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The Future of Work and the Workforce

Invited by Iain and Jo at ASM Technologies, a UK technology integrator, to keynote its first European Summit at the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium in London.

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Matthew GriffinFounder, President and Futurist, 311 Institute

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About this keynote

Firstly, thank you to Iain and Jo at ASM Technologies, a UK technology integrator, for asking me to be their keynote at their first ever European Summit held at the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium in London.

With a mixed audience of executives from some of the UK’s largest technology companies and distributors we discussed the impact of technology on the future of work and society, as well as some more of the top of mind trends at the moment, such as the Metaverse.

During my presentation on the future of work I discussed the productivity conundrum that the world faces at the moment where global productivity is stagnating, in spite of technological advances. I also discussed the reasoning for several four day week experiments as companies try to dispense with old work norms and find new ways to boost productivity.

Then I moved onto the discuss the differences, for better and worse, between the automated, autonomous, and augmented technologies that are helping re-write and disrupt the world of work, and showed how even the most demanding and skilled jobs, such as construction and neurosurgery, are being decentralised as technology convergence helps people work in new ways from anywhere, even home. All for starters.

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Key takeaways

Global productivity is stagnating in spite of technological advances.
Four day week experiments are one way companies try to drop old work norms and lift productivity.
Automated, autonomous and augmented technologies each change work differently, and even skilled jobs such as neurosurgery are being decentralised.

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What does the keynote The Future of Work and the Workforce cover?

Matthew Griffin covers the impact of technology on the future of work and society. He opens with the productivity conundrum, explains the thinking behind four day week experiments, and sets out the differences between automated, autonomous and augmented technologies. He also touches on trends that were top of mind at the time, such as the Metaverse.

Where and when was this keynote given?

Matthew gave it in London in September 2022, at the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium. It was the keynote at the first ever European Summit held by ASM Technologies, a UK technology integrator. The audience was a mix of executives from some of the UK's largest technology companies and distributors.

Why are companies trying four day weeks?

Global productivity is stagnating in spite of technological advances. Companies are testing four day weeks as a way to drop old work norms and find new ways to lift productivity.

Can Matthew give this keynote at our event?

Yes. Matthew tailors each session to the audience, as a keynote, panel, executive briefing or leadership workshop. He appears in person first, anywhere in the world.