The Howe School presents: The New World of Work, Feb. 21

HOBOKEN, N.J. ― The Howe School Alliance for Technology Management at Stevens Institute of Technology presents, “The New World of Work,” with speaker Daniel W. Rasmus, as part of its Evening Lecture Series. At the event, Rasmus, director, Information Work Vision, Business Division at Microsoft Corp., will share the drivers for change that make the future so uncertain, and explore several scenarios for how the future might unfold. This lecture will take place on February 21 in the Babbio Center, room 122, from 6 p.m. to 8 p.m.Refreshments will be served.

It is impossible to predict the future, but it is possible to navigate it more successfully. Through this discussion, Rasmus outlines four major themes that no matter how the future evolves, will be critical to the future of work. These themes – one world of business; always on, always connected; transparency; and the evolution of the workforce – represent what Microsoft calls the New World of Work. Rasmus has conducted extensive research on these themes, and gathered perspectives from dozens of presentations around the world.

Rasmus guides the research process that allows Microsoft to envision how people will work in the future. As part of these efforts, he manages the Future of Information Work scenario program, represents Microsoft on the Board of the Directors for the Institute for Innovation and Information Productivity, acts as the managing editor for the Microsoft Executive Book series, and helps guide future-oriented experiences, like the Center for Information Work. Rasmus analyzes trends in technology, society, education, labor and economics that inform scenarios used by Microsoft in developing products for tomorrow’s workforce. Rasmus has worked on staff at PC AI Magazine and Manufacturing Systems Magazine, and has been a columnist for several other publications. He has authored nearly 200 trade journal articles and three books, including Rethinking Smart Objects, published in 1999. His new book, Management by Design, will be published by Wiley in 2008.

The Howe School Alliance for Technology Management is a collaboration between Stevens, business and government, which helps its partner organizations to better manage technology for strategic advantage.

About Stevens Institute of Technology

Founded in 1870, Stevens Institute of Technology is one of the leading technological universities in the world dedicated to learning and research. Through its broad-based curricula, nurturing of creative inventiveness, and cross disciplinary research, the Institute is at the forefront of global challenges in engineering, science, and technology management. Partnerships and collaboration between, and among, business, industry, government and other universities contribute to the enriched environment of the Institute. A new model for technology commercialization in academe, known as Technogenesis®, involves external partners in launching business enterprises to create broad opportunities and shared value.

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