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Interchange 3 (10.The virtual office)

Innovation Development

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Warm-up Questions

What do you think a “virtual office” is?
How might a virtual office change daily work routines?
What are some possible advantages and disadvantages of working virtually?

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Interchange 3 (10.The virtual office)

A new “future of work” (00:00 – 01:00)

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1. What is creating “startling changes” in what it means to be on the job?

New sports trends
School reforms
Technology and globalization
Weather and climate change

2. Which idea is part of the imagined future work world?

Longer commutes every day
No office in the physical world at all
More corporate headquarters
More required face-to-face meetings

3. In the remote-working example, what matters most to the company?

That you work only in a company office
That you get your work done
Where you sit while working
That you wear formal clothes

Interchange 3 (10.The virtual office)

Mobile workforces and office space on demand (01:00 – 01:45)

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1. Why doesn’t even the CEO have an office with his name on the door?

The company is very small
The workforce is so mobile
The building is under construction
Employees are not allowed in offices

2. How do people get a workspace at this company?

They reserve it like a hotel room
They must share one room all day
They buy their own desk
They can only work from home

3. What is described as a “vision of the past”?

Having a big desk as a sign of status
Using email to communicate
Checking in with a kiosk
Working with clients

Interchange 3 (10.The virtual office)

Headquarters in cyberspace (01:45 – 02:46)

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1. Where has the marketing firm made its headquarters?

In a downtown skyscraper
In cyberspace
In the suburbs
Inside a university campus

2. How often are the workers in the virtual boardroom?

Every day
Never
Once a week
Once a month

3. What is the main message at the end of the report?

The office location is always the most important thing
People should stop using technology at work
Every company needs a corporate headquarters
What matters is what you do, not where you are

Interchange 3 (10.The virtual office)

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1. What is the overall topic of the report?

How to apply for a job at a news company
How to build new office buildings faster
How offices are becoming more virtual and flexible
How to decorate a traditional office

2. Which change is presented as part of the “new order of business”?

More paper-based reporting
More people commuting to headquarters every day
Less global communication between teams
More work done through teleconferences and online collaboration

3. What seems to be one goal of meeting in cyberspace?

To make people feel connected as if they are together
To stop holding meetings
To replace all clients with computers
To avoid working with other people completely

Discussion Questions

Discuss the ideas from this video

Interchange 3 (10.The virtual office)

Would you like to work with “no commute”? Why or why not?
What problems might happen if workers rarely meet in the physical world?
How could a company maintain trust and teamwork in a virtual office?
Do you think offices will become less important in the future? Explain your opinion.