I think accessibility and digital divide issues will continue to be a significant challenge to overcome since virtual worlds generally require high end computers, graphic cards, and high speed internet access. It’s a sad irony that the very populations who might most benefit from this technology might also be the least likely to have access [...]

Now, the interesting thing about a surplus like that is that society doesn’t know what to do with it at first–hence the gin, hence the sitcoms. Because if people knew what to do with a surplus with reference to the existing social institutions, then it wouldn’t be a surplus, would it? It’s precisely when no [...]

When you’re constantly traveling on a global scale, what becomes quickly evident is that convenient and available Internet access is just not there when you need it and have the time to use it. I guess that provides more justification to my theory that we, as an industry, still have much work to do to [...]

Rigide Arbeitszeiten und Hierarchien sind mega-out, gearbeitet wird nach Lust und Laune und nur, wenn es sein muss, im Büro. Dank Wi-Fi ist man rund um den Globus mit seinem Server verbunden, hat jederzeit alle relevanten Daten zur Verfügung und braucht nichts ausser einem immer kleiner und effizienter werdenden elektronischen Helfer: Laptop oder Blackberry. Bald [...]

A portable Attention Profile would allow a user to own (and optionally submit) a meta view of their interests to create instant relationships with “attention aware” products and services. This creates an instantly customized user experience.
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Many of us leave our day jobs at the office and come home to our families, prime time television, or possibly an hour or two of World of Warcraft. According to a new study from Interactive Data Corp. (IDC) and sponsored by Nortel, however, an emerging demographic of “hyperconnected” individuals in the workforce doesn’t have [...]

Trouble is, when your home is your office, the boundaries between work and personal time dissolve. Distractions (cable, fridge, couch) lurk everywhere. But the biggest problem is social: Without the companionship of office mates—even the Dwight Schrutes of the world—telecommuters and freelancers can feel unmotivated and lonely. Which may explain why the virtual office remains [...]

Coworking is the social gathering of a group of people, who are still working independently, but who share values and who are are interested in the synergy that can happen from working with talented people in the same space[
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Hot desking originates from the definition of being the temporary physical occupation of a work station or surface by a particular employee
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Sustainability will be a prime driver of economic growth in the years ahead. Green will move from the realm of corporate responsibility to the space of revenue expansion and profit generation. I see it sprouting everywhere in the US. I’m assuming that Europe is way ahead in this.
NussbaumOnDesign CEOs Must Be Designers, Not Just [...]