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Last Rush Hour

On the decentralization of knowledge work in the 21st century

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Decentralized Knowledge Work: Transforming Organizational Management, Culture
The economics of office presence
Buildings and bureaus: RTO isn’t only about trust and control
Redefining office space use in the post CCO era
No assembly required
Future shock and past snapback
The terms “flex” “hybrid” and “remote” represent evolution of knowledge work
From workplace to gathering place
An emerging — and dubious — tradeoff: Making CCOs destinations worth the drive. An emerging — and dubious — tradeoff: Making CCOs destinations worth the drive.
It’s now longer about whether to CCO or not. New model of knowledge work needed.
Distance isn’t quite dead. It’s being defined and justified. And it remains a burden.
  • Consulting Services
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    • Consulting services to help knowledge organizations adapt people, processes, structure, and values to optimally align with and benefit from the decentralization of knowledge work, lessen future shock and thrive in the future.
    • The Decentralization of Knowledge Work: Implications for Regional and Transportation Planning and Economic Development
    • The Decentralization of Knowledge Work: How It Helps Organizations Address 3 Key Challenges

Month: January 2016

Last rush hour may be drawing near as Southern California transit agencies report shrinking ridership

“I don’t know if this is long-term, but it doesn’t feel like it’s temporary when we’ve been dealing with 36…

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by Frederick Pilot
January 27, 2016

Conversation with Nicola Millard, head of Customer Insight & Futures, BT Global

Information and communications technology is advancing and proliferating so rapidly that one ICT player, the UK’s BT, has a futurologist…

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by Frederick Pilot
January 26, 2016

The post-Industrial Age live-work future

Over the next couple of decades, expect a post-Industrial Age live-work residential settlement paradigm to establish itself. A hallmark will…

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by Frederick Pilot
January 24, 2016

Changing nature of work, flexible work ranked as #1 disruptive force in World Economic Forum employer survey

As physical and organizational boundaries are becoming increasingly blurred, organizations are going to have to become significantly more agile in…

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by Frederick Pilot
January 22, 2016

Conversation with Mika Cross, federal workplace policy strategist

During a civil service career that has spanned a decade and a half with multiple federal government agencies, Mika Cross…

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by Frederick Pilot
January 22, 2016

Conversation with Jack Nilles, father of “telecommuting”

This episode features Jack Nilles, who coined the term “telecommuting” in the early 1970s –before the personal computer and well…

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by Frederick Pilot
January 18, 2016

25 years later, traffic paradox continues to bedevil SF Bay Area

A quarter of a century ago, I witnessed firsthand the emergence of a robust information and communications technology (ICT) industry…

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by Frederick Pilot
January 17, 2016

First ever use of control group to measure effectiveness of workplace flexibility… — CAMBRIDGE, Mass., Jan. 13, 2016 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ —

CAMBRIDGE, Mass., Jan. 13, 2016 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ — New research released today shows that workers at a Fortune 500 company who…

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by Frederick Pilot
January 13, 2016

Suburban office parks are dying because young people don’t want to drive there | MNN – Mother Nature Network

At a New Year’s Eve party, I was talking to a business exec running a tech company located in a…

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by Frederick Pilot
January 11, 2016

Conversation with Kate Lister, President, Global Workplace Analytics

Global Workplace Analytics conducts independent research and consults on emerging workplace issues and opportunities, specializing in making the management case…

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by Frederick Pilot
January 7, 2016

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