Two schoolgirls from distant countries communicate using a clear white board that can do on-the-fly translation. A business man finds his way out of the airport to meet with his client, by following the big arrow displayed on the ground by his mobile built-in GPS. Working partners meet in a café and resume the project they’re working on, from the very surface of the table. Sounds familiar to you? Continue Reading →
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Microsoft’s vision of the future: a highly collaborative, interactive and mobile world
My 50th week of teleworking
What could be best for a first post than celebrating this 50th week of telecommuting from Austria? A few days ago I was still in Paris, working from the vast open-space of the PR agency I work for. Today, I’m sitting at another desk, 1.000km away from Paris, in a small and typical Austrian village… I took my laptop with me, transferred my office line to my SkypeOut account and my home Wifi spot just allows me to stay connected to the rest of the world! Was will man mehr?
And tomorrow?
I guess this is the way most of us will work by 2015 (particularly due to the growing environmental concerns). As a matter of facts, Gartner, in its study entitled “Future Worker 2015: Extreme Individualization”, drew a very attractive portrait of what the environment of the Future Worker 2015 will look like: “long-distance travel is common, personal computers and cell phones are ubiquitous, telework is routine, and business partners are as likely to be on different continents as in different cities”.
Influencing factors
Most of the teleworking groups or associations around the world, with incisive knowledge of how teleworking is developing within their area, highlight a wide chasm between the enthusiasm of the workforce for teleworking and the degree to which management will allow them to telework. Some of the major dominant market accelerators identified by Gartner’s analysts which will influence the growth of teleworking worldwide include: Continue Reading →