future of work
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Back in the 1970’s and 80’s
Now, in 2015
THE FUTURE OF WORKLesbians who Tech | Leanne Waldal | Head of Research @Dropbox
The nature of collaboration has been changing at an accelerating pace,
particularly in the last decade.
… there have been other, less evident, forces at work, transform-ing the
nature of collaboration and teamwork and challenging the defini-tions of what a team is and what should be expected of it.from the summary for “The changing ecology of teams: New directions for teams research”
by Ruth Wageman, Heidi Garner, Mark Mortensen in Journal of Organizational Behavior (2012)
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“I don’t have a desk. I have my iPad.” - Jack Dorsey, 60 Minutes, Feb 2014
Choice in WorkspaceTechnology and collaboration is increasing the power of choice
• Co-working (no longer just home or office)• Open space and flexible spaces (fewer cubicles)• Less dedicated desks
Modern work has changed
34%76%
mobile workers
1.3B 1.4M
workers connect daily with customers
Apps in the Apple store
U.S. workforce that are freelancers
Sources: IDC; Forrester; Intuit
Dec 4, 2013
http://www.cnet.com/products/microsoft-surface-pro-3/
• There’s a power shift from only/mostly company to a balance of company and workforce.
• It’s causing fragmentation (in apps/tech) which benefits collaboration.
• Even our tablets and phones now come with choice.
Standards replaced with Choice
And about teams …
• Multi-team• Membership Ambiguity• Cross-Organizational• Fluid Teams for Projects
Static teams are dying
Dropbox Collaboration Research, Feb 2015. N=2079
Sharing economyKnowledge economy
Collaboration economyGig economy
Digital economyCrowd economy
Microtransaction economy
From One to Many• One computer to using whichever device I need• One space to many spaces• One desk to choice of working anywhere• One job to few/many jobs• One decision maker to collective decision
Thank you!Leanne Waldal | [email protected]