Rethinking the World of Work

April 2014

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established stories

continuejust-in-time

training

evidence-basedlearning

coordinatingknow-how

contentcuration

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established stories

continue

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welcome to flatworld

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Average high school student is expected to have 10-14 jobs by age 38

survey:

automationissues

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coordinatingknow-how

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From Organizations to Organizing

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intensifying tensions

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© 2014 Institute for the Future for the Agilent Technologies. All rights reserved. | SR-1701

© 2014 Institute for the Future for the Agilent Technologies. All rights reserved. | SR-1701

© 2014 Institute for the Future for the Agilent Technologies. All rights reserved. | SR-1701

© 2014 Institute for the Future for the Agilent Technologies. All rights reserved. | SR-1701

• “Jobs” as increasingly fragmented as work platforms better coordinate freelance workers

• In this environment, orchestration of skills across a broad team becomes more important

• Platforms that combine training and work in a more fluid way will increase in prominence

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coordinatingknow-how

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rethinking work