Transparent Factory
Changes in nature of work lead to changes in workplaces. Creative and complex work requires appropriate stimulating setting, while the freedom of future workless society means that a workplace must be exciting and attractive.
Some modern examples are:
- Mindlab at the Ministry of Economic and Business Affairs in Copenhagen, Denmark [1]
- Volkswagen Transparent Factory [2]
- BMW Leipzig Plant [3] (cool video)
- Red Bull’s London office [4]
- Google's Googleplex [5]
Mindlab
Googleplex
Red Bull's office
Transparent Factory
Telework[]
Many people can already do distance work using computers and Internet. Telemedicine including remote surgery becomes possible. Equipment will be remotely operated too (currently done to some extent).
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Virtual reality[]
Meetings can already be held in virtual spaces (using Second Life and other similar tools). In the future more of the work will be moved to virtual reality.
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Links[]
- 10 seeeeeriously cool workplaces
- Office of the future at Wikipedia