A couple of years ago we hosted a workshop titled “The Future of Work” with Clay Spinuzzi from UT Austin and Gina Schmidt from Steelcase Furniture. Though poorly attended it brought out some good ideas about the environments that people would be working in.
@Maddie Grant at @SocialFish has written this post, “The Future of Work: A Manifesto“, that focuses on the “what” and “how” we will (or should) work in the future.
Here’s an excerpt from the introduction. The whole thing is well worth reading. (The boldface is her’s)
“Let’s talk about the things that human beings bring to the table in a work environment. Let’s leverage our human attributes and make people and all of their whole selves the fuel that makes organizations and businesses grow and flourish. Let’s unleash our power as networked individuals. Let’s make Dilbertcartoons and The Office something we can enjoy as the relics of a past industrial, mechanical age. Let’s stop work from sucking. Let’s empower ourselves and each other to make our lives better, and thereby make our societies better.”
I’ve followed Maddie for years because of her work in association management. With her company Social Fish she has moved into social media strategy for the association sector. (If anyone could use social media strategy its associations!) She has always had smart and fresh ideas.
So what do you think? Has she hit it on the mark?
