How will you be working in the year 2030?

Get ready for the incredible shrinking, mood-altering workplace. As reported by the BBC, new research predicts that by the year 2030, headquarters offices and even individual desks "are likely to disappear." Taking their place? Hot desks, collaboration offices, even "decor that adapts to a worker's mood." The research was sponsored by Johnson Controls, a company that designs car and office interiors. It says that people will spend less time in one office location, instead staying on the move, supported by an integrated set of technologies that allows people to stay constantly connected and up to date. As a result, the number of offices will shrink as will individual space within offices.

Johnson Controls' report is titled "The Smart Workplace." It envisions that by 2030 organizations will "retain core business functions but look and behave like social networks, creating corporate communities." Looks like our office is well ahead of the curve.

Link to the complete report here: http://www.johnsoncontrols.com/publish/us/en/products/building_efficiency/gws/gwi/projects_workplace_innovation/futures_workplace_innovation/futures_report.htmll?WT.mc_id=123698.