The Future of Work and Organisations @rossdawson @KINSHIPe #FutureofWork
Networks everywhere
Brain Internet
Applications
Organisations Industries
Proteins Actors
Society
Politics Contagion
Wherever you go
0% 10% 20% 30% 40% 50% 60% 70% 80%
India
Russia
Brazil
China
Germany
France
UK
USA
Australia
Japan
Source: Kleiner Perkins Caulfield Byers, as of Q2 2013
Global smartphone penetration
Smartphone penetration
Smartphone growth
Elderly dependency ratios
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20
30
40
50
60
70
80
2010 2015 2020 2025 2030 2035 2040 2045 2050
%
Japan
Singapore
China
UK
New Zealand
Australia
USA
Indonesia
Korea
World
India
Source: United Nations
Polarisation of work
Source: The Polarization of Job Opportunities in the U.S. Labor Market, David Autor
The only way
you can control your destiny
is to be more flexible
than your environment
- The Law of Requisite Variety
High-performance organisations
Diverse perspectives Location independent Ad-hoc networks Fluid roles and work Efficient peer communication Continuous learning Data feedback loops Culture of participation
Connecting expertise
§ Awareness of capabilities
§ Understanding of those capabilities
§ Confidence in those capabilities
§ Personal trust
§ Action!
§ Networked § Flexible § Responsive § Integrated § Extended
Successful organisations of the future
§ Scalable § Talented § Open § Innovative
Governance for transformation
Benefits Risks/ Concerns Risks of NOT taking action
Productivity and efficiency
Productivity loss Reduced competitiveness
Staff satisfaction and engagement
Loss of control Harder to attract talented staff
Access to information and processes
Information reliability Fragmentation of information
Flexibility in work Systems security Unauthorized use of technology
If you help to bring the networks to life…
Flickr credit: Lumeta/ jurvetson
…you will create success for yourself