Listening to the Future

200 pages about future trends which could shape the New World of Work:

The author Dan Rasmus about his book: “Every organization wants to know what’s coming next. In Listening to the Future, Daniel W. Rasmus, Director of Business Insights for Microsoft and Rob Salkowitz, author of Generation Blend, apply the methods of scenario planning to look at issues facing businesses over the next 10-12. Learn how the next wave of information technology can help your company anticipate and capitalize on changes in the world of work and business including: new business models, economic turbulence, demographic transition, new sources of data, and increasing transparency.”

For online background information go here: http://listeningtothefuture.com/)

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Did You Know?

Find a cool and impressive video on megatrends and predictions for the New World of Work here: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cL9Wu2kWwSY

The video takes 5 minutes but provides a bunch of “food for thought”. It is simply bundling statistics and predictions from future research in a smart way.

More information and reference to information sources you find on the “Fishbowl” blog of one of the authors, Karl Fisch: http://thefischbowl.blogspot.com/2006/08/did-you-know.html

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“Future of Work” Experte Franz Kühmayer

In Österreich zählt Franz Kühmayer sicher zu den führenden Beratern zum Thema “Future of Work”. Franz Kühmayer hat langjährig in Führungspositionen internationaler Konzerne gesammelt und ist Gründer des Beratungsunternehmens Reflections Research & Consulting: http://reflections.at/

Eine über 30 Seiten umfassende “Future of Work” Studie von Franz Kühmayer und Microsoft ist im Web verfügbar. Hier geht es zur Executive Summary: http://www.reflections.at/futureofwork/Zukunft_der_Arbeit_Summary.pdf

…und hier zu Langfassung der Studie: http://www.reflections.at/futureofwork/Zukunft_der_Arbeit_lang.pdf

Wer es ganz authentisch mag, geht gleich auf die dazu passende Keynote von Franz Kühmayer. Zu finden ist die Keynote unter diesem Link auf der Homepage von Reflections: http://www.reflections.at/futureofwork.htm

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