Newsletter December 2006Flexicurity At the personnel congress in Nuremberg I heard Matthias Horx lecturing about fascination of future and I was fascinated. Horx is a respected futurist, author, former journalist and optimist. He explores trends and proves that our future will not be as bad as everybody believes. The trend guru roasts „apocalypse cowards “, negative media coverage and future clichés. If it’s that where we will gain our money in future the world of work inevitable has to change. We don’t need uniformed open-plan offices and fixed work time plans. We don’t know in which place and what day time somebody develops the most creative and innovative ideas. In Germany most people belief if somebody is still working after 7 p.m. he has to be very important. How can you be sure if Mr. Important is still active after 10 hours of work and not only attendant? In Sweden there your colleague would come, tip on your shoulder asking if there are any problems. In Germany we will get problems with long working days. Horx states that we will have a lot more high qualified women than men in future. That may lead to more women in leading positions, etc. Women, especially if they have children, can not keep up with long working days… Because of the new working place and working time a guaranteed working place will become a luxury good. The only guarantee to keep or get a job will come from your own knowledge, experience and education. We have to be flexible, have to constantly learn to be sought-after on the job market. „Flexicurity – A highly flexible world of work and social protection of the individuals power output will lead to the best results in working quality and peoples secure feeling.” Peter Auer, ILO If you want to read more about future trends we highly recommend the Book “How We Will Live. A Synthesis of Life in the Future“ from Matthias Horx. Get the “intellectually challenging, provocative and stimulating“ book and start the next year in a good mood with positive future thinking. |
