NewWayToWork

we're not seeing it yet. Still too much setting up for enterprise. In SMB, it's a given

I'm always working, and always playing.

Once you learn to live with always on, it's FREEDOM. No one stops me from working or playing

The ability to collaborate anywhere has given my workforce more freedom and flexibility in their lives. That has increased their engagement and in turn their productivity.

W/ ability to collaborate anywhere there's no wasting time, u can get things done. Multitasking like a boss.

You can get to better quality ideas much faster: No one knows everything, but everyone knows something.

Productivity is a bi-product of engagement. Meet your workforce where they live in engagement and you'll get the productivity you need from them.

@rjwissin agreed! It's the 'no excuses, play like a champion' mentatility

allows for a new way to manage your own time and deadlines. a little bit here and there adds up, without being tied to a physical location.

@JerryAOverton CSC is a great example of virtual workforce - love the vision they have of an "inside out" organization

Collaborative technology is the tool by which smart employers engage their workforce.

@WarrenWhitlock Yep and better collaboration lets you blur the lines between the two: work + play.

@rjwissin it also allows for people to work where they're comfortable - on the couch, in a coffeeshop, on a plane etc...blurs the line between work and home - but in a good way :)

virtual work will really expand as the "experience and immersion" factors kick in - only going to get better imho

@DikBiz totally agree! I'm chatting from my couch with my 2 dogs in my lap right now :)

@DikBiz I agree -- lets you work when and where you're most productive, and take breaks when you need to.

A3- Being able to work anywhere (ex. from home) allows one to get things done much faster, saves time & energy and is better for the environment!

@furrier Thx. Being able to work from the outside-in has been an absolute game changer in how I think and work.

Work and Life priorities can better coincide thanks to #mobile

A3) Old truth with new awakening >> inspired workers are more productive. #remoteworkers are more inspired (can be)

@GoshowNYC AGREED! Collaborative mobility helps you accumulate the bits and pieces into a productive output.

@joelyoh Long live crowd sourcing!

I'm imagining @ambarmstrong with her dog while chatting. If not, that's a good focus for new tech. Everything is better with a dog

reduces time and stress getting to work and the commute time.

@joelyoh I agree but the downside is we have to be careful to minimize multitasking and maximize focus.

@JerryAOverton I see the same thing: a move away from "work life balance" to "work life integration"

@mediamutt Personally...I like it!

I like where Verse is going. Relationships with people are more important than organizations and projects.

Organizations should leverage the social technology tool that best fits THEM. Start by identifying what the message is, what the end goal is...then pick the tool to use.

@joelyoh Or better yet, let the organization select the tool based on use and participation.

@warrenwhitlock I agree whole-heartedly - thought leadership and innovation can come from anywhere - HR, C-Suite, Customers, Vendors...etc. Everyone on this chat had to start somewhere...

@joelyoh tools are nice, goals are a MUST

After all, SnapChat is awesome but should it be used by an organization just because...? I think not.

I would like to see wearables expand so you receive and communicate data on different devices, depending on where you and what you need to do

conservative orgs should take more advantage of enterprise social networks, but they need "hard" examples of how others have benefited.

A social technology tool is only as useful as it is measurable.

measurement YAY

Better context awareness. Would be nice if my devices could tell me how an update relates to the sea of info I'm drowning in.

leading orgs should start applying analytics and more mobility to their collaboration workspaces - applying context (esp. location context) to how people work digitally.

@ElizabethKvedar I'd like to see wearables incorporate more "vitals" to show health correlations into biz apps - such as heart rates/blood pressure (do certain jobs encounter more stress - how will a company respond to that data)

@PhyliciaTeymer that's #crazytalk - and an awesome idea!

Q2 - #BYOD - enables people to work the way they feel most comfortable

Easy to see what's adapted, it's the stuff we use. Adapt of die.. the world has gone mobiile

I think its the other way around: The next-gen workforce is adapting to take advantage collaborative technologies.

Today I expect everything to be mobile. If I can't use tech from my device, I find something else

We're connected ALL the time through phones, watches, & other new devices, everything is at our finger tips

@warrenwhitlock exactly - work doesn't stop if the wi-fi breaks. I'll pick up the next device and keep going...

@JerryAOverton People don't need to adapt. they want to communicate and work together. Enterprises must not get in the way

Collaborative technology has shrunk down to the size of your pocket! And yet it must still have the power to enable us all to do BIG things.

The assumption is now that you're going to be working with people who are NOT in the same room or building as you. That's a huge shift.

@danielkdtwt exactly!

The technology is there, with the smartphone, now the workforce needs to take advantage of it.

full functionality from mobile devices is key, and sometimes even better results using your phone as primary device. especially with SM.

some day we'll be able to chat without a corporation. (a WARNING joke)

@WarrenWhitlock IMHO, constant connection, open conversations, and engaging anywhere takes some getting used to.

frictionless connecting via any channel enables more viable and productive virtual workforces and digital experience software will power this

Technology has become more agile, mobile, smaller, easier, faster - adapting to connecting people how they need.

while. I have been on virtual teams for 10 plus years@danielkdtwt This shift has been happening for a

@JerryAOverton The trick is being able to step away, turn it off -- being able to be connected anywhere, any time doesn't mean we should be connected everywhere, all the time.

A2) Today's bandwidth capacity has enabled real-time collaboration in a cost-effective manner reducing friction as @furrier mentioned.

Q2 I think it's still important to consider how orgs can support offline work - there are a lot of times (airplane, remote site) where connectivity is weak or non-existent.