IE masters in management application- How do you imagine social interaction within 10 years, taking into consideration the impact of technology on human relations?

1. How do you imagine social interaction within
10 years, taking into consideration the impact
of technology on human relations?
By Lunachiara Di Montigny

2. Definitions
Social interaction
is the process by which we act and react to those around us. In a nutshell,
social interaction includes those acts people perform toward each other and
the responses they give in return.
Technology
noun
the application of scientific knowledge for practical purposes, especially in
industry.
"advances in computer technology"
machinery and devices developed from scientific knowledge.
"it will reduce the industry's ability to spend money on new technology"
the branch of knowledge dealing with engineering or applied sciences.

3. 2030

4. Internet of Everything “Will
be five to ten times more
impactful in the next decade
than the entire internet has
been to date” (John
Chambers, Cisco CEO)

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6. Technology’simpacton
communicationandit’s
effect onsocial
interactions
2017
TOMORROW
VIRTUAL PRESENCE
…is becoming a real possibility
thanks to the recent
advancements in 3D imaging and
scanning technologies.
ELECTRONIC PAPER
…amount of paper being used
will drastically fall thanks to
eReaders and electronic forms of
communication.
1 trillion personal devices by 2030

7. Technology’s impact on humanresource management andit’s effect on social
interactions…
Onboarding
Recruitment
Learning
Manynewtechnologies fall intothecategoryofvirtual technologies, likevirtualreality.
VirtualRealityUses
An extremely challenging issue for organisations is on-
boarding, this challenge is negatively affecting retention and
productivity. VR technology helps human resource managers
overcome this issue by offering solutions to improve the on-
boarding experience for new employees.
VR allows potential new talent to experience a firm’s
environment and also their future work without having to
physically visit the firm.
Learning with VR could be the end of classroom teaching. All subjects and classes
could be programmed and students would only have to place on their VR headset
andnavigate through the interface tohave access tothe material.

10. Technology’s impact on work andit’s effecton social
interactions… …virtualteams
✗ Manage work-life balance
✗ Human resource managers are finding it complicated to ensure that their
programs meet with local needs of the employeeyet at the same time avoid
being too specific to any one population. Balancing the local workforce
with a global strategy can become extremely challenging.
✗ The flexibility that employees get when being part of a virtual workforce
can have consequences on levels of engagement. The Economic
Intelligence Unit survey reports that only 26% of respondents believe that
their company excels at retaining talent and that employee engagement
measures arelower invirtual workforces thaninphysical teams.
 Communication platofrms and company intranets allow
workers to work from home and whilst travelling. They
also allow companies to hire teams across boarders and
in different time zones
Examplesof virtual organisationsincludeGoogle,Ebayand Amazon.All of theseorganisationscan be definedasvirtual
becausetheteams that operatewithinthesebusinessesarevirtual teams.“A virtual team works acrossspace,time, and
organizationalboundarieswithlinksstrengthenedbywebsof communicationtechnologies.”

11. “ Technology has created more jobs than it has destroyed, says 140
years of data” (The Guardian, 2015)

12. Technology’s impact on transport and it’s effecton social
interactions
When talking about technology and social interactions many might say that technology reduces
physical interactions between people, yet in the case of transport and more specifically
autonomous cars we can see from the examples here that this might not necessarily be the case. In
the future the car will likely turn out to be a small moving living room, where you can have
meetings, read a book, watch tv, play board games… Many other forms of private and public
transport will also improve their service by offering their passengers numerous additional
commodities.
All public transport will surely includewireless connection and charging for all kinds of devices.