The world has seen a massive transformation in the last decade. New organisations, such as Google and Apple and new technologies, such as AI and Big data have changed the world forever. The business world and the workplace faced a similar transformation as well.
In the past, offices used to be made up of cubicles and employees were encouraged to stay focused and work independently. However, now many organisations (for instance: Grameenphone) are adopting 'hot desking', which is allocating desks to employees when they are required or on a rotating system, rather than giving each person a separate desk. Now in the modern workplace employees are encouraged to collaborate.
Offices were less tech-oriented back then as most business communication took place through landlines and in-person. They used to keep records in hard copies. Now organisations mainly communicate through Skype, Viber, Whatsapp, and what not!
With the help of new technologies, work will not only be constrained within the walls of the office. Workplace experts predict that remote working, which is working away from the office, will increase in the near future and many organisations might even no longer require physical offices.
However, a new workplace comes with new challenges. With so much tech integration, it is estimated that around 40 per cent of an employee’s productive time is taken up by distractions and shifting between different tasks.
