Entries by Ross Dawson

How to prepare for the future of work – human-machine collaboration, humanisation, education

Today’s Australian Financial Review features an article Ross Dawson on the future of work (and how to prepare for it), drawing on an interview with me. Direct quotes from me in the article include: “Human history is all about the automation of work,” he says. “Right from the plough through to the spinning Jenny through […]

Vivid Sydney: Flexibility, diversity, and productivity at the heart of the future of work

Next week I am doing the keynote at a Vivid Sydney event titled The End of Nine to Five, organized by Gemini3, a job share matching technology company, in collaboration with EY Australia and Hermann International Asia. I will be speaking on Creating the Future of Work, looking at the dramatically shifting landscape for work, […]

“Government as platform” provides a compelling vision for the future of government and society

Before my recent keynote at CeBIT on Platform Strategy: Creating Exponential Value in a Connected World I did a video interview with Alex Zaharov-Reutt of ITWire, shown below. The full article and video is available on ITWire. It was a very broad-ranging interview, however one of the topics I touched on was the concluding point […]

The rise of global remote work will impact health, education, and far more

Today’s Australian Financial Review featured a section Transformation Agenda, including an article based on an interview with me, Health and education sectors the next to feel online disruption. After opening with a discussion of connected work and marketplaces such as Freelancer.com and Upwork, the article goes on: According to business consultant and futurist, Ross Dawson […]

Creating the Future of PR Meetup – Singapore March 23, 2016

I will be in Singapore briefly on March 23, 2016, so am taking the opportunity to meet with local PR professionals interested in creating the future of the industry. It’s very casual, there are no formalities, just conversation with industry peers on an important topic, please feel free to join us! Where: Wine Connection Bar […]

The future of healthcare: big data, tele-health, community care and more

During Australian Healthcare Week on March 15-17, I will be delivering two keynotes on the future of healthcare, at the Health Facilities Design & Development conference and the Healthcare Efficiency Through Technology conference. In the lead-up to the conference, an article Healthcare 2020: what will the future of healthcare look like in Australia? draws on […]