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Citrix enjoys giving back to communities through our SimplyServe programs but its not everyday that you get to host a Battle Bot competition to benefit a local grade school. During this year’s Citrix Synergy conference, Citrix partnered with the United …
Together, Citrix and HPE are reimagining the future of work with innovative technologies and solutions for enterprise and mid-sized organizations. We recently announced an expanded strategic partnership that builds on our 20+ year alliance. The timing couldn’t be better for …
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Real-time Gas Pricing Get used to it – we will extract every dollar you can afford at your friendly …. ! I was reading in the Wall Street Journal about the implementation of Artificial Intelligence for real-time pricing at –…
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If your organization serves customers or individuals in the European Union, you’re likely already aware of the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR). Introduced in response to concerns about data privacy, the GDPR will …
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The Computer Interface of the Future Is Voice Only a few years ago, many people viewed voice-recognition technology as something that lagged far behind human performance. In order to make it work properly, individuals often had to state things several…
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Machine learning, AI and context-aware technology bring depth and breadth to next-generation Identity Security Operation Center REDWOOD SHORES, Calif., June 5, 2017 /PRNewswire/ — Building on the positive response to its Identity-based Security Operation Center (SOC) cloud services, Oracle today…
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By Catherine Reeves
Over the last ten years, the term “sustainability” has bubbled to the top in conversations, debates and social media. It has even become a politically charged word that triggers debates. The reality is that the concept of sustainability has been around forever, probably since the day of the cavemen.
I have this hunch that if I asked a hundred people for the definition of “sustainability,” I’d get a countless number of different responses or no response at all. That’s understandable because there are so many different definitions floating around on the internet and in the media. Some so complicated, others oversimplified. No wonder the general public cannot relate to the term.
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Protecting the environment isn’t a “nice” thing to do at Xerox: As part of the “old green guard,” for decades we’ve been delivering sustainable technology, services and solutions that help our customers and the planet.
I boiled down the many various definitions to this: “Sustainability is improving the way we work and live, while realizing economic benefits and at the same time not adversely impacting the environment.” It’s not just about the environment, it’s about the environment, society and the economy all being in equilibrium. One should not be compromised of the others.
When you think of “sustainability” in these terms, I think you’ll agree it’s common sense, it’s smart thinking, and it’s what most of us strive for whether or not you call it “sustainability.”
So who do we have to thank for bringing the concept of sustainability to our consciousness. In my opinion, the “hippies” and the advertisers of innovative, global companies; two groups you would not expect to be unified on a single concept. Not surprising when you consider the dynamics of the world at the time.
When I was growing up in the ’60s, the closest term to sustainability was “treehugger” or “hippie” or “environmentalism” but all terms and adjectives downplay the meaning of sustainability. These environmentally conscious folks made the United States, if not the world, aware that there are environmental costs for our many material benefits. These groups raised public awareness with sit-ins and events. They raised funds to clean-up and protect the earth, and they gained support for organizations and groups.
This awareness movement picked up steam in the late 20th century because of environmental problems that were global in scale. I remember the 1973 and 1979 energy crises because my school was closed for one week to conserve energy. That single event demonstrated the extent to which the global community had become dependent on non-renewable energy resources and electricity.
Socially conscious companies of the time, grounded in citizenship, innovation and customer satisfaction, saw the market opportunity to “do good” for society, the environment and the bottom lines of both their customers and their companies. They invented products that used less energy — whether electricity or fuel. People found that these products reduced operating costs and made it quicker and simpler to get work done. This was reflected in the advertising, although the term “sustainability” was unspoken.
Take for instance, the Maytag repairman, one lonely guy because he’s never called to repair a customer’s Maytag appliance. How is that “sustainability?” If there’s no need to have the repairman drive to your house, that means your appliance is up and running fine, you’re able to get your work done without a hiccup and you’re not incurring repair fees. From the environmental perspective, fuel conservation means you avoid greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions. The face of the Maytag appliance man may have changed, but the story is the same: the benefits of energy efficient appliances.
Second sustainability example: Xerox invent two-sided copying in the ‘70s. That new product feature lowered paper use [and costs] for the consumer, cut the time to make a print, and energy use and GHG emissions. In 1977, Xerox made what remains one of TV’s most popular ads, more than 30 years before social networks revolutionized media consumption. The spot aired during Super Bowl XI and starred a monk named Dominic who discovered a not-quite-miraculous way to produce 500 copies of a painstakingly handwritten manuscript.
Xerox has changed dramatically since Brother Dominic first graced American screens. With a new campaign, Xerox has moved far beyond the bulky copier. Now, we’re into a network of digital documents translated into 35 languages with one click of an app. That means less paper used unnecessarily, less electricity use and think of the time and money saved from one-by-one translations to “one and done.” Sustainability once again.
With “Sustainability” giving rise to improvements in the quality of life at work and at home, does it make sense that it be the unspoken term? We can change that by showing what sustainability is in our words and actions.
An ongoing Jaff ransomware campaign shares ties with a dark web store that specializes in digital crime. Jaff has been around since at least early May 2017 and has undergone at least one update since then. Even so, the finer details of its infection flow haven’t changed much in that span of time. Users receive […]… Read More
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A growing number of firms are offering services and products based on the trend towards work/life integration. This is the shift towards work, home and life becoming increasingly blended.
An interesting example comes from the popular dating site Bumble (tagline: Find Your Honey). They are opening a pop-up community center in New York not surprisingly called The Hive.
It's part of Bumble's plan to expand beyond dating and help users in their professional lives.
As the Bumble chart below shows, the planned activities at The Hive blend professional and social events.
This trend towards work/life integration is very apparent in our coworking research.
This shows that while coworking spaces are workspaces, they are also places where members socialize together.
In fact, our findings indicate that most coworking members consider the social side of coworking to be at least as important as the work side.
The blending of work and life is leading to growing numbers of services, places and activities that also blend work and life.
We see this shift in much of work:
None of this is a new.
New York University sociologist Dalton Conley coined the term "weisure world" about a decade ago to describe this shift.
According to Conley, activities and social spaces are becoming work-play ambiguous and work and personal time are blurring together.
The 2013 Harvard Business Review article Work-Life Balance Isn't the Point nicely covers this shift. Key quote:
... work and personal life should be allies and that participation in multiple roles, such as parent, partner, friend, employee, can actually enhance physical and psychological well-being — especially when all of the roles are high quality and managed together.
The shift towards work/life integration shows no signs of slowing down.
Expect to see more products and services designed for this market.