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"LexisNexis has surveyed 500 people working in information services in a range of roles across Europe.  In depth interviews were held with professionals in France, Germany and the Netherlands and a broader survey was sent out to information professionals across Europe.  Finally, the researchers interviewed senior academics to review the findings."

Whats does the future of work look like?

"PwC has developed a virtual reality (VR) experience for its clients, allowing them to explore and better understand the range of potential future disruptions that could impact their organisation."

"The automation of work by machines, including AI, and the increasing interconnectedness between people, machines, and ideas. In the book, Only Humans Need Apply, the authors identify five ways that people can adapt to automation and intelligent machines."

"The next generation of social technologies is beginning to transform the way people communicate and work with each other, according to a new survey."

"Innovations in digitization, analytics, artificial intelligence, and automation are creating performance and productivity opportunities for business and the economy, even as they reshape employment and the future of work."

The application of AI to the development of smarter robo-advisers offers a dichotomy of hope or fear that it could yield 'intelligent' and cost-effective investment management advice.

A summary of 6 AI technologies that will have the most impact on jobs in the near future.

Graphic on the evolution of work from Forbes Magazine

Berners-Lee urges the adoption of more democratic services, including Facebook alternatives GnuSocial and Diaspora as well as the Status.net project, which gave rise to a decentralized incarnation of Twitter. "As has been the case since the Web began," he says, "continued grassroots innovation may be the best check and balance against any one company or government that tries to undermine universality."

Building the Next Generation Company: Innovation, Talent, Excellence

"Edit Cisco Building the Next Generation Company: Innovation, Talent, Excellence MIT seminar - Cisco President, John Chambers' presentation on the future of successful businesses"

interesting reading ahead of the September workshop

Terence Brake Blog

"worth tracking if you're involved in Global Virtual teams"

This video explores the changes in the way we find, store, create, critique, and share information. This video was created as a conversation starter, and works especially well when brainstorming with people about the near future and the skills needed in order to harness, evaluate, and create information effectively.

Over the next 15 years, 600 cities will account for more than 60 percent of global GDP growth. Which of them will contribute the largest number of children or elderly to the world's population? Which will see the fastest expansion of new entrants to the consuming middle classes? How will regional patterns of growth differ?

A must-read article for anyone interested in innovation in large corporations

NRF and WBS/KIN co-hosting, in support of Children In Need