This 150-page report from PSFK Labs describes 16 trends within 4 macro themes related to the future of work. It identifies 64 examples of these trends being implemented, illustrates 12 future work concepts, and provides reactions from executives, research, and 80 recommended next steps. The report aims to help companies understand how work is changing and evolve accordingly.

2. For your full copy of the report, visit:
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ABOUT THIS REPORT
• 150 Page Report
• 16 Trends described within 4 Macro Themes
• 64 Best In Class Manifestations of Change At Work
• 12 Future Work illustrated concepts
• Reactions by executives from leading organizations
• Supporting stats and research references
• 80 Recommended ‘Next Steps’

3. KEY TAKEAWAYS
The company of the future will be constantly changing form to efficiently take advantage of the opportunities presented in an
ever-shifting marketplace. As a result, the place, tools and systems of work will change and five larger themes will emerge:
ON DEMAND STAFFING Skills Marketplace
The skills and availability of employees and freelancers will be matched by an Contextual Rolodex
algorithm against the company’s changing needs. Quantified Employee
Visual Collaboration
COLLISION COLLUSION
Tele-presence
Physical, mobile and web workspace will be designed to ensure critical interaction
Co-Creation Spaces
between colleagues, vendors, partners and customers.
Work(out) place
IMPROVISED WORKPLACE
Fluid Technology
With the flick of a switch, furniture and software will adapt to the changing needs of
Pop-Up Workplaces
an organization
LIVING KNOWLEDGE Networked Knowledge
Information will flow across and up-and-down the organization constantly; Social Workflow
instantly accessible by anyone who needs it. Feedback Culture
CONSTANT LEARNING Digital Knowledge Update
Learning By Doing
Employee empowered education will help staff own the direction
Employee Stakeholders
of the company.
Career Matchmaking

4. IDEAL WORKFORCE

5. LEARNING BY DOING
A collaborative, startup mentality is being adopted by
workers and organizations that allows for new ways to
learn. Multidisciplinary teams made up of people with
diverse experiences are allowing participants to teach
each other and learn at the same time.

6. Startup School Merges Mentorship, On The Job Learning
And Classroom Instruction
E[nstitute]

7. Interactive Facebook Application Connects Budding
Entrepreneurs With Successful Startup Founders
#StartupLab

8. SKILLS MARKETPLACE
Badges and visual cues are helping to call out proven
talent and skills to help distinguish capable individuals.

9. Online Badges Depict Informal And Soft Skills
Mozilla Open Badges

10. Infographic Tool Transforms Media Profiles Into Visual,
Web-based Graphical Biographies
Vizify

11. CAREER MATCHMAKING
Systems are leveraging social and contextual
information to help better match companies and talent
for deeper connections that create lasting value.

12. Team-Building Matchmaker Helps Entrepreneurs
Find Suitable Business Partners
CoFoundersLab

13. Internal Social Network To Match Employers Needs
With Worker Mobility
Upmo

14. DIGITAL
KNOWLEDGE
UPDATES
Services borne out of the e-learning revolution are
enabling workers to stay up to date with the cutting
edge skills necessary to operate the latest, most
sophisticated technology on the market.

15. Company-Wide Learning Program Connects
Co-Workers To Keep Them Updated
Learn27

16. Software Plug-In Updates Users on Complicated Programs
And Sharpens Skills
Adobe Levelup

17. EMPOWERED CULTURE

18. FEEDBACK CULTURE
Micro-communication tools and open feedback
channels are helping to foster more constructive
communication and reveal workplace sentiment.

19. Service Lets Workers Send Anonymous Feedback To
Their Superiors
Happiily

20. Real-Time Suggestion Box Connects Managers With
Employee Ideas
Vetter

21. NETWORKED KNOWLEDGE
Collaboration initiatives are providing a collective
expertise of a diverse workforce creating an on-
demand resource and information library.

22. Layered Into Training Programs, Social Learning Improves
Learning Retention And Progress
SuccessFactors

23. Social Knowledge Platform Facilitates Knowledge Transfer,
Builds Expertise-Based Reputations
Crowdbase

24. THE QUANTIFIED EMPLOYEE
Talent management tools that leverage big data are
revealing hidden metrics tied to employee value.

25. Workers Rank Their Peers To Reveal Value To The Company
Valve

26. Hidden Talent Revealed Within Companies By Social
Metric Score
SilkRoad

27. EMPLOYEE STAKEHOLDER
Flat management organizations are empowering
workers to manage their work with greater autonomy
and choose how their time may best be spent.

28. Management Reframed As Mentors,
Encouraging Workers To Deliver Great Work
Grey

29. Team Members Self-Select How They Will Fit Into Each Project
Microsoft Lync

30. INTUITIVE CONNECTION

31. SOCIAL WORKFLOW
Cloud services are enabling team members to
simultaneously edit, comment upon and review an
ever-growing variety of assets.

32. Cross-Organizational Social Tool Enhances Collaboration
In The Project-By-Project Economy
Shift

33. Social Network For Doctors Improves
Cross-Specialty Collaboration
Doximity

34. CONTEXTUAL ROLODEX
New address book applications are helping to create
deeper connection by providing contextual reminders and
prompting worthwhile connections between co-workers.

35. Address Book Supplemented With Social Data
For More Informed Interactions
Brewster

36. Proximity Based Service Alerts Users Of Potential Clients
And Contacts Who Are Nearby
Intro

37. VISUAL COLLABORATION
Cloud services are enabling team members to
simultaneously edit, comment upon and review an
ever-growing variety of assets.

38. Company Creates Google Docs For Engineering,
Design and Architectural Programs
Sunglass

39. Public Noticeboard Lets Everyone Share And
Discuss Ideas Virtually
Wallwisher

40. TELEPRESENCE
Technologies are helping employees interact remotely with
co-workers and objects stationed anywhere in the world.

41. Projector Lamp-Camera Configuration Shares Remote Desks
IllumiShare

42. Haptic Remote Robots Will Let People ‘Physically’
Be Anywhere In The World
Beaming

43. AGILE WORKPLACES

44. CO-CREATION SPACES
Collaborative spaces have spawned labs for initial
ideas to be tested and further inform innovation.

45. Crowdsourced Product Developers
Open An Advanced Lab For All
Quirky

46. Co-working Space Fuels Foodies And Collaborators With
Menu Of Cooking Tools
ForageSF

47. FLUID TECHNOLOGY
Compact technology continues to proliferate, further
aiding workers with the completion of tasks while
on-the-go.

48. Modular Smartphone Could Replace Computer And Tablet
NexPhone

49. Keyboard Projects Key Onto Any Surface And
Fits On Your Keychain
CTX Virtual Keyboard

50. POP-UP WORKPLACE
Furniture and office designs are becoming
increasingly flexible to meet the ever changing
demands of the workplace.

51. Colorful, Sound Absorbing Booths Give Users
Privacy In Public Spaces
BuzziBooth

52. Mobile Workstations Roll Around To Find The Best Place To Work
Hive Workstations

53. WORK(OUT) PLACE
Health-conscious designs are promoting physical
activity to overcome the sedentary nature of desk
work and increase focus and productivity.

54. Upright Furniture Line Positions Workers Between
Sitting And Standing
Focal Upright Desk

55. Treadmill Workstations Mix Walking With Working
TrekDesk Tredmill Desk

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69. For your full copy of the report, visit:
www.psfk.com/publishing/future-of-work
ABOUT THIS REPORT
• 150 Page Report
• 16 Trends described within 4 Macro Themes
• 64 Best In Class Manifestations of Change At Work
• 12 Future Work illustrated concepts
• Reactions by executives from leading organizations
• Supporting stats and research references
• 80 Recommended ‘Next Steps’