You’d think after hosting 5 events on the theme of the it would get a bit repetitive. Boring perhaps. But it can’t. And it won’t. And here’s why: Future of Work The shift in the make up of our workforce and in the way we organise ourselves is rapidly evolving — we are at a monumental juncture. It’s now possible to create a new model of working that makes going to productive, fulfilling and meaningful. Many visionaries have been busy designing, what calls — soulful workplaces. And these companies aren’t necessarily places where you go, so much as a communities where you belong. The chief organising principle of the modern era is; the office Frederic Laloux A figurative space where your talent can flourish. Leading the 5th edition of the series _a_t Shoreditch house three leaders attest to these changes. They assert their own views on what is happening to our ways and means of working, its affects on us individually and collectively and what’s in store around the corner. Future of Work Take a peak.. Video by Elco Ian , growth hacker and founder of is in love with the sound of things slowing down. He urges you to stop for second and contemplate all of these changes around us: Elco Ian Painting the Internet “..The future of work will be one where your work, your personal life, your relationships, everything around you — the lines will not be so rigid anymore as they used to be, they will be much more blurred and you will have the ability to choose what you prefer and what you don’t prefer— and in times when we can expect massive technological acceleration — we should think very clearly all together what kind of lives we want for ourselves, for each other and for our future.” Slide via Davide ‘Folletto’ Casali , Product Experience Director at is living and breathing the distributed workforce model. Working in a thriving and progressive organisation he cites 3 guiding principles that are key to David Casali Automattic not fucking up the culture: “Transparency — share everything, share early Initiative — individual leads, team autonomy Communication — is oxygen” Dive deeper into what makes one of the world’s leading distributed companies tick and learn David’s views on the tools and support required to make work, work: , Director at Door Global, represents a growing breed of super talent that blends creativity, business and tech in the right measure to seriously shake things up. Confessing he possess a breadth of knowledge over depth — he claims that it’s this trait, that will define the next generation of knowledge workers: Brett Macfarlene the curiosity gene, Slide via Brett Macfarlane Deep dive into Brett’s thinking looking to the past to see into the future: So you see although these may be varying visions for the future, the underlying shift is self-evident. And if you’ve read this far you’ll agree that the topic — and what it means for us as workers and as humans — is anything but dull. The next Future of Work event is on October 6th @ WeWork Old Street Book your place here Thanks for tapping the 💚 if you enjoyed this.
