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Future of business

07.07.10

The rise of the cloud workplace: co-working facilities Cloud, Collaboration, Future of business, Social trends, blog | Comments Off
Tele-commuting has shifted from something that prognosticators talk about to an everyday work practice for many. More and more companies are happy for their staff to spend some or all of their time working from home, facilitated by a profusion of cloud software as well as familiarity with collaboration tools such as instant messaging, screen sharing, and video chat. At IBM, for example, 46,000 out of its 115,000 workers in the US were reported to be working at "alternative workplaces" including home. Many companies large and small are following this lead. Moreover, in the free agent economy a rising proportion ...
01.02.10

Trend map for 2010 and out to 2050 Future of business, Future of humanity, Social trends, Technology trends, blog | Comments Off
For the last few years Richard Watson of NowandNext has created annual trend maps based on city subway maps. This year he has been more ambitious, creating a highly detailed map with five time zones, ranging from 2010-2015 out to 2035-2050. For the previous three trend maps (shown at the bottom) I collaborated with Richard and we co-branded them with Future Exploration Network, however time pressures this year meant that I haven't directly contributed to the 2010 map. It is still as rich and glorious as ever - spend some time delving into the trends ahead! MEGATRENDS OF THE TREND ...
12.30.09

The top 10 trends for the 2010s: the most exciting decade in human history 2010s, Future of business, Future of humanity, Global economy, Social trends, Technology trends, Trends, blog, decade, forecasts, future, predictions | Comments Off
In his excellent book The Meaning of the 21st Century, James Martin asks when in human history you would most like to be alive. For me there is no question that it is now. The coming decade will be the most exciting in human history. The very challenging year of 2009 that we are preparing to bid farewell to helped to tear up the fairly linear progress of the first decade of the century. Now, technological and social change are poised to accelerate far beyond what we have become accustomed to. A critical uncertainty is how well we will respond to this ...
12.23.09

Top blog posts of 2009: Enterprise 2.0 and organizational effectiveness Enterprise 2.0, Future of business, Social Media, blog | Comments Off
Other 2009 summary posts Top blog posts of 2009: 6 on Twitter and the media Top blog posts of 2009: The future Top keynote speech presentations/ videos of 2009 Continuing my series of my blog posts that have attracted the most interest in 2009, here is my selection of 10 posts on Enterprise 2.0 and organizational effectiveness. 1. Why ‘critical mass’ is intensely relevant to Enterprise 2.0 user adoption What the diffusion curve means for Enterprise 2.0 adoption initiatives. 2. Enterprise 2.0: Competitive differentiation occurs at the intersection of technology and culture The harder it is to implement Enterprise 2.0, the greater the potential for competitive differentiation. ...