraging Workers To Deliver Great Work

Microsoft Lync

Team Members Self-Select How They Will Fit Into Each Project

INTUITIVE CONNECTION

Cloud services are enabling team members to simultaneously edit, comment upon and review an ever-growing variety of assets.

SOCIAL WORKFLOW

Shift

Cross-Organizational Social Tool Enhances Collaboration In The Project-By-Project Economy

Doximity

Social Network For Doctors Improves Cross-Specialty Collaboration

New address book applications are helping to create deeper connection by providing contextual reminders and prompting worthwhile connections between co-workers.

CONTEXTUAL ROLODEX

Brewster

Address Book Supplemented With Social Data For More Informed Interactions

Intro

Proximity Based Service Alerts Users Of Potential Clients And Contacts Who Are Nearby

Cloud services are enabling team members to simultaneously edit, comment upon and review an ever-growing variety of assets.

VISUAL COLLABORATION

Sunglass

Company Creates Google Docs For Engineering, Design and Architectural Programs

Wallwisher

Public Noticeboard Lets Everyone Share And Discuss Ideas Virtually

Technologies are helping employees interact remotely with co-workers and objects stationed anywhere in the world.

TELEPRESENCE

IllumiShare

Projector Lamp-Camera Configuration Shares Remote Desks

Beaming

Haptic Remote Robots Will Let People ‘Physically’ Be Anywhere In The World

AGILE WORKPLACES

Collaborative spaces have spawned labs for initial ideas to be tested and further inform innovation.

CO-CREATION SPACES

Quirky

Crowdsourced Product Developers Open An Advanced Lab For All

ForageSF

Co-working Space Fuels Foodies And Collaborators With Menu Of Cooking Tools

Compact technology continues to proliferate, further aiding workers with the completion of tasks while on-the-go.

FLUID TECHNOLOGY

NexPhone

Modular Smartphone Could Replace Computer And Tablet

CTX Virtual Keyboard

Keyboard Projects Key Onto Any Surface And Fits On Your Keychain

Furniture and office designs are becoming increasingly flexible to meet the ever changing demands of the workplace.

POP-UP WORKPLACE

BuzziBooth

Colorful, Sound Absorbing Booths Give Users Privacy In Public Spaces

Hive Workstations

Mobile Workstations Roll Around To Find The Best Place To Work

Health-conscious designs are promoting physical activity to overcome the sedentary nature of desk work and increase focus and productivity.

WORK(OUT) PLACE

Focal Upright Desk

Upright Furniture Line Positions Workers Between Sitting And Standing

TrekDesk Tredmill Desk

Treadmill Workstations Mix Walking With Working

In order to bring to life the Future of Work, PSFK Labs challenged creative agencies from around the world to generate product and service concepts that leverage the trends identified within this report. Creative innovators from advertising agencies, interior design companies, digital design companies and innovation groups have put forth a vision of the future that will hopefully inspire your thinking.

ENVISIONING THE FUTURE

Live With Design

PSFK Labs is the consulting arm of daily ideas site PSFK.com. We are a a trends-led business innovation company that provides its clients with ideas and inspiration. Our trends research helps companies evolve their p r o d u c t s , s e r v i c e s a n d m a r k e t i n g communications to meet the changing behaviors and expectations of their clientele. We employ a unique methodology to deliver trends research, together with future-forward business concepts and user-case scenarios to a client list that includes American Express, BMW, Microsoft, Target and Pepsi.

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