The Future of Work and Organisations

@rossdawson @KINSHIPe

#FutureofWork

Networks everywhere

Brain Internet

Applications

Organisations Industries

Proteins Actors

Society

Politics Contagion

Technology drivers

Structure Social shifts

Work Organisations Performance Leadership

Technology

#FutureofWork

Supercomputers in our hands

Artificial intelligence for professionals

The power of data

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

Social shifts

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Elderly dependency ratios

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Japan

Singapore

China

UK

New Zealand

Australia

USA

Indonesia

Korea

World

India

Source: United Nations

Elegance and beauty

Source: Nielsen

Participation

Flexibility

Structure

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Who does this man know?

The most connected actors

Matching latent demand and availability

Work

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Work can be done anywhere

Engagement at a distance

Robot workers

Computers as journalists

Polarisation of work

Source: The Polarization of Job Opportunities in the U.S. Labor Market, David Autor

The humanisation of work

Flickr credit: Dell

Organisations

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The inside is the outside

Extending organisations’ capabilities

Bounded Unbounded

From companies to ecosystems

Performance

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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

Many ways of thinking

Flickr credit: Jeff Kubina

Work anywhere

Flickr credit: Giorgio Montersino

Connecting expertise

§ Awareness of capabilities

§ Understanding of those capabilities

§ Confidence in those capabilities

§ Personal trust

§ Action!

Liquid markets for work

Flickr credit: rednuht

Work is social

Peer and social learning

Learning from experimentation

Self-organisation

Leadership

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§  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

Building unique companies

If you help to bring the networks to life…

Flickr credit: Lumeta/ jurvetson

…you will create success for yourself

Technology Society

Leadership

Work Structure

Organisations Performance