About digital transformation, design, creativity and lifestyle in the Networked Society.
For those of us who have a smartphone and have access to the internet 24/7, with all the information that is out there and all the possibilities that it gives us, we tend to take the benefits for granted after a while. We have to remember that the majority of the 6.7 billion mobile subscriptions around the... Continue Reading →
In my last post, I wrote about two-way flexibility – about people trying to understand the new norms and rules in the changing landscape of work and leisure. In this post, I want to continue that discussion further and look into what issues arise as the private and personal spheres merge. In his book from 1963,... Continue Reading →
Right now I am sitting at the co-working space, Impact Hub in downtown Seattle preparing for a workshop I will lead tomorrow. I could of course have stayed in my hotel room but I prefer to get a flavor of the local entrepreneurial scene and be a bit social as well (beyond the borders of my computer).... Continue Reading →
There will be many differences between the Industrial Society logic we are now leaving and the logic of the Networked Society that is now emerging. One of the differences is how we look at customers – whether they are consumers or clients and where we find them in the value chain. In the Industrial Era... Continue Reading →
An average day on the planet Earth comprises a lot of activities, and many of those are about to change. Some 7 billion people wake up every morning to start a new day and 450,000 of the newly awakened are more than 100 years old . These experienced individuals have an incredible knowledge of change... Continue Reading →
As described in my last blog post, Mobility, Broadband and the Cloud have become general-purpose technologies with a broad applicability, creating a foundation for innovation and driving the transformation of society. Right now we see some progressive innovation happening, and in almost every area Mobility, Broadband and the Cloud are being used to create progress. This... Continue Reading →
Steam, coal, iron and railways were general-purpose technologies in the Industrial Era. They become important far outside their own industry and spurred innovation and business life at the time. Read about the technologies for the Networked Society at the Networked Society blog
I have been writing recently about the changes happening in working life and the challenges that both employers and employees will face going forward into the Networked Society. Today’s cultural changes and technological progress are transforming working life as we know it, creating a business landscape that is dynamic and changing. The new business landscape... Continue Reading →
Recently, Tonny Uhlin and I went into the studio to record the first episode of the “Next-generation Working Life” podcast. During this first episode, we talk about the big and small changes we see coming to our work places as we journey deeper into the Networked Society and how these will impact our working life... Continue Reading →
As mobile technologies continue to liberate us from specific locations and time restrictions, it becomes less important where, when and how work is done. This ultimately will change how people moving around in cities. Some will work from home,others will go to the office and still others may prefer to sit at a café. Telecommuting... Continue Reading →
Mikael Eriksson Björling 