The document discusses the evolving nature of work and workspaces, highlighting the impact of technology and changing employee mindsets on productivity and well-being. It emphasizes the need for continuous learning and the redefinition of work roles, questioning how future smart workspaces can facilitate these changes. Additionally, it outlines research questions related to the design and governance of new collaborative environments and the implications of data management in this context.

1. SMART
WORKSPACES
CDX
Forum
November
2,
2015
mediaX.stanford.edu

2. VISION
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miles
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half-­‐century
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producHon
cycle
11
years
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to
11
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social
media
5-­‐10
years
for
future
of
work

3. OUR
SITUATION
IS
ALREADY
URGENT
The
relaHonships
between
producHvity,
people
and
place
are
in
flux.
Boundaries
are
blurred–
employee
/
employer,
work
/
leisure,
office
/
home,
personal
/
professional.
Changing
responsibiliHes
call
for
complex
new
skills.
Learning
is
conHnuous.
Work
and
workspaces
are
redefined.

4. I. Global
Forces
II. Workplace
Trends
–
Employee
Mindsets
III. Smart
Workspaces
IV. Knowledge
Landscape
V. Management
Challenges
VI. Looking
Ahead
to
2020
• Connected
Produc,vity
Pla2orms
• Interpersonal
Presence
Environments
• Augmented
Personal
Intelligence
&
Wellbeing
VII. QuesHons
for
Research
Agenda
Agenda

5. Global
Forces

7. Workforce
Trends
Employee
Mindset

8. Smart
Workspace

9. Knowledge
Landscape

10. Management
Challenges

11. Grand
Challenge
Grand
Challenge
Given
the
acceleraHng
advancements
in
informaHon
technology;
exponenHal
growth
in
compuHng
power;
mobile,
smart
and
wearable
devices;
quanHfied
self;
always
connected
individuals;
ubiquitous
embedded
sensors;
arHficial
intelligence;
augmented
and
virtual
reality
environments;
roboHcs;
predicHve
algorithms
for
large
data
sets;
real-­‐Hme
feedback
mechanisms...
Given
the
perpetual
human
aspects
of
work,
with
a
premium
on
high
quality
communicaHon,
collaboraHon;
cooperaHon;
creaHve
problem
solving;
common
purpose
for
the
work-­‐provider
and
for
appreciaHon;
well-­‐being;
producHvity;
flow;
conHnuous
learning;
self-­‐actualizaHon;
posiHve
group
dynamics;
balance
in
work
and
life
for
the
worker...
Given
the
shiaing
from
physical,
centralized,
local,
hierarchal
workplaces
to
distributed,
mobile,
mulHple-­‐site,
virtual,
fluid
workspaces…
How
might
we
design
a
smart
technology
enabled
workspace
of
2020
that
improves
both
produc,vity
and
well-­‐being
of
workers?

12. Smart Workspaces
Connected Productivity Platforms
Interpersonal Presence Environments
Augmented Personal Intelligence
Smart
Workspaces

14. A
Placorm
to
Unite
Them
All

15. Specialized
Hubs
for
B2B

17. AI
and
I
Am
What
I
Wear

19. Geeng
Real
with
Virtual
Reality

20. A
New
Age
Of
Remote
Work

22. QuesHons
What
tools
and
pracHces
enable
system
leadership
and
network
orchestraHon
for
placorm
economies
and
the
workers
who
are
hired
and
inspired
to
work
together
for
creaHve
producHvity?
What
are
professional
pracHce
and
working
environment
implicaHons
on
educaHon,
conHnued
learning,
skill
requirements,
and
responsibiliHes
of
future
workers?
What
governance/infrastructure
is
needed
for
data
exchange
in
smart
workspaces?
-­‐
Data
access,
security,
privacy
and
permissions
-­‐
Data
policies,
management
and
terms
of
use
-­‐
Digital
estates
and
legacy
data
Smart
Workspaces
-­‐
QuesHons

23. Ecosystem
for
Discovery
CollaboraHons

24. CSLI
Eng
EE Psy
Ed
SSP
SCIL
SUMMIT
PBLL
GSB
Ling
CHIMe
Art
Discovery Collaborations
Span Stanford Labs
School of Education;
Education and
Learning Sciences
Digital Art
Center
Graduate School
Of Business
Communication Between Humans
and Interactive Media
Stanford Center
for Innovations
in Learning
Project Based
Learning
Laboratory
Symbolic
Systems Program
Engineering
& Product
Design
Center for the Study Of
Language & Information
Stanford University Medical Media
& Information Technology
Computer
Science
Psychology
Linguistics
Phil
Philosophy
Law
Center for
Legal
Informatics
LIFE
Learning in Informal and
Formal Environments
CS
Electrical Engineering
SHL Stanford Humanities Lab
VHIL
Virtual Human
Interaction Lab
PBLL
Work
Technology &
Organization
DVL
Distributed Vision Lab
Des Stanford Joint
Program in Design
d.school
at S T A N F O R D U N I V E R S I T Y

25. • November
16
– The
Experience
of
Immersion
• November
19
– Placorms
for
CollaboraHon
and
ProducHvity
• Tuesdays
–
noon
to
1pm
– Seminars
–
InteracHve
Media
and
Games
Upcoming

26.
Thank
You
Martha
G
Russell
Martha.russell@stanford.edu