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==Team composition==
[http://scenariothinking.org/wiki/index.php/Future_of_Workplace Page has been move! ]
*[[Arjan Hannink]]
*[[Jasper Odijk]]
*[[Ron Sneijers]]
*[[Sander van den Belt]]
*[[Wojtek Chowanski]]
 
==Introduction==
How will the business workspace look in the next ten years.
 
 
Hopefully like this <br>
http://download.sneijers.net/hawaii.jpg
 
===Scope===
To be filled in
 
===Current landscape===
 
How mobile is the European workforce? The following facts and figures give a general overview of current situation in the EU labour market.
 
*[[Job-to-job mobility]]
*[[Geographical mobility]]
*[[Cross-border workers]]
*[[Foreign language learning]]
*[[Skills & labour shortages]]
*[[Free movement and enlargement of the EU]]
 
Source: http://europa.eu.int/comm/employment_social/workersmobility2006/fact_figures_en.htm
 
==Research dimensions==
1. Technological<br>
2. Political and Legal<br>
3. Enviromental<br>
4. Economical<br>
5. Social <br>
 
==Driving Forces==
'''Guys, to avoid duplicate driving forces you also have to link your driving force at this [http://scenariothinking.org/wiki/index.php/Driving_Forces page ] '''
 
===Technological===
*[[High Speed Train Network (HSL)]]
*[[Network Bandwidth]]
*[[Pay-as-you-drive]]
*[[Technological convergence]]
*[[The increase of digital developing functions in a mobile phone]]
*[[Virtual Communication]]
*[[Virtual Communities]]
*[[WiBro]]
*[[WiMAX]]
 
===Political and Legal===
*[[European integration]]
*[[European Labour Market]]
*[[World Unification]]
 
===Enviromental===
*[[Global Warming]]
*[[Global Dimming]]
*[[Green Buildings]]
*[[Green transporation mediums]]
*[[Pollution]]
*[[Public meeting spaces]]
*[[Traffic Congestion]]
 
===Economical===
*[[Business in Society]]
*[[High Speed Train Network (HSL)]]
*[[Iranian Oil Bourse]]
*[[Pay-as-you-drive]]
*[[Traffic Congestion]]
 
===Social===
*[[Aging Europe]]
*[[Business in Society]]
*[[Emergence of new Technology Related Diseases]]
*[[immigration]]
*[[Increasing Mobility]]
*[[Mobile workplace]]
*[[People's need for communication and information]]
*[[Power of Information-anywhere, everywhere]]
*[[The Globalization of Culture (or Cultural Globalization)]]
*[[The Language Barrier]]
*[[Urbanization and Social Status]]
 
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==Research questions==
===Technological===
*[[What's the most promising emerging technology to support virtual communication and doing business?]]
*[[How will the future workscape be equiped? Which devices will be used?]]
*[[What kind of technological infrastructure is needed to support the future workspace?]]
*[[What role will security play in the future workspace?]]
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===Political and Legal===
*[[What are the effects of unequal minimum wages between European countries on the workspace?]]
*[[How can you find harmony between European countries on regulations and legislation concerning the workspace with respect to country's sovereignty?]]
*[[What’s the role of the European Union on the workspace? How can they support it and how can they thwart it?]]
*[[How will political/international relations affect the future workspace?]]
*[[What sorts of initiatives are being carried out by other governmental institutions around the world?]]
*[[Legal and regulatory constraints on the application and implementation of a future workspace]]
 
===Enviromental===
*[[How will enviromental legislature affect the bottom line of our company?]]<br>
*[[How will Kyoto protocol affect operating costs of an office building?]]<br>
*[[What future enviromental protection legislature will have an affect on transporation to/from our place of work?]] <br>
*[[How will alternative sources of energy affect the way we work?]]<br>
*[[What are the most serious affects of our workspace on the environment?]]
 
===Economical===
*[[What will the general European economical developments most likely be within the coming decade?]]
*[[How will the general European economical development affect the future of the workspace?]]
*[[How will the future workspace contribute to the economical direction and position of Europe?]]<br>
 
===Social===
*[[How could religion affect possible implications in a future workspace?]]<br>
*[[Will there be a standard language in a multi-cultural company?]]<br>
*[[How does the future workspace influence the client/colleque relationship?]]<br>
*[[How will a future workspace change the organisational hierarchy?]]<br>
*[[How do you control and manage employees when you can work anywhere anytime?]]<br>
*[[How will a future workspace affect the training process?]]
*How will a future workspace affect knowledge sharing within the corporation and within the entire supply chain of companies?
*How will immigration and people with other cultural backgrounds affect the future workspace?<br><br>
 
==Predetermined and critical uncertainties==
 
==Framework / System diagrams==
 
 
[[Image:SystemMapMini.jpg]]<br>
Please download the [http://scenariothinking.org/wiki/images/1/10/SystemMapWorkPlace.JPG high resolution version (1944x2500, 4706 KB)] of the System Map to analyse it in detail.
 
==Scenarios==
 
===Scenario 1 - Catalyst for Change===
 
* Improving mobility of workforce
* Less flexible state of organizations
* Standardized state of mobile technology
* Dissolving state of the EU
* More flexible state of society
* Low liberation of labor laws
* Declining state of economy
* Stable state of environment
====[[Catalyst for Change]]====
 
===Scenario 2 - Ready When You Are===
 
* Stable mobility of workforce
* More Flexible state of organizations
* Proprietary standards of mobile technology
* More integrated state of the EU
* Traditional state of society
* High liberation of labor laws
* Growth state of economy
* Improving state of environment
 
====[[Ready When You Are]]====
 
===Scenario 3 Assumptions - The Waiting Game===
 
* Deteriorating mobility of workforce
* Traditional state of organizations
* Standardized state of mobile technology
* Stable state of the EU
* Traditional state of society
* Slack state of labor laws
* Stabilization of economy
* Deteriorating environment
 
====[[The Waiting Game]]====
 
==Strategic Roadmap==
 
==References==
===Articles===
*[http://europa.eu.int/information_society/activities/atwork/_documents/3rdwave_prove.pdf 3rd wave of Internet and collaborative working environments] (PDF)
*[http://www.emergingcommunication.com/ Ambient Intelligence: The evolution of technology, communication and cognition towards the future of human-computer interaction]
*[http://europa.eu.int/information_society/activities/atwork/work_paradigms/experts_group/documents/experts_group_scenarios.pdf Application Scenarios for  Next Generation Collaborative Working Environments 2005 - 2010] (PDF)
*[http://europa.eu.int/information_society/activities/atwork/hot_news/publications/documents/collabwork2005.pdf Collaboration@Work Report 2005] (PDF)
*[http://europa.eu.int/information_society/activities/atwork/_documents/collaborative_solutions_seem.pdf Collaborative Solutions in the Single European Electronic Market (SEEM). Strategy vision and Research challenges.] (PDF)
*[http://europa.eu.int/information_society/activities/atwork/hot_news/publications/documents/legal_and_regulatory_constraints.pdf Legal and regulatory constraints on the application and implementation of IST research results that may affect their impact on knowledge society development through new working environments ] (PDF)
*[http://europa.eu.int/information_society/activities/atwork/work_paradigms/experts_group/documents/next_generation_collab_environments_report.pdf Report on Next Generation Collaborative Working Environments 2005 - 2010]
*[http://europa.eu.int/information_society/activities/atwork/hot_news/publications/documents/ami_chapterfinal.pdf Section IV: Ambient Intelligence In Practice: Future Perspectives And Applications; Chapter 13 : "AMI-endowed Collaboration@Work] (PDF)
*[http://europa.eu.int/information_society/activities/atwork/marie_curie/docs/marie_curie_report_final_web.pdf Successfully crossing frontiers in IT - working in research. Information Society Marie Curie Industry Host Fellowships and Training Accompanying Measures.] (PDF)
 
===Books===
*[http://eu.wiley.com/WileyCDA/WileyTitle/productCd-0470844914,descCd-tableOfContents.html The Sixth Sense: Accelerating Organizational Learning with Scenarios (ISBN: 0-470-84491-4)]
 
===Websites===
*[http://www.economist.com/sponsor/forwardthinking/ Aviva Forward Thinking - The economist]
*[http://europa.eu.int/comm/employment_social/workersmobility2006/index_en.htm EU - Towards a european labour market]
*[http://www.gbn.com/ArticleDisplayServlet.srv?aid=32655 Global Business Network Documents]
*[http://www.pwc.com/Extweb/service.nsf/docid/CDAD20E8E70CAF7E80256FBE005F0106 PWC - International mobility insight]
*[[Scenario Thinking Portal]]
 
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