Smart Cities: Smart WorkplacesLooking into the Future
Dr Sumit Chowdhury
Lets imagine the future – 25 years from now
The search for authenticity and humanity – back to basics
The community is our world: We live by sharing, giving, being participative
Social ties are used as a driving engine: We rely on out network
Wellness and wellbeing at the core of our life: private time is dedicated to healthy activities
Technology plays an important part of our life: day to day activities enhanced by technology
Work Patterns
1990
Now
2040
Office
Conventional Working Patterns
Flexible Working Patterns
Radical Working Patterns
Choice based restructured patterns of workPersonal choices dictates working patterns
Conventional Office
Services Workplace
Co Working
Access to wide ranging Co-Working facilities – close to home
Office Ares Essence of Work
Single Offices
Headquarters
Campus
Mixed facilities in one single location creating a community environment
Meetings
Collaborating
Co Working
Essence of work is based around cooperation amongst participative society
1990
Now
2040
Workforce Type of Facility
Employee for life
Contract worker or Freelancer
Entreprenuer
Mixed facilities in one single location creating a community environment
Dedicated
Shared
Multipurpose
All facilities are multipurpose: Work, leisure, entertainment, sport, medical
1990
Now
2040
Health Research
Health
Wellness & Well-Being
Bio-wellness
Wellness is multi-dimensional state of beingPositive health, quality of life and sense of wellbeing
Standalone Research Labs
Shared Labs
Virtual Labs
R&D is now enabled via tech. No need to spend hours in the lab and be virtual
1990
Now
2040
Transport Building Facilities
Car
Hybrid Car
Autonomous Vehicle
Cars will be more secure and safe to drive. More Autonomous.
Facilities Management
Integrated Service Delivery
Experience based Service Delivery
Service delivery will be people and tech focused to enhance user experience
1990
Now
2040
Home
iMaid
Interactive Wall
Smart Wardrobe
House Activity Monitor
Bio Health Indicators
Dedicated Home Office
Body Scan Based Clothes
Nutrimeter
5 D printing
Cloud Based Assistant
Smart Contact Lenses
Integration of work and play
Gamification of learning
Smart Noise Cancellation
Travel to Campus
Campus Forest Route
City Maglev Tube Station on Campus
Automated Connected Minute Taking
Personal Work/Infotainment on Public Transport
Pay-per-slot global expertise on demandUnified Task List Managed by Agent
LEARNING
EXPERT GUIDANCE
TRAVELING TO OFFICE
Driverless Cars
Autonomous Vehicle with Mobile Workplace
eCorridoor
VCR: Very Close Resemblance Avataar
Autonomous Highway Construction Robots
Location Independent Workflow SupportPoor Air Quality
GETTING READY
LEARNING
FOCUSING
Walk into Your Office
Co-Working Campus
Facial Recognition
e-Facilities Management
On Campus Transport
Cleaning Robot
More Organic Shapes
Bring-Your-Own-Whateveryouwant
Advanced Collaboration Space
Physical Presence – a luxury
Augmented DNA
Automated Meeting Minutes Task Management
Bio Sensing
MEETING & COLLABORATION
DECISION MAKING
NETWORKING
Time to be Offline
100% Shielded Environment
Fast Drone Based Delivery
Advanced Ordering KioskBiometric Payment
Powerwalks; Electric Sidewalks
Human Service a PreminumLocally Sourced Food
DISCONNECT
SOCIALIZE
HEALTH & WELLNESS
Management Implications
Human Resources
Organization Structure
Technology
Dismantling fixed office hours model
Transforming Hierarchies into networks of highly specialized team across the world
Adaptable technology to meet changing needs: Longer term solutions and shorter term solutions – on demand - to meet employees adaptability and market innovations
Management Implications
Health
Real-Estate
Work-Place
Providing wellness services in the workplace
Considering a dispersed real estate model of mixed used multi-purpose environments. Fast changes in user needs and utilization patterns
Designing social, cohesive and adaptive working environments, empowering users and teams across different work contexts and collaboration modes
Developing intuitive interfaces – to improve user experience
In summary: Smart Workplaces of the Future
Contact:
Choice: Deciding where, how and with whom we want to work
Adaptability: Adapting our work patterns to meet our private needs and family constraints
Work: Entrepreneurship is the norm
Location: Deciding who we work with and where
Workplace: Access to “Trophy Workplaces” so office is a luxury
Services: Offering real time servies, catering to peak demands
Wellness: Previleging wellness over work
Network: Reliance on an extremely wide network of experts to carry out work.
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