A New World of Work What has changed in the world of work and why should we bother? A presentation on the changes taking place in the world of work and the impact that has on the way we work. Part one in a series on changing the way we work.

1. A New World of Work
What has changed in the world of work and
why should we bother?

2. Is this man working?
http://www.flickr.com/photos/wstryder/493701293/

3. And is she?
She did go to the
factory and its
machines…
Library of Congress, Lathe operator machining parts for transport planes at the
Consolidated Aircraft Corporation plant, Fort Worth, Texas, 1940

4. What about them?
Reviewing a document or
watching something funny on
YouTube?

5. He’ not working, surely!?
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Or is he on the phone with a client?

6. Well, you get the picture…
With knowledge workers
there is just no limit to
where and when they might
work!

7. http://www.flickr.com/photos/wstryder/493701293/
Then why do living through
managers traffic jams,
insist we come overcrowded
in every day public
from nine to transportation
five… and worse?

8. Because we used
to depend on
things!
Machines, files,
resources, …

9. But now everything is
digital

10. Generation Y*
only knows the digital era!
* Born after 1980

11. Digital communication and
the world wide web
shrunk the world
Global
Always on
Competitive
Connected

12. The social web
creates
new ways of collaborating
and changes dynamics

13. http://www.flickr.com/photos/payalvora/2759463560/
We’ not pushing rocks,
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we’ pushing information*
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* Over 68% of workers is an Information Worker
US Department of Labor, 2002

14. Increasing complexity
requires more & better
communication and
collaboration

15. Productivity is
higher than ever,
but so is the average
work week*
* 31% of higher educated Americans is working >50
hours a week (up from 22% in 1980)

16. Concerns about energy
consumption and natural
resources

17. We need to re-think
The way we work!

18. We need to re-think
The places we work…

19. We need to re-think
How and when we work…

20. We need to re-think
The tools we use.

21. Presentation by Tseard Hoekstra (tseard.hoekstra@infonium.nl)
www.infonium.nl - info@infonium.nl