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Collaborative Workspaces

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Collaborative Workspaces

Making Information Work Simpler, Smarter, Safer, and Faster

AIIM,

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Collaborative technology is the future – but how will it change office environments and management structures?

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This succinct report from the Association for Information and Image Management explains the ways collaborative technology will transform business by 2030. Digital technologies expert John Mancini and IT Leadership Academy executive director Thornton May offer practical examples that illustrate why organizational leadership can no longer think of technology as just an “add on” to traditional business. getAbstract recommends this handy primer to business leaders looking to understand – and make the most of – collaborative technologies in the workplace.

Summary

Collaborative technologies – such as mobile devices, automation and social media – not only change how and where work occurs, but they transform the very organizational structure of business itself. In the past, companies linked productivity with an employee’s presence in a traditional office space; today this metric lacks validity. Instead, business leadership must consider how the workplace can support employees to complete work, including their ability to work anytime, from anywhere in the world.

To begin, organizations must address the widening gap between workers...

About the Author

John Mancini is an e-book author, public speaker and leader of the AIIM global community. Thornton May is a futurist and executive director of the IT Leadership Academy.

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