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Being Mobile: The Future of Work

We can all agree that the future of work isn’t about being stationed at a desk, tethered to a land line. With tablets, smartphones, and Wi-Fi, everything about the office has changed, if not dissolved. The mobile workforce is taking over.

We’re gearing up for GigaOM Net:Work 2011, a conference that focuses squarely on the future of work.

As a Showtime Sponsor of Net:Work, we’ll be in attendance (hint: look for @alt0163, @hoffboy, @oneumbrlla). We’re looking forward to learning how forward-thinking CIOs and CTOs are adapting to the challenges of managing the mobile workforce.

Beyond the challenges Meshin already addresses by helping the mobile workforce be more productive, we need to consider the unknown. After all, what was true a generation ago remains true today, only more so. Consider this bit from the NYT:

According to Cathy N. Davidson, co-director of the annual MacArthur Foundation Digital Media and Learning Competitions, fully 65 percent of today’s grade-school kids may end up doing work that hasn’t been invented yet.

Net:Work seems like the perfect venue to explore the questions we’re already thinking about:

  • What will the collaboration tools of the future look like?
  • Can we make calendar and task sharing more accessible?
  • Can we automagically prioritize time management issues?
  • Can we unify the real-time communications experience in a more productive and intuitive way?

Connect with us at GigaOM and follow @meshin for updates. If you’ve got burning questions about “the future of work” that you want to ask – send us a Tweet!

In the meantime, check this out. Chris Holmes, CEO of Meshin, talks about The Mobile Experience and how we handle work today:

The Mobile Experience from Meshin on Vimeo.

Do you know how to Juggle? – Defrag Conference 2011

Meshin was pleased to sponsor Defrag again this year.

It’s one of our favorite conferences, and we’re continually amazed by the fantastic content and plugged in attendees! We had some great hallway conversations, our pre-conference dinner was well attended and super thought provoking, and many people attempted to juggle their way into the new Galaxy Tab 10.1 that we offered up to the person with the best three ball juggling time.

In then end, Alessio Signorini walked away with the prize after posting an impressive 90 seconds of exquisitely controlled juggling.

One thing we noticed repeatedly was how folks’ willingness to juggle varied in direct proportion to their knowledge of the stakes. Several times we were initially waved off, only to have the juggling balls snatched from our hands when the competitors found out a Galaxy Tab was on the line.

Context changes everything, doesn’t it?

Here are some of the juggling times.

Alessio Signorini – @A_Signorini: 90 seconds
Mikey Tom – @MikeyTom: 46.4 seconds
Richard Grote – @heyrich: 40.4 seconds
Mollie Rusher – @MllieRusher: 40 seconds
Rob Rusher – @RobRusher: 37.1 seconds
Bart Lorang – @lorangb: 36.4 seconds
Tim Falls – @TimFalls: 35.1 seconds
Leigh Drogen – @ldrogen: 28.3 seconds
Jared Polivka – @jaredpolivka: 28 seconds
Joel Runyon – @JoelRunyon: 15 seconds
Ingar Brown – @IngarBrown: 10 seconds
Deanna Bennett – @deannabe: 9.9 seconds
Jodie Schwirtz – @Jschwirtz: 8.3 seconds
Todd Vernon – @ToddVernon: 6 seconds
Nate Kadlac – @kadlac: 2.4 seconds

See you at Defrag 2011

Technology is a funny thing. We strive to use it to increase productivity, but as technology and tools advance, they frequently becomes more complex, so the apps and gadgets that are supposed to make us more productive often take so much time to learn and use, productivity gains may be marginal at best.

App Fatigue strikes again.

The best technology is designed to support how we actually conduct our daily lives.

We all juggle work and life. In order to be productive and successful, we need to rapidly shift context throughout the day. From boss to father, from brother to friend – we’re constantly shifting between the relationships that define us. Being the technology champions that we are, we use a variety of tools to stay on top of the work/life relationships that make us successful. This complexity can be simplified.

We need applications that promote seamless context shifting while helping to accelerate action. How does technology work for you? Is it personalized to make you more productive? When you see us at Defrag 2011 Conference as a presenting sponsor, ask us about juggling. We have some thoughts on the matter. Show @oneumbrlla and @hoffboy how well you can juggle and you could even win a Galaxy Tab 10.1.

We’ve recently updated our beta and we’re looking for help in shaping the future of mobile communications.

Download our Android app at GetMeshin.com and be sure to connect with @meshin at #DefragCon.

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