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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

Category: Podcasts

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

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

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

Conversation with Michael Shear on distributed office spaces

Much of the discussion around the decentralization of knowledge work out of centralized commute-in offices is on telework — which…

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by Frederick Pilot
December 9, 2015

Conversation with Laurent Dhollande, CEO of Pacific Workplaces and Cloud VO

Commuting sucks. But so can working at home, which while avoiding the commute often lacks in the sense of community…

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by Frederick Pilot
December 4, 2015

Conversation with former California state government telework leader Geoff McLennan

In this podcast, Last Rush Hour author Fred Pilot talks with Geoff McLennan, who before his retirement from public service…

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by Frederick Pilot
December 1, 2015

Conversation with Future Work authors Alison Maitland and Peter Thomson

Last Rush Hour author Fred Pilot interviews Alison Maitland and Peter Thomson, authors of Future Work: Changing Organizational Culture for…

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by Frederick Pilot
November 30, 2015
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