These five initiatives provide hints about our work futures, including new ways of collaborating in distributed teams and expanding services. While some signal a brighter future, others examine new dynamics that will continue to evolve.
A site that simulates the sounds of the office, for people working from elsewhere.
People will want their favourite aspects of office life translated into new environments. How to do this gracefully is still up for interpretation.
All these noises require input from people, people that are currently missing from many people's home offices, and that's why many people find the site comforting.
An online platform showcasing profiles of under-represented creators around the world that TV, Film and advertising companies can use to find more diverse talent.
Online tools are equipped to reinvent recruiting, hiring and networking, given their unparalleled access to people across the globe.
We believe that tapping into talent that’s been historically under-represented will lead to a renaissance of creativity, to the benefit of the world.
An interactive experience that simulates a job interview with an Artificial Intelligence HR Manager in a dystopian, surveillance-based work environment.
In the future, technology will inevitably take over some jobs. We will need to navigate when that is appropriate versus dangerous.
Because of the scalability of AI and machine learning, the bias embedded in the products using these technologies can easily multiply beyond human control.
A way for domestic workers’ employers and clients to contribute towards their benefits, like paid sick days, via a portable benefits platform that isn’t tied to any one employer.
As people explore flexible working arrangements, not everyone will have access to adequate employer-provided benefits or social safety nets. They will need alternative models of support.
Solutions need to be designed for workers, not employers, and NDWA Labs has shown that, by combining tech with a social movement, we can re-imagine what the social safety net could look like so that no workers are left to fall through the cracks.
A culture and team-building platform that offers a fully customisable solution for companies to engage employees and event attendees virtually.
With distributed work on the rise, teams – and entire organisations – are looking for new ways to build and maintain strong connections among their workers.
Gamifying the experience helps to bring people together in fun, dynamic ways”.