BEN Event - Cloud Computing - Lyons

The Evolving Workplace Professor Glenn Lyons Centre for Transport & Society University of the West of England, Bristol, UK 2 nd March 2010 Where is the Silver Lining? Opportunities from cloud computing 9 March 2010

Overview ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]

Technological transformations ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]

The scope and study of teleworking ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]

Adoption Levels in UK for further information see “Home-based working using communication technologies”

Part-day homeworking ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]

Patterns in daily travel in Great Britain – all trips: 1998/2003

Findings from national survey ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],W-H – work at workplace then work at home H-W – work at home then work at workplace

Interview findings (1 of 4) ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],“ I need to get away from my desk, a change of scene, but I can't lose any time. So if I was to get away from my desk here and go and talk to somebody for 20 minutes it would be lost time, but walking back to my car, getting home and then going okay let’s tackle the monster, is a lot more effective.” (Female)

Interview findings (2 of 4) ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],“ It’s surprising, I only do an hour that morning [working at home prior to attending a weekly private appointment] but it does make a difference, the journey into work is quicker, less traffic, and I just feel a bit more relaxed that day.” (Female)

Interview findings (3 of 4) ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]

Interview findings (4 of 4) ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],“ If you come in the morning and you go in the evening it doesn’t actually matter what you do, as long as you are here.” (Male)

Observations ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]

Social practices surrounding meetings “ Meetings are indispensable when you don't want to do anything ” John Kenneth Galbraith

Observations ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]

Shedding more light ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]

An individual’s considerations Overriding justification? Opportunity cost/benefit Assuming co-present meeting proceeds Presenteeism A dominant factor? Relative importance Opportunity to influence Ex-ante and ex-post A learning process?

Mixed-method approach ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]

NRPS – business travellers % of ‘most time’ respondents Employer’s time or my time? Time well spent – hardly wasted Don’t judge a book by its cover Activity mixtures Horses for courses Activity Spent most time (%) Spent some time (%) I made very worthwhile use of my time (%) I made some use of my time (%) My time was wasted time (%) Working/studying 31 51 42 54 2 Reading for leisure 25 47 23 63 12 Window gazing/people watching 13 53 12 58 28 Talking to other passengers 5 13 24 56 19 Sleeping/snoozing 3 13 15 57 27 Text messages/phone calls - work 2 22 39 58 2 Text messages/phone calls - personal 1 15 26 50 12 Eating/drinking 1 21 19 80 1

NRPS – business travellers ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]

Taking a closer look… ,[object Object],[object Object]

Taking a closer look ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],Diagram – Jain and Holley

Life roles – blurring boundaries ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]

Questions for the BEN ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]

BEN Event - Cloud Computing - Lyons

Recommended

Recommended

More Related Content

Similar to BEN Event - Cloud Computing - Lyons

Similar to BEN Event - Cloud Computing - Lyons (20)

More from Bath & Bristol Enterprise Network

More from Bath & Bristol Enterprise Network (20)

Recently uploaded

Recently uploaded (20)

BEN Event - Cloud Computing - Lyons