Innovative Beyond Imagination
Implications
Uses technology to anticipate shifts faster than the competition The Workplace of the Future aims beyond Market insights are critical in the Workplace articulated wants and needs, creating of the Future. It recognises the value of the groundbreaking services and experiences that information collected through its many channels were never asked for – but are precisely what and actively mines it for weak signals and staff desire. Here are some thoughts about how it insights. It uses emerging technologies, such as accomplishes this. virtual worlds, to gain insights in new ways of working. It also puts systems in place that allow Making workplace offerings relevant to very fast feedback cycles. increasingly sophisticated users New workplace offerings and services deliver economies of scale, yet each area creates its own culture, needs, and expectations.
When workplace preferences and demand start to shift, it knows before the competition.
The Workplace of the Future constantly experiments and learns how to optimise and harmonise the balance. It analyses potential opportunities to find niches, white space, and weed out complacent, out-moded practices where it can capitalise on core strengths.
Are you ready?
Understands timing and network effects There is a fine line between “beyond” and “too far”. The Workplace of the Future understands the need to introduce innovation that the workforce is ready to accept and works to perfect its introduction. It exploits the early adoption effects of social network to take a commanding early lead. Connects everyone Employees at all levels have every opportunity to connect through real-time information, online interaction or, where possible, in person. The Workplace of the Future fosters deep relationships between leadingedge internal/external ‘customers’ and employees – those sophisticated early adopters who determine success or failure. The workplace is used to test developments and interventions with these communities and collaborates with them to develop work scenarios. In the Workplace of the Future, business leaders invest to integrate its systems and effectively reduce ‘clutter’ – the redundant business processes that merely serve to impede or stall work effectiveness. This allows the workplace to become an integrated, proactive, and integral part of the business rather that merely a daily trudge.
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• Which of your interventions are breaking new ground, opening entirely new workplace innovations? What can you learn from them? • Are you systematically evaluating potential developments? How do you realise the effectiveness of new developments across the organisation while ensuring relevance to individual departments and specific operations? • When workplace and labour force preferences shift, are you the first to understand and act on this, or do your competitors react more quickly? • Are you effectively integrating disparate data and systems to provide new insights for your workforce?
reduce ‘clutter’ In the Workplace of the Future, leaders invest to integrate systems and reduce ‘clutter’ – this enables the workplace to become an integrated, proactive part of the business rather that merely a daily trudge.