{"id":587,"date":"2021-02-26T19:39:00","date_gmt":"2023-06-06T19:39:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.salesforce.com\/?p=587"},"modified":"2023-06-06T20:04:32","modified_gmt":"2023-06-06T20:04:32","slug":"podcast-episode-twelve-peter-schwartz","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.salesforce.com\/ap\/blog\/podcast-episode-twelve-peter-schwartz\/","title":{"rendered":"Predictions From a Futurist: What We Can Expect From the Future of Work"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

When we talk about a better future, what do we mean? Our latest guest on the Future of Work, Now podcast<\/a> shares that this question helped lead him to a career as a futurist.\u00a0<\/p>\n

That guest is Peter Schwartz, American futurist, innovator, author, and co-founder of the Global Business Network. He is also SVP of Strategic Planning for Salesforce. Peter\u2019s first book, The Art of the Long View, is considered a seminal publication on scenario planning. He has also served as a script consultant on the films The Minority Report, Deep Impact, Sneakers, and War Games.\u00a0<\/p>\n

Peter talks about these experiences in the first episode of our podcast\u2019s new season on the Digital Imperative.\u00a0 He also offers his view on how we may live and work in the future.\u00a0<\/p>\n

Here are key takeaways from Peter\u2019s conversation with host Simone Heng:<\/p>\n

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Remote work: Temporary or the new norm in the future of work?<\/b><\/h2>\n

Many businesses are in a state of transition. They are considering when, and to what extent, employees will return to the office. Peter shared his view that whatever happens, the workplace won\u2019t be exactly the same as it was before.\u00a0<\/p>\n

“When the pandemic hit, the world changed course into the future and it changed the calculus of what we do from home as compared to what we do in the office or in the classroom, shop, or doctors\u2019 office,\u201d said Peter. \u201cWe\u2019re working, learning, shopping, and even socialising remotely and while we\u2019re learning these new behaviours, the technology is radically improving.\u201d<\/p>\n

Peter predicted that video conferencing will be considerably better in one year from now. There will also be new technologies for applications like learning, medicine, and socialisation.<\/p>\n

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\u201c<\/span>There\u2019s a great wave of innovation that is going to make it much more desirable to do things remotely.\u201d<\/p>\n