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BritishTelecommunicationsplc2017

The7‘D’sdrivingthefutureofwork

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DrNicolaJ.MillardHeadofCustomerInsight&[email protected]@DocNicola

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£2.8bnspentonR&Doverthelast

fiveyears

3rdlargestinvestorinR&Din

thefixedlinetelecomssectoroverpasttenyears

3rdlargestinvestorinR&DintheUKoverpasttenyears

4,900patentsinourportfolio

13,000Scientistsemployed

worldwide

£520minvestedinR&Din

2016/17

30+directuniversityresearch

relationships

4thhighestnumberofpatentsfiledwithEuropeanPatent

OfficeofUK-basedcompanies

BT’sResearch&Innovation

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The7‘D’s’drivingthefutureofwork

Dr.No

Dolly

Distance

DilbertDiversity

Droids

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Digital

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Digital is all about productivity – but what exactly is “productivity”?

9 in10

9in10businessexecutivessaymobileandcollaborationtechnologieshave

improvedtheproductivityoftheirworkplace.

Productivityisthemainbenefitofimprovingdigitalexperiences(ITDMs)

Improvingemployeeproductivityisourtop

Productivityisthemainbenefitofimprovingdigitalexperiences(ITDMs)

IfIwasCEOimprovingproductivitywouldbemyNo1priority

India

98%SouthAfrica

81%

91%

81%

Ireland

94%Spain

93%France

92%

HongKong

92%

USA

92%UK

89%

Singapore

89%Germany

84%4

97%

Australia

96%

Source:BTGlobalServices/DaviesHickmanPartners,2018

50% YoucantellhowhardpeopleworkfromtheirIMstatus(ITDMs)

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Digitalexperiencesincreaseproductivity.

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TheRiseofDiversity:5generationsatworkby2020

2010 2020 2030

Traditionalists Boomers GenX GenY GenZ

40%

30%

20%

10%

0%

Source:LondonBusinessSchool,2013

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Traditionalworkpatterns.

Newworkpatterns.

Source:Gratton&Scott(2016),The100YearLife,Bloomsbury.

Workisnolongerlinear.

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ThetoolsforadigitalworkforceandthedeathofDrNo.

Source:BTGlobalServices/DaviesHickmanPartners,2018 BritishTelecommunicationsplc2018

54%

71%Execs

63%

50%

64%

62%

37% 29% 26%CEOs ITDMs Execs

Describingthedigitalemployee

experiencetheirorganisationprovidesasExcellent

69%Mysmartphoneis

betterthanmyworkone(Execs)

2ndtoppriorityforITDMsisinvestingin

betterdevices(ITDMs)

68%Employeeswantingtousetheirowndevicescreatesrealproblems(45%2015)(ITDMs)

Beginningtousechatmorethane-mail(ITDMs)

YoucantellhowhardpeopleworkfromtheirIMstatus(ITDMs)

ITDMsSayingitiseasytouseWhatsAppforwork

IMmakesiteasiertocommunicateacrosscountries

IMmakesiteasiertoapproachCEOs&seniordirectors

IMisratedasthe2ndmostproductivecollaborationtechnology Useinworkinghoursfor

workpurposesregularly(ITDMs)

2015 2017

WhatsApp 43% 60%

SMS 42% 49%

Twitter 25% 40%

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ThedeathofDilbert:thechangingnatureoftheoffice.

Source:BTGlobalServices/DaviesHickmanPartners,2018 BritishTelecommunicationsplc2018

62%ITDMs

54%Execs

IwouldrathermyITdepartmentinvestedinthe

besttechnologyforusewhenI’monthemove/athomethanformydeskin

theoffice

IfyouweretheCEOofyourorganisation,whatwouldyousayarethemostimportantprioritiesforenablingyouandyourcolleaguestoworkeffectivelyattheoffice?(Execs)Veryimportant:

63%BetterWi-fi51% Bettermobilephonesignal39% Interactivesmartcollaboration

screens38% Biggerandmoredesktopsscreens38% Bettertransportlinks35% Recreationarea/imaginationzone33% Carparking32% Videorooms32% Innovativelightingandfurniture29% LargeTVscreensonthewallswith

organisationaltargetsandKPIs28% Moremeetingrooms

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Contemplate ConcentrateCommunicate Collaborate

ThedeathofDilbert:balancing“we”&“me”.

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SocialisingintheOffice,workingintheCloud.

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Thedeathofdistance:collaboration,trustandourinner“Neanderthal”.

Source:BTGlobalServices/DaviesHickmanPartners,2018 BritishTelecommunicationsplc2018

Poor Rich

Inyourexperience,whatareexamplesoftechnologiesorworkingpracticesthathavebeenputinplaceinyourorganisation,oranyotherorganisationwhichyouknowof,thathavemostimprovedthecollaboration,communicationandproductivityofemployeesintheworkplace?

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VR&ARasrecruitment,trainingandcollaborationtools

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TheDeathofDolly:Productivity,collaborationandwellbeing.

•   Techno-overload(“toomuch”):informationoverloadandmulti-tasking.

•   Techno-uncertainty(“toofast”):workandtechnologychangesaretoofasttokeepupwith.

•   Techno-complexity(“toodifficult”):peoplearefindingtheirtechnologytoocomplexandintimidatingtouse.

•   Techno-invasion(“always-on”):Pressuretobeconstantlyavailable.

•   Techno-insecurity(“paranoia”):peoplefeelinsecureintheirjob.

Source:Tarafdar,M.Tu,Q.Ragu-Nathan,T.S.&Ragu-Nathan,B.S.(2011),Technostress:CrossingOvertotheDarkSide,CommunicationsoftheACM,Vol.54No.9,Pages113-120.

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“Theproblemofthefuturewillnotbethatwecannot

connect–itwillbethatwecannot

disconnect”,KevinKelly,Wired.

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TheRiseoftheDroid:what’sdoestheresearchtellus?

3.Chui,Manyika&Miremadi(2016),Wheremachinescouldreplacehumans—andwheretheycan’t(yet),http://www.mckinsey.com/business-functions/digital-mckinsey/our-insights/where-machines-could-replace-humans-and-where-they-cant-yet

2.Frey&Osbourne(2013),TheFutureofEmployment:HowSusceptibleareJobstoComputerisation?

4Nedelkoska,L.andG.Quintini(2018),Automation,skillsuseandtraining,OECDSocial,EmploymentandMigrationWorkingPapers,No.202,OECDPublishing,Paris.http://dx.doi.org/10.1787/2e2f4eea-en

ofjobswillbefullyautomatedwithinthenext10years

14%

5%ofjobswillbefully

automatedwithinthenext10years 3

4

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Why‘easy’thingsareoftendifficult:Moravec’sParadox.

Easytoencode:ConsciousTasks

•   Highlevelreasoning.

•   Playinggames.

•   Interpretingthestockmarket.

•   Writingsimplearticles.

•   Mathematical&symbolicinterpretation.

•   Followingprocesses.

•   Operatingmachines.

Hardtoencode:UnconsciousTasks

•   Walking.

•   Manualdexterity.

•   Seeing&recognisingobjects.

•   Empathy/socialskills

•   Gutfeeling.

•   Conversation.

•   Negotiation.

•   Collaboration.

•   Creativity/Innovation.

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ThankYou

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DrNicolaJ.MillardHeadofCustomerInsight&[email protected]@DocNicola