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The digitisation of the workplace is less of a choice than an inevitability . Digital transformation is being implemented across all sectors and in all fields . There is , however , no one definition of a workplace , all of which have different requirements and possibilities . Here , we look at the transformative potential of two of the workplaces most ripe for disruption .
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THE OFFICE
Digital transformation goes beyond implementing the latest cloud system or even replacing stairs with slides . A number of technologies promise a more fundamental change to the way work is done in such an environment .
Augmented reality ( AR ) is one such tool , promising to bring previously sci-fi concepts like Minority Reportstyle floating virtual interfaces to the real world . Although it admittedly has skin in the game , Mojo Vision , a company developing smart contact lenses , released a report which surveyed a 1,000 workers and found that 78 % would be open to using such technology over the course of their work . That ’ s a demand which companies are increasingly racing to meet . Perhaps the most advanced attempt at implementing ‘ mixed reality ’ is Microsoft ’ s HoloLens 2 , the pricing model of which aims it squarely at enterprises . Microsoft is not the only tech company exploring the emerging field , with patents filed by Apple demonstrating an interest in a potential finger
MARCH 2020