The Digital Workplace

When it comes to machines replacing workers, there are two sides of the same coin, of which one is automation. The other side, which tends to be overlooked, are machines that complement people, even as they take over certain human tasks.
#Forwardism: Adjiedj Bakas and Vinco David

How does The Digital Workplace lead to higher productivity and increase in economic value?
How will the nature of work continuously evolve?
Why should we not neglect what makes us human?
What do next-generation offices look like?
Why do employers and employees need to be more ﬂexible?
Why will jobs requiring technical skills, literacy, numeracy, common sense and problem solving likely survive well into the future?
Why does the future workplace require technological, creative, cognitive and human skills?

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Workplaces must be transformed into a meeting space where employees can discuss projects and make new contacts and network.
#Forwardism: Adjiedj Bakas and Vinco David

How does learning keep us one step ahead?
Why are we all becoming lifelong learners without even realizing it?
How does automation lead to people using their time differently?
Why should we not neglect soft skills?
Why is mastery of hard skills declining in importance?
Why are qualities like empathy, language ability, cognitive skills and the ability to communicate and interact with others important for professionals?
Why must the office now be an environment tailored to our specific needs, which is not necessarily work-related in the traditional sense?

Five innovations have the potential to change the way we live, work and interrelate:

AI Will Forecast Our Health by Analysing Our Words
Nanotechnology Will Warn of Illness before We Experience Symptoms
Hyper-Spectral Imaging (HSI) and AI Will Give Us ‘Integrated Super Vision’
Macroscopes and the IoT Will Help Us Understand the Complexity of Planet Earth
Sensors Will Assist in Managing Polluting Substances

How does installing a music studio in the office get creative juices and cooperation ﬂowing?
Why must workplaces offer an inspiring and energizing ambience?
Why is believing in work, enjoying it and contributing to a wider society more important than having a well-paid job?
How does a truly smart work environment know everything about everybody at all times?
Why do successful employers allow workers to ignore the strict separation of professional and private life?
Will a ‘Bring Your Own Device Policy’ become the norm?
How do wearables and environmental sensors reveal where positive workplace change is needed?

A woman walks through a modern office space featuring a desk and chairs, representing a digital workplace environment. Photo: louisehoffmann83 from Pixabay

A new wave of automation can be the harbinger
of good news.
#Forwardism: Adjiedj Bakas and Vinco David

Why will we work alongside virtual as well as real colleagues in the digital workplace?
How can virtual assistants take on the frustrating tasks that often go wrong if we attempt them ourselves?
Why is rapidly developing speech technology making the human voice the most important interface in the workplace?
Will future AI have a human face?
Why will the most extensive changes in our workplace happen out of sight?