If you work in an office, you’ll no doubt have your daily routine nailed down – maybe make a cuppa to take to your desk, fire up your computer, then check your emails to both ease yourself into, and set your priorities for, the working day ahead.<\/p>\n
The chances are you’ll also work in an open plan office, where all colleagues can easily communicate with each other across the room – this is all part of the evolving office work-space, and things were very different as little as 20 years ago.<\/p>\n
Let’s take a quick look at how we arrived at the modern day office, and what sort of working environment might lie ahead for office workers of the future…<\/p>\n
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Do you remember the office before the days of email? When a phone call or a fax were the only ways to communicate with those away from the workplace? If so, you’ll appreciate just how much things have changed over the last 20-30 years.<\/p>\n
Developments in computer technology have had the\u00a0most profound effect on the workplace – the computer now essentially is the workplace, as emails have replaced typed up notes, and the cloud<\/a> has replaced the filing cabinet, and even the on-site server.<\/p>\n Literally everything is now done on our own personal computer, and in many cases we can take this on the move with us and work anywhere we can get an internet signal.<\/p>\n As the following video shows, a lot has changed in the last 40 years…<\/p>\n