Wednesday, August 19, 2009

“what’s next?”

It is amazing to think about how much the world changes in the span of a lifetime. I often wonder what it must be like for my grandmother, who is in her mid-eighties, to see the world today with the perspective of where it was when she was a child. Growing up on the heels of the industrial revolution, living through world wars, man’s journey into outer space, and experiencing the grasp that technology has taken on the world; she has undoubtedly seen the world change more in her lifetime than any other generation in history. For her, the radio transformed into television sets of black and white, to color, to high definition picture that makes you feel as if you were actually there, to a single device that fits in a pocket and also serves as a phone, personal computer, camera, music player, satellite radio, data storage, GPS navigation, and connects people around the world with the press of a button. The examples of the dramatic changes and evolutions during her life go on and on, and the exponential change that the world has experienced in the last 100 years blows away that of any other 100 year span in history. I can’t even begin to imagine what it must be like to look at the world today through those eyes. It is truly remarkable.

So, where am I going with all of this talk about my grandmother and the changes of the world? Well, it just begs the question of “what’s next?” The technological revolution has proved that the possibilities of technology are endless, and so it isn’t a question of what then next new gadget will be, but a question of how will we use it? Children today are growing up with technology at their fingertips and are learning the skills of maintaining relationships and communication through technology and things like text messaging and social networking sites. Online education and college degrees are growing more popular and are in higher demand every year. The next generation of business decision makers are going to be more adept and prepared to handle the virtual world than ever before, and companies are recognizing this phenomenon through the increasing trend of remote workers and their desire to incorporate new technologies into how they work and do business. The challenge right now for companies is bridging the gap. It is not as easy as just adopting a philosophy of work from anywhere by tapping into a virtual private network. There is a culture and style that is required to support this working environment successfully. The next generation of employees is an era that is currently being pioneered, but there are leaps and bounds to be made in perfecting the concept and truly gaining all of its benefits. We want virtualwirks to help pave the way for the next generation of employees and to be on the cutting edge of what’s next for the world. 

Perhaps one day our grandchildren will look at us and wonder what it must have been like to live in a world where the majority of the working population left their homes to go to work every day.

– Tadd 

1. Velvet says:

   December 4, 2011 at 12:30 am

   Heck yeah this is eaxctly what I needed.