www.futureworkspaces.nlmarcel.bijlsma@telin.nl

New world of work: flexible workforce

New world of work: flexible organisations

New world of work: flexible people

An “Always connected” world

• Social Networks• Social Networks

An “Always connected” world

• Social Networks• Anytime/Anywhere

An “Always connected” world

• Social Networks• Anytime/Anywhere• Across boundaries

An “Always connected” world

• Social Networks• Anytime/Anywhere• Across boundaries• eXperience

• Social Networks• Anytime/Anywhere• Across boundaries• eXperience• Mix digital and real

An “Always connected” world

An “Always connected” world

• Social Networks• Anytime/Anywhere• Across boundaries• eXperience• Mix digital and real• Work-Life

always connected

flexibility

environmental change– sustainability technology change – Web 2.0

demographic change – The Net Generation

social change– new social networks

economic change– Wikinomics

But, in the end it is about people!

The Future Workspaces innovation program

• An open public-private innovation program managed by Telematica Instituut

• An ecosystem of partners interested in future working environments and the challenges regarding new ways to organise work

• Human centred, ICT empowered• A short term focus via business-driven cases

combined with a longer term focus via a vision-driven research agenda

• Close collaboration with end-users in companies

Future Workspaces: In a nutshell…

To understand the motives behind currentwork settings and work

relations

To understand the motives behind currentwork settings and work

relations

Investigate the new balance between physical and virtual activities, work and private life

Investigate the new balance between physical and virtual activities, work and private life

Create opportunities to improve effectiveness and

flexibility of current and future work

Create opportunities to improve effectiveness and

flexibility of current and future work

Future Workspaces focuses on….

work-life

Mixingwork-private

Mixingwork-private

Fragmentationof work

Fragmentationof work

mobility

WorkingunderwayWorking

underway

Working onnew locationsWorking on

new locations

open organizations

dealingwith tools and

information

dealingwith tools and

information

dealingwith

knowledge

dealingwith

knowledge

environmental change– sustainability technology change – Web 2.0

demographic change – The Net Generation

social change– new social networks

economic change– Wikinomics

Future Workspaces wants to…

• Join forces: give and take insights and experiences

• Activate new ways of working• Generate smart solutions• Provide “How to” answers to really make steps• Demonstrate potential and impact of new developments• Research the needed new capabilities of workers and

organisations towards the future

• Contribute to the public debate and influence policy agendas

• Create new alliances between partners