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The Future of Work

Invited by Discover, the company behind the Discover card, to keynote its annual global partner summit in Valencia.

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Matthew GriffinFounder, President and Futurist, 311 Institute
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About this keynote

Firstly, thank you to the team from Discover, the company behind the Discover card whose global payments network supports more than 55 Million merchants and enables over $500 Billion worth of payments annually, for inviting me to be the keynote at their annual global partner summit held in Valencia, Spain, where I was asked to present the Future of Work.

With over 57 Million card holders, $13 Billion in revenues, and more than 17,000 employees around the world Discover is one of the most recognised payment providers in the world. However, while all these stats are amazing what’s even more noteworthy is that 87% of their employees rate Discover as a great place to work, and it was easy to see why.

During my keynote I walked the audience through a variety of key topics including the forces responsible for accelerating the world’s rate of change, and then walked them through future company business models and the trends that will change how we work, where we work, and who and what we work with, complete with examples.

From machines as colleagues and co-workers to the democratisation of skills, the rise of tele-operations, and the differences between automated, autonomous, and augmented work programs, and how these can benefit everyone, we  discussed a huge amount in a short space of time before heading off to a Q&A session off camera.

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Key takeaways

  1. Matthew opened with the forces that are speeding up the world's rate of change.
  2. He covered machines as colleagues and co-workers, the democratisation of skills and the rise of tele-operations.
  3. He set out the differences between automated, autonomous and augmented work programmes and how each can benefit everyone.

Questions and answers

What does the Future of Work keynote cover?

It starts with the forces accelerating the world's rate of change. It then looks at future company business models and the trends that will change how we work, where we work, and who and what we work with. Examples run throughout.

Where and when was this keynote given?

Matthew gave it in Valencia, Spain, in January 2023. It was the keynote at the annual global partner summit run by Discover, the company behind the Discover card.

What did Matthew say about automated, autonomous and augmented work?

He set out the differences between the three kinds of work programme. He also explained how each one can benefit everyone. The conversation then continued in a Q&A off camera.

Can Matthew give this keynote at our event?

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