Too often, people in organizations choose to see and at the same time, choose not to see. We have been working in denial for this past decade and if we want to be ready for the future, we need to take our blinders off and unleash our individual and organizational potential. You can label it the information era, the connection era, the knowledge era, the sharing economy or whatever suits your fancy. It doesn’t really matter what you call it as long as you are prepared for the shifts that are coming. Leaders and individuals who choose to accept that the work will be different and that any organization can create new markets, are the ones I want to partner with as a trusted advisor. There is a storm coming that we can either start preparing for or deal with the aftermath. What will happen when work-life balance transforms into life-work. Picture this: it’s some time later in the 21st century, what have you created for yourself and/or your organization? Are you ready to contact me to help you and your organization start doing the hard work of shifting gears? If so. I’d love the opportunity to work with you and your organization as a keynote speaker at a large event, executive management meeting or small group workshops that unleash and ignite innovation.

1. ayeletbaron.com
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Twitter: @ayeletb
http://slideshare.net/ayeletb
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UNLOCKING THE FUTURE OF WORK
Don’t Let the Future Happen to You
Ayelet Baron| Futurist
Simplifying Work: Ideas that Matter
Former Chief Strategy and Innovation Officer, Cisco Canada
September 25, 2013

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2
SURVEY
SAYS
People loath …
#1

3. 3
#2

4. 4
WORK
What we do to earn money
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JOB
How
we
make
a
living
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1800s
People
are
connected
in
their
communiFes
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MASS
MEDIA
ConnecFng
people
to
informaFon
and
people
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SOCIAL
BUSINESS
Everything
is
connected.
Too
much
focus
on
technology
and
tools
and
not
enough
on
the
business
we
are
in.
h"p://blogs.cisco.com/
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HUMAN
CENTRIC
Work
—
at
the
level
of
the
economy,
business,
and
individual
—
is
changing
faster
than
ever
before.
People
become
more
important
than
ever
to
create
and
execute
strategies.
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10. Key Trends

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PEOPLE
Have become the weakest link in
business
The
average
employee
is
not
jumping
out
of
bed
to
go
to
work
More than 95% of US
workers are in the
wrong roles
−Ignite
80%
of
employees
between
the
ages
of
23
are
interested
in
changing
jobs
−Ignite
DeloiZe’s
Shi
Index
indicates
that
80%
of
workers
don’t
like
their
jobs
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12. OLD
WORLD
We
may
have
cubicles
but
we
are
sFll
operaFng
like
it’s
1954.
You
drive
to
the
office
to
sit
in
a
cube.
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WELLNESS
Workplace wellness is a $300 billion
productivity crisis
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NOT
THE
PEOPLE
POTATO
STRATEGY,
AGAIN
The
workplace
has
become
profoundly
destrucFve
to
the
human
spirit.
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TECHNOLOGIES
DON’T
CHANGE.
PEOPLE
DO.
Introducing
new
technology
into
the
workplace
with
old
world
thinking
is
inhibiFng
progress
Vast
majority
of
social
collaboraFon
iniFaFves
fail
due
to
lack
of
purpose.
"Provide
and
pray"
approach
has
just
a
10
percent
success
rate.
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PURPOSE
Employees
increasingly
looking
for
personal
growth,
purpose
recogniFon,
access,
influence,
work-­‐life
balance,
impact
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21. 21
Source:
Future
of
Work:
MBO
State
of
Independence
2013
Study,
Emergent
Research
21
INDEPENDENT
WORKFORCE
By
2020,
over
40%
of
the
workforce
will
be
conFngent
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Source:
Future
of
Work:
MBO
State
of
Independence
2013
Study,
Emergent
Research
22
INDEPENDENT
WORKFORCE
Independents
spent
$96
billion
hiring
the
equivalent
of
2.3
million
FT
workers
via
contract
hiring.
1
in
4
hired
others
on
a
contract
basis.
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http://www.slideshare.net/matthewpanzarino/moritz-tc-disrupt-talk?ref=http%3A%2F%2Fwpcomwidgets.com%2F

24. 24
PEOPLE
CENTRIC
WORLD
By
2025,
over
75%
of
the
workforce
will
be
comprised
of
Millennials.
That’s
just
over
11
years
away.
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GLOBALIZATION
From
2012
to
2030
there
will
be
a
decline
of
40M
workers
in
developed
countries.
By
2020,
developed
countries
will
need
+40M
workers.
In
developing
counFes,
there
will
be
an
increase
in
1B
workers
−Hot
Spots
Movement
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h"p://www.slideshare.net/bengrossman/10-­‐social-­‐best-­‐pracJces-­‐from-­‐the-­‐best-­‐social-­‐brands-­‐of-­‐2013
ABUNDANCE
Easy
for
consumers
to
get
what
they
want
when
they
want
it
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SHIFT
ConsumerizaFon
of
the
workplace
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28. h"p://www.ecns.cn/2012/10-­‐01/29165.shtml
h"p://www.slideshare.net/LuminaryLabs/the-­‐innovaJon-­‐myth
2828
GAPS
People
are
adopFng
(expensive)
technology
faster
than
an
annual
plan
can
accommodate
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29. UNLOCKING
WORK
DON’T LET THE FUTURE HAPPEN TO YOU
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DISRUPTION
Knowing
how
to
reinvent
your
business
may
keep
you
in
business
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31. Neither a wise man nor a
brave man lies down on the
tracks of history to wait for
the train of the future to run
over him.
−Former U.S. General and President Dwight D. Eisenhower
Who
and
What
will
Disrupt
Your
Business?
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32. People
have
a
lot
more
choice
than
they
did
a
decade
ago
about
where
and
how
they
might
work
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33. Say Hello to 21st Century Work: Say Goodbye to 20th Century
Practices:
Nimble
organizaJon
and
open,
transparent
communicaJon
Top-­‐down
hierarchies
©
2013
Simplifying
Work.
Ayelet
Baron

34. Say Hello to 21st Century Work: Say Goodbye to 20th Century
Practices:
Nimble
organizaJon
and
open,
transparent
communicaJon
Top-­‐down
hierarchies
CreaJng
new
markets
CompeJng
for
market
share
©
2013
Simplifying
Work.
Ayelet
Baron

35. Say Hello to 21st Century Work: Say Goodbye to 20th Century
Practices:
Nimble
organizaJon
and
open,
transparent
communicaJon
Top-­‐down
hierarchies
CreaJng
new
markets
CompeJng
for
market
share
Project-­‐based
work
Job
based
work
©
2013
Simplifying
Work.
Ayelet
Baron

36. Say Hello to 21st Century Work: Say Goodbye to 20th Century
Practices:
Nimble
organizaJon
and
open,
transparent
communicaJon
Top-­‐down
hierarchies
CreaJng
new
markets
CompeJng
for
market
share
Project-­‐based
work
Job
based
work
People-­‐
centric
OrganizaJon-­‐centric
©
2013
Simplifying
Work.
Ayelet
Baron

37. Say Hello to 21st Century Work: Say Goodbye to 20th Century
Practices:
Nimble
organizaJon
and
open,
transparent
communicaJon
Top-­‐down
hierarchies
CreaJng
new
markets
CompeJng
for
market
share
Project-­‐based
work
Job
based
work
People-­‐
centric
OrganizaJon-­‐centric
Trust-­‐based
Command
and
control
©
2013
Simplifying
Work.
Ayelet
Baron

38. Say Hello to 21st Century Work: Say Goodbye to 20th Century
Practices:
Nimble
organizaJon
and
open,
transparent
communicaJon
Top-­‐down
hierarchies
CreaJng
new
markets
CompeJng
for
market
share
Project-­‐based
work
Job
based
work
People-­‐
centric
OrganizaJon-­‐centric
Trust-­‐based
Command
and
control
Networks/RelaJonship
based
OrganizaJon
hierarchy
©
2013
Simplifying
Work.
Ayelet
Baron

39. Say Hello to 21st Century Work: Say Goodbye to 20th Century
Practices:
Nimble
organizaJon
and
open,
transparent
communicaJon
Top-­‐down
hierarchies
CreaJng
new
markets
CompeJng
for
market
share
Project-­‐based
work
Job
based
work
People-­‐
centric
OrganizaJon-­‐centric
Trust-­‐based
Command
and
control
Networks/RelaJonship
based
OrganizaJon
hierarchy
Life-­‐work
Work-­‐life
balance
©
2013
Simplifying
Work.
Ayelet
Baron

40. Say Hello to 21st Century Work: Say Goodbye to 20th Century
Practices:
Nimble
organizaJon
and
open,
transparent
communicaJon
Top-­‐down
hierarchies
CreaJng
new
markets
CompeJng
for
market
share
Project-­‐based
work
Job
based
work
People-­‐
centric
OrganizaJon-­‐centric
Trust-­‐based
Command
and
control
Networks/RelaJonship
based
OrganizaJon
hierarchy
Life-­‐work
Work-­‐life
balance
Having
10+
jobs
by
40
Life
long
career
©
2013
Simplifying
Work.
Ayelet
Baron

41. 1. Workers
should
be
treated
like
adults:
There
are
no
schedules,
few
meeFngs,
and
fewer
rules
2. Your
locaFon
maZers
less
than
your
output:
Employees
work
remotely,
from
wherever
in
the
world
they
wish
3. You
can
escape
email
hell:
No
one
uses
email,
preferring
customized
blogs
and
online
chats
4. Hire
by
trial
5. There
is
no
innovaFon
without
experimentaFon:
Workers
launch
new
ideas
and
features
dozens
of
Fmes
a
day
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2013
Simplifying
Work.
Ayelet
Baron

42. 424242
IT’S
ABOUT
PEOPLE
CompeFFve
pressures
will
increase.
We
will
finally
understand
that
having
a
great
workplace
is
not
opFonal.
The
urgency
for
leaders
to
take
acFon
is
essenFal.
©
2013
Simplifying
Work.
Ayelet
Baron

43. PEOPLE Creating a human-centric and
meaningful workplace
©
2013
Simplifying
Work.
Ayelet
Baron

44. So what can we do?
Stop
focusing
on
employee
engagement
programs.
Involve
your
people
in
a
meaningful
way.
PracJce
collaboraJon.
Listen.
Have
less
meeJngs
and
more
conversaJons.
Understand
how
the
meaning
of
trust
is
changing.
Build
relaJonships.
Enable
your
strategy
with
tools.
Remember
technology
doesn’t
change;
people
do
Experiment
but
don’t
let
technology
lead
CollaboraJon
is
not
a
technology
issue;
it’s
a
people
issue
Create
new
markets
for
your
organizaJon.
Experiment.
Discover
what
works
and
what
doesn’t.
Fail
fast.
Stop
managing
adults.
Start
managing
work/projects.
44
©
2013
Simplifying
Work.
Ayelet
Baron

45. Imagine
that
you
had
the
ability
to
make
sure
everyone
knew
how
to
play
their
posiJon
and
deliver
on
YOUR
future
vision
©
2013
Simplifying
Work.
Ayelet
Baron

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464646
THE
FUTURE
“When
it
comes
to
the
future,
there
are
three
kinds
of
people:
those
who
let
it
happen,
those
who
make
it
happen,
and
those
who
wonder
what
happened.”
−John
M.
Richardson,
Jr.
©
2013
Simplifying
Work.
Ayelet
Baron

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