What is really the future of work? Most books on the subject are outdated the moment they hit the shelves. I thought I’d make a diagram explaining my thoughts on what I think at least the future of work should take into consideration when thinking about the elements that shape what we are considering to be and become work. <– Wow, that’s a mouthful. Basically I see this diagram like 3D soap bubbles moving slowly at many directions, growing bigger, smaller, closer, further apart, appearing and disappearing again. The territory will be moving all the time and in any direction.
For the moment the bigger the bubble, the bigger the element will have an influence on the direction of work. The first thing we are already seeing is that work and leisure will become more and more intertwined. Further emphasis will be on the individual. We are all individuals now and cherish this more than we like to admit. “I love you like a love myself” as the song by Herman Brood goes. Individualization will have an influence on anything we do…
