Wifi, Laptops and Caffeine!
WIFI, laptops and Caffeine! This is the office of the future! Actually, it’s the office of today. I have noticed that their are so many people working in Cafe’s and restaurants around Vancouver. I was wondering if the same trend is happening in other parts of the world. Apparently from the photos that I have found on Flickr, it is booming!
Is it creating a culture that will allow people to interact with each other or will they just be out on their own and away from the office? Since this is a relatively new trend, wireless- workers are searching for ways to take advantage of this new found freedom. At first they will simply try to get out of the office, but in time they will get more creative. I like the this idea (right) of WIFI picnics!
At Live and Let Live Cafe (bottom left) they seem to be much more interactive. The tables allow them to be more productive too.
I am still at the stage where I am trying to find a way to get out of the office and yet still be productive. Currently, I am working on my own so it should be pretty easy to get out. Once I start to work with a team again this mobility will be limited by my teams desire to be away from the office. Some people love working from their office.
This is an interesting blog called Web Worker Daily. They have some great articles on this very subject. Here is the perfect article - How to Set Up a Productive Virtual Workspace. There are some fantastic tips that will be a big help.
With this explosion of people working out of the office we are also seeing more casual dress and funkier laptop bags. When I purchased my latest laptop I went on a hunt the coolest bag. In the end I bought one from Staples Office Supplies because I had a meeting and needed a bag fast. Its a cool bag but just a standard black Victorinox Swiss Army bag. In my hunt, however, I did find some very cool bags. Here are a couple of my favourites - next blog.
