This #FutureOfWork ice breaker deck contains discussion thought-starters, a video from Jacob Morgan, and a curated set of topics for us to explore casually as a group. Of these topics, which ones do you think are merely fads, and which ones have the potential to be impactful workplace trends? [WARNING: If you join this Ice Breaker discussion & share some cool ideas and insights, you might end up going home with an adorable plush pony.]

1. Ice breaker
Kelli Carlson and Darius Miranda

2. Ice breaker thought-starters
A. What are the top 5 online tasks you do every
single day at work?
B. If you could automate one or more redundant
work tasks, which ones would you choose?
How might you or your team accomplish this?
C. Is your intranet mobile enabled?
D. Are employee calendars integrated with any
internal systems?

3. Which virtual assistant(s) do you use?
⎕ Amazon Alexa | Echo, Echo Dot, Echo Show
⎕ Google Assistant | Google Home, Google Home Mini
⎕ Siri | iOS, Mac
⎕ Cortana | Microsoft Windows, Xbox
⎕ Other
⎕ None
à Would you use a virtual/voice assistant at the office?
How might it help you with your work?

4. #FutureOfWork trends

5. Video: #FutureOfWork trends
Jacob Morgan
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LrhmHbDLM8o

6. Digital nomads
https://www.entrepreneur.com/article/310303

7. Remote workers
https://www.nytimes.com/2017/02/15/us/remote-workers-work-from-home.html

8. Co-working spaces
https://thelowdown.momentum.asia/wework-beats-competitors/

9. What Millennials want and expect
https://www.hrzone.com/community/blogs/natevickery/what-millennials-want-in-the-workplace

10. Internships and co-op hiring
https://www.naceweb.org/job-market/internships/internship-and-co-op-hiring-make-gains-in-2017/

11. Reverse-mentoring
https://www.nytimes.com/2017/10/15/technology/millennial-mentors-executives.html

12. Influencers and thought leadership
https://www.ted.com/talks/rocio_lorenzo_want_a_more_innovative_company_hire_more_women

13. Side hustles—the gig economy
https://www.entrepreneur.com/article/300049

14. Agile work teams
https://www.leadingagile.com/2015/02/what-is-an-agile-team-and-how-do-you-form-them/

15. Multi-tasking and multi-teaming
https://hbr.org/2017/09/the-overcommitted-organization

16. Workplace digitization
http://www.urban-hub.com/ideas/working-with-workplace-digitalization/

17. IoT and the connected office—the Edge in Amsterdam
https://www.bloomberg.com/features/2015-the-edge-the-worlds-greenest-building/

18. Labs and hackathons
http://www.diversitylab.com/

19. Appy Hour
https://www.siggraph.org/file/siggraph-2018-appy-hour

20. Bitmoji’s
https://www.bitmoji.com/

21. Augmented Reality (A/R)—Red Cross “Enter the room”
https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/enter-the-room/id1336525279

22. What other trends?

23. Let’s stay connected!
@Northstar
@DariusMiranda