If you're a regular follower of my LinkedIn posts, you'll know that connectivity - and how mobile technology is transforming societies, businesses and governments - is a key theme I like to share my views on and discuss. The impact that the connected world is having on the workforce and the workplace is a real passion of mine, and something that will continue to develop throughout our careers.
There are many different views on exactly how companies, countries, brands and communities will change over the next century, but pretty much everyone I hear from agrees that these key pillars of our world will look very different at the end of the 21 century compared to how they looked at the start.
To broaden out the debate, this week, I'd like to share with you seven great articles that explore some of these topics in more depth than I can go into here.
First a small disclaimer. These articles are from the new Future Thinking interactive microsite recently launched by my company, EE. Future Thinking is all about engaging with business users and entrepreneurs at organisations large and small, private and public sector.
The content is editorial-driven from a team of respected business technology writers and we have also partnered with The Economist and The Telegraph to provide a wide range of insights into the future of technology for business owners and IT professionals.
I hope you enjoy these articles – I would love to hear about the key strands of technology that you think will be the disruptors of the modern workforce, workplace and business world at large.
1. On yer bike - how mobile tech is driving a no-car, no-office revolution
As work becomes more something people do than a place they go we consider five genres of apps - from Wi-Fi and office space finders to travel for the car-less, office-less mobile worker.
2. Machine-to-machine (M2M) and the Internet of Things (IoT) - ready for business?
Far from being pure futuristic sci-fi fantasy ordinary businesses, both small and large, are already using and getting value out of the IoT. By starting to think in terms of connected things, organisations can reduce the risk of finding themselves, quite literally, outsmarted.
3. Q&A: Jim Ginsburgh - the 'father of BYOD'
Back in a pre-iPhone and tablet 2005 Jim Ginsburgh led a 'digital consumer' initiative at energy giant BP that gave staff an allowance to buy their own IT kit. In this exclusive interview nine years later Jim reflects on the lessons of that BP project and talks about the impact of consumerisation of technology on business IT today.
4. BYOD and the post-PC mobile device tipping point for the workplace
The desktop world gave corporate IT departments certainty. But we're now at an inflection point that sees tablets and smartphones outnumbering desktops and PCs and employees are increasingly bringing their own mobile devices. What does this mean for the future workplace?
5. Cheat Sheet: How to build your own app store
So-called enterprise app stores - internal mobile app repositories that enable employees to download apps in a similar style to commercial stores such as Apple's App Store and Google Play - are on the rise. This cheat sheet explains all you need to know to get up to speed.
6. How mobility, cloud and Big Data will dominate the business IT agenda in 2014
An in-depth look at the top priorities for chief information officers (CIOs) in 2014. It will be a year in which companies will become either masters or servants of these major disruptive technology forces and the pressure is on IT leaders to steer their organisations on the right course through these choppy waters.
7. How small businesses (SMEs) can tackle mobile security without breaking the bank
SMEs have to balance a lack of in-house IT skills and cash for mobile related security with the potential risks. This article explores some of the key threats and how SMEs can tackle them on a budget using cloud-based software and tools such as mobile device management (MDM).
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