The flexible, global workplace (45 min)

In lecture we viewed four visions of the technological workplace of the future, produced over the past 75 years:

• 1950 Remington-Rand UNIVAC I
• 1968 SRI oN-Line System (NLS)
• 1987 Apple Knowledge Navigator
• 2018 Microsoft Productivity Future Vision

Questions to ponder about these different visions of technology and work

• Who is the intended audience for each video, and what is each video trying to argue?
• In each video, how is new technology supposed to change the way people work?
• What continuities do you see between these four videos?  What are the biggest differences?
• What values or norms about work are being expressed (overtly or implicitly) by these films?
• Does your selected career community use technology in a way that harmonizes with any of these visions?  What does that mean for you as you attempt to build a career in that field?