Seven future trends you need to be aware of. Thomas Frey is a futurist. It’s his job to predict the future by identifying emerging global trends. What Frey does might sound a little like fortune telling but spotting new trends is an important way of ensuring your business is well positioned for the future. Frey spoke to SmartCompany from the United States ahead of his upcoming visit to Australia for the Ci2012 conference. Here are his seven predictions for the future: 1. At the moment the average person in the United States who is 30 years old has had 11 different jobs. Frey predicts the average 30-year-old just 10 years from now will have worked on between 200-300 different projects. “We're becoming a much more project based society,” Frey says. “The internet and the communications systems that have evolved out of the internet have enabled us to align the needs of a business with the talent of individuals in a far more precise way than ever in the past.”
Project-based working also fits in with other trends in the business world. 2. 3. Why Work? Home - Global Institute For Tomorrow. Is Iskandar the City of the Future? | Greenster.com. At the southern tip of Johor, Malaysia lies the city of Iskandar. It spreads out across 2,217 sq km (that’s three times larger than Singapore and about the same size as Luxembourg) and is set to be the center of Malaysia’s sustainable development strategy. Planned by the Malaysian government, Iskandar will be the ultra-green and socially integrated city of the future. Ideally, Iskandar will serve as a testament to the power of green cities to reduce pollution and climate change. Energy here will be provided from renewable sources, transport will all be public, and waste will be re-used.
If successful, the city model will be replicated across the country (and possibly even around the globe). The idea of a completely green city is huge. For, not only is Iskandar offering an eco-friendly city, its also built around encouraging social interaction and facilitating the highest possible quality of life. Keep your ears piqued for news of Iskandar. Photo Credit: SixthSeal, Free Malaysia Today. About Constellation. As of January 1, 2014 the Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN) will mandate that all ICANN accredited registrars begin verifying the Registrant WHOIS contact information for all new domain registrations and Registrant contact modifications.
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Introducing The Future of Work Project (FOW) You’ve read the countless articles about social media transforming the consumer landscape. It’s all great stuff and you don’t need convincing that social media is a powerful tool that’s here to stay. But what about at work? Work is changing — and so are our expectations for what work can and should be. We can all feel it. WORK is increasingly competitiveWORK relies on technology that’s as accessible and engaging as the stuff we use at homeWORK rewards those who share information most efficientlyWORK is more personalWORK values results over face timeWORK emphasizes influence over hierarchy But what about the technology we use at work? Today, we’re launching The Future of Work, a series that explores the changing nature of work through articles, interactive media, and social discussion. What companies are using social media internally? So what do you think?
Talent of the future. Internet-obsessed Gen Y is changing traditional HR practices. Those who belong to Generation Y — teens and twenty-somethings, including myself – are shaking up human resource departments, according to data from Salesforce Rypple. Young professionals born in the 80s and 90s are much more social than previous generations, are obsessed with their laptops, and hold the Internet on a high pedestal.
Twenty-something employees have flocked to social networks to connect with our coworkers and superiors. Seven in 10 Facebook users have friended a coworker or supervisor and 68 percent of Twitter users have followed a coworker or superior. I can attest to this as I’m friends with and follow many of my coworkers and my boss. One in three college students and young professionals feels the Internet is as important as food, shelter, water, and even air according to a Cisco 2011 Connected World Technology report. We apparently breathe for the Internet and feel it’s a crucial part of our jobs.
While at work, we can’t stay away from our social networks. Klout, Influence, and the Future of Business. Lots of people are talking about Klout these days, and it’s not just Wired and The New Yorker; I’ve recently had some pretty animated conversations on Google+ about the service that have got me thinking about what Klout and influence tracking are telling us about the future of business. Economic Signaling I remember the day my micro economics professor explained why I was really getting my MBA back in 1991. Using one of those old-fashioned overhead projectors, and beaming the words “economic signaling” on the screen in front of us, he noted that our fancy degrees were really nothing more than a signal to help companies decide whether to hire us when we graduated.
Social Signaling I believe that Klout is now emerging as a new type of economic signal for businesses, and like the MBA, this economic signal will eventually shape the nature of our firms – both positively and negatively. To be clear, I have some real issues with Klout. Are recruiters actually using Klout scores in this same way? The Future Of Work. There’s been a lot of talk about the future of work. But what exactly is it? Although the future is tough to predict, especially at the speed with which we are all moving, there are some common elements that have started to emerge.
A company of the future is one that can deal with constant change by creating flexible and decentralized environments that can execute autonomously, yet are working to further a crystal-clear vision. A company of the future is one that understands the changing dynamics between the company, its employees and customers. Evolution to a partnership between customer, employee and company Instead of distinct processes where one party creates something and passes it on to the other party, this partnership is the evolution toward working together to create meaningful solutions.
Collaborative spaces How do all these parties come together and co-create their future? The evolution of the knowledge worker Annalie Killian of AMP says it best: Ubiquitous learning Common vision. The Future of Work: A Manifesto. This manifesto is a work in progress, and my personal output from/summary of 4 incredible days in Omaha last November with Joe Gerstandt, Jason Lauritsen, Jamie Notter, Janyne Peek Emsick, Jen Benz, Eric Winegardner, James Papiano, Stuart Chittenden, Mike Wagner, David Ballard, and Charlie Judy.
I’m throwing it up on the blog because I can’t hold on to it any more. I’ve never been known to have a lot of patience. This is long but I thought I’d post the whole thing here first, before eventually breaking it up into smaller posts later. All of it is up for discussion. The Future of Work: A Manifesto The future of work starts right here, right now. This manifesto is about the future of work in a post-Cluetrain world. If markets are conversations, then the people who are doing the talking and the listening and the sharing are the most important asset we have. Heard the phrase, “the future is already here – it’s just unevenly distributed”?
Some truths we hold to be self-evident: Therefore: Optimice - Optimising Business Relationships. Lisa Gansky: The Mesh. Lisa Gansky: The future of business is the "mesh" Future of Work.
Gratton's Future Work Skills. Hines' 10 Basic Questions.