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Workplace of the Future: How Technology Will Change the Way We Work

By Ericka Chickowski on 2011-11-16



How will technology trends like mobility and social networking, have on the offices of tomorrow? According to the Workplace of the Future survey, conducted by office space design company Teknion, emerging technologies are already changing the places we work. Cisco, CoreNet Global, Jones Lang LaSall and Teknion recently presented the survey's findings at the CoreNet Global Summit in Atlanta, Ga. "By 2020, IT computing will be almost entirely outsourced to the Cloud, and the lines between business and personal technology will be blurred," said Richard Kadzis, vice president, Strategic Communications, CoreNet Global. "Since commercial real estate is hard-wired to major drivers like consumerism and social responsibility, facilities and workplaces will become an increasingly more important critical extension of the corporate brand."

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78% of companies currently have less than 10% of their employees working from home more than one day a week, but that number is expected to grow by 2015.

Perks companies offer to attract knowledge workers:
41% said flexible workplace options
39% said leading-edge technology
10% said locating company in transit-oriented center
10% said on-site employee amenities

Nearly 90% of companies plan to increase their investment in productivity-enabling technologies such as voice-activation and sophisticated video conferencing by 2015.

88% of companies offer their workforce smart personal devices such as smart phones, PDAs and tablets.

62% of companies enable remote meetings through desktop video conferencing.

54% of companies reporting they are actively using Facebook, LinkedIn, Twitter and other tools to engage their workforce, customers and other stakeholders.

46% of companies are already using cloud computing, and many more plan to deploy cloud solutions in the next five years.

Companies report that workplace mobility programs generate as much as 30% bottom-line occupancy savings per year.

By 2015, square-feet of office space per-employee will drop from 200 to between 50 and 100, depending on industry.

Companies increase space utilization by:
Providing open worksapces (77%)
Having more remote employees (46%)
Desk sharing/Co-workspaces (31%)

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