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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 technology change where people work in the future?
What are some possible advantages or disadvantages of not going to an office?

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Interchange 3 (10.The virtual office)

The future of work: less office, more technology (00:00 – 00:55)

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

More traffic and longer commutes
Technology and globalization
New office buildings in cities
Higher salaries and longer vacations

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

Shorter emails and more paper documents
More private offices for every employee
No commute and maybe no physical office
Everyone must work in a corporate headquarters

3. What does the speaker say about many employees and IBM offices?

IBM employees can work only in one country
Most employees work only in IBM offices every day
IBM is closing all offices worldwide
Many employees rarely come into an IBM office

Interchange 3 (10.The virtual office)

Mobile workforces and “office space like a hotel room” (00:55 – 01:36)

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1. Where is the person working from when the reporter meets him?

A university laboratory in Beijing
A corporate headquarters downtown
The on call room of a local Ambulance Corp
A home office with a big desk

2. At the consulting firm described, how do people get a workspace if they need one?

They buy their own office furniture
They can only use a shared cafeteria table
They must ask the CEO for permission
They reserve it like a hotel room

3. In the report, what is described as a “vision of the Past”?

Teleconferences and mobile workforces
Working with clients in cyberspace
Checking in at a kiosk
Having a big desk as a sign of status

Interchange 3 (10.The virtual office)

Headquarters in cyberspace and virtual connectedness (01:36 – 02:46)

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1. Where does the marketing firm make its headquarters?

In cyber space
In a suburban office park
In a new skyscraper
In a hotel conference center

2. How often are the workers “here in our boardroom” in the virtual world?

Once a year
Once a week
Once a month
Every day

3. What is the company’s belief about working together?

Only managers should meet in cyberspace
Bringing like minds together anywhere can create connectedness
Technology makes teamwork impossible
People can only connect if they are in the same office

Interchange 3 (10.The virtual office)

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1. What is the main theme of the report?

Why commuting will always be necessary
How to get a job in television news
How to decorate a traditional office
How work is changing and becoming less tied to a physical office

2. Which work method is presented as common in this “future of work” idea?

Only face-to-face meetings in one building
Writing letters instead of using the internet
Working only during office hours in one city
Teleconferences and remote collaboration

3. What question does the report suggest at the end?

Who needs coworkers if you can work alone?
Who needs computers if phones are enough?
Who needs an office if location matters less than results?
Who needs customers if advertising is strong?

Discussion Questions

Discuss the ideas from this video

Interchange 3 (10.The virtual office)

Would you prefer working from home, in an office, or in a hybrid way? Why?
What problems can happen when a company’s workforce is “scattered” in many places?
Do you think a “big desk” should be a sign of status at work? What should show status instead?
What jobs do you think cannot become virtual, and why?