{"id":364802,"date":"2017-03-01T18:04:44","date_gmt":"2017-03-01T18:04:44","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/jorgep.com\/blog\/?p=364802"},"modified":"2022-09-26T11:56:59","modified_gmt":"2022-09-26T18:56:59","slug":"no-more-desk-workspace-of-the-future","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/jorgep.com\/blog\/no-more-desk-workspace-of-the-future\/","title":{"rendered":"No more desk. Workspace of the Future"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Although I\u2019ve been thinking for a while, I finally replaced my standard home office desk with *nothing*.&nbsp; Yes, no more conventional desk!&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>I must admit it, on one hand it is a bit liberating, but on the other it is hard leaving the past behind.<\/p>\n<p>Like for most of us, the music library is complete digital and accessible from any device (Amazon Music).&nbsp; My magazines are all digitally delivered (Zinio &amp; Kindle). My books are either audio (Audible) or digital (Kindle) as well. The phone book goes to recycle the moment I receive it \u2013 I can\u2019t believe they still make it and deliver it.&nbsp; All of my home paperwork is now scanned using my iPhone (ScannerPro) and automatically moved to a shared (with wife) cloud folder. &nbsp; Also, WiFi replaced wired connections across the house a long time ago.<\/p>\n<p>As for my work, it is mostly done over a secure remote desktop session or web-based applications. I travel a lot (80%), so I am constantly in hotel rooms, lobbies and coffee shops.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; My work phone is my cell phone.&nbsp;&nbsp; Whenever I am at a corporate office, I use the hosteling areas and conference rooms.&nbsp; Wireless (phone and WiFi) truly changed the nature of where we work.<\/p>\n<p>As a side note, two thing that have resisted the digital transformation:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Family Photo and Movie collection &#8211; I still have a NAS at home to store these as I have not found a good cloud app \/ place for this yet. Tried several options but no success yet..<\/li>\n<li>The family cookbook and recipe collection\u2026 We like all of the notes, marks, stains and general state of disarray it is on \u2013 Lots of memories in it.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>A while back I replaced my desktop computer with a couple of laptops (one for backup just in case).&nbsp;&nbsp; Most (95%) of all of my data is in the cloud (DropBox or OneDrive). &nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>So what do I need a desk for?&nbsp;&nbsp; When I work, or need to access information, I am in the kitchen, living room, couch, family room, bed, deck or pool. &nbsp; &nbsp;I am rarely physically at my desk and it was turning to be a catch-all for boxes, random papers, collection of large monitors, and a device charging station which held older devices that I rarely use.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>So when I replaced my desk with a comfortable chair and laptop stand.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; My wife is having a hard time with this change, reinforced by some friends\u2019 comments made: \u201cWhy are you giving him less space\u201d, &nbsp;From my view point, it is more comfortable, and it resembles more the airlines first class seat that I am used to &lt;says smiling&gt; .<\/p>\n<p>Side note:&nbsp; &nbsp;For fun, I looked at used airplane first-class seats, but did not find many available.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; What I really want, and have used, is the very comfortable Steelcase\u2019s Brody Work Lounge but the $3,500 price was a deterrent to my house CFO (we went the IKEA route).<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.steelcase.com\/products\/lounge-seating\/brody\/\">https:\/\/www.steelcase.com\/products\/lounge-seating\/brody\/<\/a><\/p>\nngg_shortcode_0_placeholder\n<p><strong>So this is what my future work space scenario is:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The current laptop anywhere \/ anytime \/ any application mobile road warrior works well for me.&nbsp; &nbsp;When on the road, I have to find quite places to have work related telecons, and at home, a quiet place where I do not disturb the rest of the family members is also good.<\/p>\n<p>For this quiet place, to immerse myself into my work, I would like to sit on a comfortable chair, put my VR glasses, and earphones on, and \u201clogon into my office\u201d&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; What do I see next?&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; &nbsp;I am sitting in a room where I see three monitors in front of me.&nbsp;&nbsp; Background is the beach (with waves).&nbsp; Monitor on the right will have today\u2019s schedule, latest email inbox and communications tool). Center monitor will have the latest work document or IDE I was working on.&nbsp; Left monitor my social media monitor application.<\/p>\n<p>Tired of the beach?&nbsp; No problem, change the background to the mountains, the city, or a live view of London Financial District off the second floor office, or even a cubicle area with other work colleagues.<\/p>\n<p>When I receive a call, my communications app (Skype) tells me who is calling.&nbsp; I answer the audio call and start talking to them.&nbsp; I share one of my apps with the caller (working on the latest PowerPoint presentation and Excel) and collaborate for a bit\u2026&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; We decide to switch to video and call a couple more people.&nbsp;&nbsp; All four of us appear on the monitor.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Who knows, maybe VR Glasses are not needed &#8211;&nbsp; The virtual screens can appear in&nbsp; front of you, but the immersive part of the workspace &nbsp;really appeals to me..<\/p>\n<p>My son tells me that there are several applications that have some of these feature, but the technology is still early.&nbsp;&nbsp; Issues like resolution (to be able to see what you type) and input (keyboard \/ mouse) interfaces are still being worked out\u2026&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>I patiently wait for the technology to catch up.&nbsp; In the meantime, I have my comfortable new and unconventional home workspace that people will be raising an eyebrow for a while longer.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Although I\u2019ve been thinking for a while, I finally replaced my standard home office desk with *nothing*.&nbsp; Yes, no more conventional desk!&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; I must admit it, on one hand it is a bit liberating, but on the other it is hard leaving the past behind. 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