Hearing Women in the Workplace: A Panel Discussion,
London
13 February 2025
More information
WorkX 2025,
Dallas
24 February 2025
More information
EDI Connect: A Community Space for EDI and HR Practitioners,
Online
26 February 2025
More information
Workspace Design Show 2025,
London
26 February 2025
More information
EXPLORE THE FUTURE FINANCIAL WORKPLACE,
New York
27 February 2025
More information
CoreNet Summit Singapore,
Singapore
04 March 2025
More information
Material Choices for more Sustainable Products,
London
04 March 2025
More information
IFMA World Workplace - Europe,
Netherlands
12 March 2025
More information
April 16, 2013
Video: how we need to break with the past to optimise what we do now
by Mark Eltringham • Comment, Facilities management, Technology
[embedplusvideo height=”146″ width=”210″ standard=”https://www.youtube.com/v/HUgGo-U2Eig?fs=1″ vars=”ytid=HUgGo-U2Eig&width=210&height=146&start=&stop=&rs=w&hd=0&autoplay=0&react=1&chapters=¬es=” id=”ep3399″ /]
Dave Coplin, the ‘Chief Envisioning Officer’ at Microsoft, explores with the RSA how we might apply technology in new ways to transform the way we work. He starts with a look at how we are constrained by the past, with the example of the QWERTY keyboard which was originally developed to slow typists down to stop keys jamming but is still the de facto input method for typists over a century later. Obviously there are very good commercial reasons why technology companies need to ‘envision’ this new world of flexible working but it’s an engaging presentation and honest enough when he argues against our obsession with specific aspects of work such as email at the expense of others.