未来工作之形

So Charles Handy sees the information revolution stripping power from corporations and placing it in the hands of workers. But to be fair, the information revolution has been around for almost as long as he has, and it hasn't yet revolutionised our workplaces. I mean, whatever happened to the paperless office? And why do people still go to an office when IT means they could work just as effectively anywhere on the planet? Dave Coplin is the intriguingly-titled chief envisioning officer of Microsoft UK, and he's also the author of a book Business Reimagined.

With any new technology or even technological development, there's always a hyperbole about flying cars and all this sort of stuff. The reality is it's never to that extreme, but it's about a balance. You know, similar conversation about video conferencing. You know, we don't video conference all the time, and yet we all have cameras in our phones and laptops. And the reality is this isn't about only ever video conferencing or only ever sending an email; it's about finding the places where those technologies work best, and using them there. You know, similar with flexible working, just because I have the ability to not have to be in the office doesn't necessarily mean I should never go into the office. But it should mean that I actually choose when is most appropriate for me to be in the office rather than just doing what I do every day, which is that you know what, Monday to Friday, nine to five, I'm just gonna be in the office by default. So it's using the things to enable a different change. That's the key, so it's not about extremes.