Buildings and bureaus: RTO isn’t only about trust and control
Return to office (RTO) isn’t only about control or trust or workplaces. It’s more fundamental. It’s essentially about organizational identity….
Tag: ICT
The terms “flex” “hybrid” and “remote” represent evolution of knowledge work
These terms describe the evolution of knowledge work beyond the time and space confines of the 8-5 Monday through Friday…
From Office to Output: Redefining Knowledge Work
In the first half of the 2020s, two developments emerged with major implications for knowledge work. The first is virtualization…
Toffler’s second and third waves colliding in U.S. federal government
In his 1980 book The Third Wave, futurist Alvin Toffler depicted the long-term evolution of modern socio-economy as a series…
Knowledge organizations suffer “future shock”
In 1970, futurist Alvin Toffler coined term “future shock.” It occurs when the future arrives too quickly for people and…
The customer service model and government offices
The Trump administration’s offer this week to federal employees to either do their jobs in government offices or resign effective…
Office presence controversy overlays larger question of how knowledge work managed, organized.
The controversy over attendance in centralized commute-in offices is currently centered around return to office (RTO) policies and when knowledge…
Tipping point: Virtualization and decentralization of knowledge work disrupting traditional concept of employment
Under the traditional concept of employment, an employer sets the conditions of employment: When, where and how the work is…
Virtualization of knowledge work could portend major downsizing trend
As knowledge work is virtualized and decentralized out of commute in offices with modern information and communication technologies, some organizations…
The knowledge work diaspora
Knowledge work — also referred to as thought work — aims to develop information into actionable plans and reach decisions…