Comments on: “New-Generation Workers” Want Technology Their Way http://www.simonscullion.com/2008/11/26/%e2%80%9cnew-generation-workers%e2%80%9d-want-technology-their-way/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=%25e2%2580%259cnew-generation-workers%25e2%2580%259d-want-technology-their-way The public musings of a collaboration lifeguard Sat, 11 Feb 2012 17:56:42 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Carl Tyler http://www.simonscullion.com/2008/11/26/%e2%80%9cnew-generation-workers%e2%80%9d-want-technology-their-way/comment-page-1/#comment-976 Carl Tyler Wed, 26 Nov 2008 12:01:28 +0000 http://www.simonscullion.com/2008/11/26/%e2%80%9cnew-generation-workers%e2%80%9d-want-technology-their-way/#comment-976 Interesting, we kind of discuss this topic a little bit on the 1352report this week. Interesting, we kind of discuss this topic a little bit on the 1352report this week.

]]> By: Charlie http://www.simonscullion.com/2008/11/26/%e2%80%9cnew-generation-workers%e2%80%9d-want-technology-their-way/comment-page-1/#comment-975 Charlie Wed, 26 Nov 2008 10:40:16 +0000 http://www.simonscullion.com/2008/11/26/%e2%80%9cnew-generation-workers%e2%80%9d-want-technology-their-way/#comment-975 I don't disagree with the survey and the trend; culturally consumerisation is being accepted at a younger and younger age, so will be more ingrained as time goes by. I don't disagree with corporate standards either - these are important! In fact they are there for good reasons. I think when it comes to technology standards the kit, software and mentality is behind the curve and can't execute in the best place to be standards based yet accommodating. It is well known that the consumer space will deliver more leading edge tech than in the corporate - and is a good lab and proving ground for that, especially for UX goods. That doesn't always happen in terms of standards alignment, which is not as important in the consumer space, and harder to control because of market forces. So therefore there is disconnect in transferring consumer grade goods into the corporate sphere. I think the best method around this is to deliberately partition off UX devices, and deliver the standards adherence through middleware platforms - which what I think Steve was getting at. This is a big job because the realisation of the need to do that is a coordinated is just beginning to surface. Needed more than 140 characters :-) I don’t disagree with the survey and the trend; culturally consumerisation is being accepted at a younger and younger age, so will be more ingrained as time goes by.

I don’t disagree with corporate standards either – these are important! In fact they are there for good reasons. I think when it comes to technology standards the kit, software and mentality is behind the curve and can’t execute in the best place to be standards based yet accommodating.

It is well known that the consumer space will deliver more leading edge tech than in the corporate – and is a good lab and proving ground for that, especially for UX goods. That doesn’t always happen in terms of standards alignment, which is not as important in the consumer space, and harder to control because of market forces. So therefore there is disconnect in transferring consumer grade goods into the corporate sphere.

I think the best method around this is to deliberately partition off UX devices, and deliver the standards adherence through middleware platforms – which what I think Steve was getting at. This is a big job because the realisation of the need to do that is a coordinated is just beginning to surface. Needed more than 140 characters :-)

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