This presentation checks the current, trends and the possible future of work. Time was limited to 25 minutes, yet generated 50+ tweets, indicating the subject is indeed interesting. Some of the challenging areas of change and future is technology alone will not solve it, neither will a focus on a change of corporate habits and culture. It needs to be a joint action. The presentation is edited post-presentation as a flip-board chart was used for flexibility with the audience as well as co-creation effects.

1. THE FUTURE OF WORK
Information & Organisation Management Summit
Cologne, September 25, 2014
#ioms2014
by
Johan Lange
The LUCK Concept

2. WELL, IS IT?
My experience is it seldomly is – great work will always be a
matter of work. Hard work. And smart work.

3. THE WORKPLACE OF
TODAY?
Wer war das?
??!!!
If we chase scape goats we create a culture of
blame.

4. LEAVING THE INDUSTRIAL
PARADIGM

5. EUROPE NEEDS?
We are in serious need of improving productivity
and innovation. That will NOT happen by doing the
same as before. We need new manners and
leadership.

6. NEED FOR A CHANGE?
Higher degree of creativity
Improved wellness at work
Improved productivity
Passion at work?

7. WE NEED TO MOVE!
And this time it’s about asking questions to get
new answers. New ideas, new roles, new ways
of work

8. SIGNS OF CHANGE?
There ARE signs of change – but are they fast enough?
The Internet makes distance ”irrelevant” – what can YOU make of it?
You do not have to hire all your staff – new forms are emerging
Transparency becomes the new marketing - employer branding. Are you
ready?
Supply chains go from linear to circular/multicircular – landfill will disappear
Experts are everywhere – and they need another leadership
So are robots – but they look different than Star Trek
Our brain is adaptive – and will adopt to new challenges

9. OUR BRAIN VS. CHANGE
Prof Steve Peters’ brain model
•

10. POWER OF CHANGE
Modelling – we can try out
Fast Fail – if in doubt, dare to test fear-free/no blame
culture
Gamification – use proudness, smartness et al
Reflecting – use all bright brains of the team
Structure – once we find change – how to keep it?

11. HIERARCHY, FLAT OR
…WIREARCHY?
Survival of the fittest – adapt! Adapt as part of Brand -- yes
but we do not have the people….?
We may work with nemployees! Access tp skill, work and
result –in new roles, new professions and new ways of
deals. *) as described by
Jon Husband

12. AWAKE: LOSS OF UNUSED
OR UNDERUTILIZED
EMPLOYEES

13. COMMUNICATION IN 2025
Zero mail – mail will be intelligized and selfsorted & ”disappear”
Zero laptop – screens, voice and haptics will be everywhere
All mobile – few will be locked to ”workplaces”
Internet of Things – everything communicates – as all is electric
now
Bionic & robotic – biology is ”in the system” & robots are
”standard”
That unknown… - we will make many mistakes in predicting. Me
too…

14. MER ATT KOMMENTERA
The skill to listen needs a
revolution! A lot of GREAT
manager skills will reach a
tipping point – transparency
will “trip advice” managers a
nd
organisations.
Sharing Economies are take
n for granted.
Islands in organisations are
bridged automatically
We all want to belong to
the team!

15. THE WORKPLACE IN 2025
The office
The cafe
Outside
The greenhouse - the inner outside

16. THE WORKPLACE OF 2025?

17. RETHINK GREEN
A circular world will be more interesting
Our brain is challenged by problematic issues
We are great to do this in semi-teams

18. ENTERING THE PATH
These are a few areas we can enter already today:
• Lean Thinking, Agile, customer pull
• Visualize, infographics, sharing, inspiring
• Perspective change, engagement goal setting
• Brain research - cognitive connection of means
and mentality

19. CULTURE DEVELOPMENT!
Social first or Culture first?
Social public first or
internal first?
Is culture not ”in the walls”?
Picture: The guardian at
my hotel has seen cultures
change

20. CULTURE ”IN THE WALLS”?
Challenge that! Here’s a tool my customers meet regularly
to continue working on our culture. It brings hope to
change. Connecting the behaviors truly lived with this
matrix AND digital transformation objectives make true
change happen – AND be visible!

21. THANK YOU!
Johan Lange
johan@langecom.com
@johanlange
LI: ask me to connect!
www.luckconcept.com
English version in 2015.
www.langecom.com

22. POST KEYNOTE
I wasn’t aware of this
amount of feedback and
comments during my
speech as we had our
phones completely off – not
to interfere with the
microphone. When leaving
stage I switched on – and
saw this…
I humbly thank you from
the bottom of my heart!!!