Future of Workspace

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Introduction

How will the business workspace look in the next ten years.


Hopefully like this
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Scope

To be filled in

Current landscape

How mobile is the European workforce? The following facts and figures give a general overview of current situation in the EU labour market.

Source: http://europa.eu.int/comm/employment_social/workersmobility2006/fact_figures_en.htm

Research dimensions

1. Technological
2. Political and Legal
3. Enviromental
4. Economical
5. Social

Driving Forces

+++Please Order all new driving forces alphabetical+++

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Technological

Political and Legal

Enviromental

Economical

Social



Research questions

Technological

Political and Legal

Enviromental

Economical

Social

Predetermined and critical uncertainties

Framework / System diagrams

Assumptions

Scenarios

Scenario 1 Assumptions

  • Improving mobility of workforce
  • Less flexible state of organizations
  • Standardized state of mobile technology
  • Dissolving state of the EU
  • More flexible state of society
  • Low liberation of labor laws
  • Declining state of economy
  • Stable state of environment

People are ready, business / Europe is not

  • People are ready for a change as the society is more flexible, and the the state of the economy continues to slip.
  • EU governments are bogged down by politicians who are out for intrests of their particular country due to the dissolving state of the EU.
  • Businesses are hesitant to innovate and invest as legislation is stuck in first gear due to the low liberalization of labor laws.
  • Low economic growth is seen across the board.
  • Nationalistic governments limit foreign investment.
  • Large multinationals struggle as fierce competition from smaller rivals increases. Unable to draw up more competetive contracts with unions, small adaptive enterpreneurships flourish.
  • Massive layoffs at Phillips, Daimler Benz and SAP.
  • Galileo space program falls apart as control cannot be agreed upon. Germany wants to retain majority share and increase control in the program, and causes EU countries to withdraw their contributions.
  • Britain exits from the EU. Transfer payments and unfair portions of agricultular subsidies are paid out of Britains expense. Britain expends ties with America.

Scenario 2 Assumptions

  • Stable mobility of workforce
  • Traditional state of organizations
  • Proprietary standards of mobile technology
  • More integrated state of the EU
  • Traditional state of society
  • High liberation of labor laws
  • Growth state of economy
  • Improving state of environment

Europe ready and flexible, businesses and people are not

Scenario 3 Assumptions

  • Deteriorating mobility of workforce
  • Traditional state of organizations
  • Standardized state of mobile technology
  • Stable state of the EU
  • Traditional state of society
  • Slack state of labor laws
  • Stabilization of economy
  • Deteriorating environment

Technology is ready, but Europe, businesses and people are hesitant

Strategic Roadmap

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