In our vision for the new world of work, work looks a lot more like life.
However, she emphasizes that the generational shift is just one of many variables pushing us into a new world of work.
"It already does, " says Alison Maitland, co-author of "Future work: How business can adapt and thrive in the new world of work".
In this new world of work, lifelong learning and continual education is crucial, as is constant vigilance about changes in the marketplace.
As it turns out, independent consulting is not only good for morale, but it also fits perfectly in the shifting landscape of the new world of work.
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In the new world of work, we envision a system that adds value for the users, the people on the front lines the people who are out there talking to your customers every day.
Among the first things likely to go, according to Peter Thomson and Alison Maitland, co-authors of the book "Future Work: How businesses can adapt and thrive in the new world of work, " is the idea of a fulltime job.
Nonetheless we are seeing the beginnings of an online social movement which will enhance traditional classroom education and breathe new life into the world of work.
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The purpose of the execise was to provide relevant tools while practicing participatory design, one of the key elements of the new work world.
Nevertheless, times are always changing in the world of work, new workers are entering the workplace with much different expectations for leaders and team culture.
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At the same time, private companies are developing new spaceships that will one day empower new generations of astronauts from around the world to work together, reaching deeper into space than ever before.
In the latest example of the growing fragmentation of the world of work, a new company called Quri is offering to pay shoppers for collecting pictures and other data while they shop in supermarkets, drug stores and other retail outlets.
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Its biggest coup of the coming season, the European premiere of a new work from the world-renowned La La La Human Steps dance company, will be performed on the State Opera stage.
Great news, you placeshifting fiends of the world: we've learned that Sling Media is hard at work crafting new versions of its SlingPlayer Mobile for S60, Windows Mobile Standard, and Windows Mobile Professional devices.
People who work within the world of new media are a fascinating bunch.
Mr. Carpenter's architectural design work includes the facade of the new 7 World Trade Center tower in New York and the renovation of the Israel Museum in Jerusalem, completed in 2010.
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They're young thinkers and scientists whom you've probably never heard of, doing work that is radically new and potentially world-changing.
They will work with London composer Jason Yarde on a piece of music exploring "new world rhythms".
Pre-thinking challenges us to reexamine our ingrained notions about how things work, and opens the door to new and different ways of seeing the world.
The number of specialist announcers on the World Service English language service will shrink and a new management team will work across distribution, channel management and commissioning.
What a unique opportunity for student clubs all over the world to work on the same program and help the less fortunate children get their first pair of new shoes.
Similarly, the rise of emerging biotechnology has significantly impacted the contemporary art world, leading artists to adopt new media and approaches, and to create work that critically examines the impact of this technology on society.
When you see American taxpayer money being effectively used to provide education in a way that improves the lives of these children and contributes to the peaceful founding of a new nation the 196th country in the world you get a genuine sense for the significance of this work.
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