Category Archives: Future

Future of Work: Options – Questions

Posted on June 29, 2022 by julianstodd

I am not alone in saying that train and plane time is valuable, but in two flavours. The train that i am currently on has no WiFi of any use, and no real phone signal, so it’s enforced ‘offline time’. … Continue reading →

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Government – Society – Organisation: Evolution

Posted on June 21, 2022 by julianstodd

This is very early stage #WorkingOutLoud – a piece, considering the taxonomy of social systems and evolving structures of society in the broadest context of the Social Age. We tend to understand society in terms of fixed structures and the … Continue reading →

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The Familiar and the Strange

Posted on June 8, 2022 by julianstodd

I was talking with two friends yesterday: one at home, one in the office. One had the bare plaster walls, curtain-less windows, obligatory view of an office block, and poor lighting. The other had bookshelves stacked with mementos and favourite … Continue reading →

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The Problem is not a Problem: #WorkingOutLoud on the Future of Work

Posted on March 30, 2022 by julianstodd

Sometimes we try to solve a problem that is not a problem. The ‘future of work’ may fall into that category. Maybe the future is just different. The pain, as described, is non specific, and it seems unlikely that a … Continue reading →

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The World Ahead

Posted on March 29, 2022 by julianstodd

When this special edition of The Economist landed on my doorstep in December, i was rather busy, so put it on the coffee table to read at the weekend. The Weekend turned into 2022, and 2022 turned out not to … Continue reading →

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The Great De-Construction of Work (and Place)

Posted on March 9, 2022 by julianstodd

The start of the construction of the future of work may be to take everything apart: the great lesson of the Pandemic is the one least learned: that everything (and anything) are possible. That our truths are simply beliefs. That … Continue reading →

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Why we Work – Reflections on the Future of Work

Posted on December 1, 2021 by julianstodd

What is ‘work’, and why do we do it? The contemporary conversation about ‘the workplace’, in terms of the geography of work, and the social dynamics of collaboration, and the impacts of technology, against a backdrop of 18 months of … Continue reading →

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The Future of Work – what Binds us to the Past?

Posted on November 22, 2021 by julianstodd

Last week i shared an introduction to a new body of work around ‘The Work of Place’, exploring perspectives on the Future of Work. The intent of this work is to move beyond the primary analysis of ‘where work takes … Continue reading →

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The Future of Work – The Work of Place

Posted on November 18, 2021 by julianstodd

Around the world, both very publicly and quietly in private, Organisations are struggling to figure out what the future of work looks like. It’s a challenge that conflates a number of elements: where will work take place, how will work … Continue reading →

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The Future of Work is Uncertain

Posted on August 3, 2021 by julianstodd

Much of the narrative around the ‘future of work’ is naive. It speaks of systems that we understand, modes of power that are established, and the promises of feature rich technology. Many narratives we hear in the media, oft repeated, … Continue reading →

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