Personalized Professions describes a “transformation" scenario archetype [see description below] Successful new …
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Future of Knowledge Work: Socially-Centric Work
Socially-Centric Work describes a “new equilibrium” scenario archetype [see description below] Digitization and the …
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Future of Knowledge Work: Back to Basics
Back to Basics describes a “collapse” scenario archetype [see description below] Innovative approaches to knowledge …
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What Will Work Look Like in 2020 and Beyond?
I had the cover story in the August 2014 issue of BeInkandescent.com with my former colleague Chris Carbone. We explore …
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Future of Knowledge Work: Virtual Teams Collaborating
Virtual Teams Collaborating describes a “continuation” scenario archetypes [see description below] Work is …
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The Future of Knowledge Work Drivers: Tools
The research & scanning for the “Future of Knowledge led to the identification of more than 120 trends that were in …
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Knowledge Work Drivers: Models
The research & scanning for the “Future of Knowledge Work" led to the identification of more than 120 trends that …
Future Knowledge Work Drivers: Spaces
The research & scanning for the "Future of Knowledge led to the identification of more than 120 trends that were in turn …
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Drivers of Change in the Future of Knowledge Work
The research for the future of knowledge work project -- upon which our article in Employment Relations Today was based …
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Milestones in the Development of Knowledge Work
This is the second in a series of posts about the future of the knowledge work. They are based on an article I did with …
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Archetypal Myths and transformational change: Work Is Essential to Human Nature
This is the second entry in a mini series (first “Earth was made for man”). Again, I’m using myth here in the sense …
An Ninth Characteristic of the Future Economy: Different Skill Mixes
Since this is the last post in the series on characteristics of the emerging economy, I’ll start with links to the …
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A Seventh Characteristic of the Future Economy: More Virtual
Virtualization of work and the economy is pretty much inevitable, barring a near civilizational collapse. The momentum …
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Future of Knowledge Work
I have a new article that I put together with my frequent collaborator Chris Carbone of Innovaro on the Future of …
Futurist an awesome job….that most haven’t heard of
Houston Futures alum and new futurist at Disney Emily Empel brought my attention to a piece, 7 Jobs You’ve Never Heard …
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Some thoughts on the workforce of the future
Some thoughts on the workforce of the future for BeInkandscent e-zine, such as how the recession (and other negative …
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Size Matters: Scale in the Ecosystem of Work in the Future
Dan Pink's Free Agent Nation was, and still is, an appealing concept for thinking about the future of work. Many of us …
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If you need to be creative, don’t go to work (and other good stuff)
ConsumerShift is now available!
My book on the future of values, ConsumerShift: How Changing Values Are Reshaping the Consumer Landscape, is now …
World of work portends greater flexibility, and greater uncertainty
Enjoyed my presentation at the High Tech Conference at Lone Star CC on Friday. I gave my "Dozen Surprises about the …
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Talking on Future of Work at Lone Star College High Tech Conference
I'm talking about "A Dozen Surprises about the Future of Work" at 9am.... Lone Star College-Montgomery Hosts …
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Lone Star College High Tech Conference Explores the Future of Work
It’s been my experience (and others, I’m sure) that community colleges are often at the leading edge of change. They …
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The Foresight Tool Kit: Causal Layered Analysis
Thought it would be interesting to share an example of an application of one of the newer futures methodologies, Causal …
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Where Do You Get Your Best Ideas?
A favorite exercise I use in working with groups is to ask the question above. I've done it hundreds of times. The …
Another take on Future of Work Surprises
I really enjoyed the commentary "A Dozen Surprises about the Future of Work: Implications for Workforce …
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What’s your value-add? (Future of Work)
The best way for re-trainers to help their clients get back into the workforce may be to help them see their …
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Anticipating [A Dozen] Surprises about the Future of Work
I'm pleased to be able to speak to the Department of Labor's Employment and Training Administration (ETA) Region 4 group …
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Where will training come from?
Not from employers! That's been the long-term trend. The crude joke is that training has moved from in-house to the …
Knowing the Limits of Your Work and Technology Expertise
As the great Dirty Harry once told us, "A Man's Got to Know His Limitations." Advice I would have been well advised to …
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Sandrine: A Poster Child for Emerging Values Shifts
In researching the emerging values shifts for my upcoming book with No Limits Publishing, I'm always eager to come …
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