Imagine a truly innovative business world where advanced automated technology and supporting processes are the norm... We did just that and spoke with European employees to discover their vision for the future workplace.

of employees predict that by 2036 their workplace will be transformed by technology and processes

that do not even exist today

The next decade and beyond

Within ju

st 10 years,

employees expect:

78%

The tech evolved workplace

Research conducted by Coleman Parkes. Sponsored by Ricoh

Touch-based interactive

surfaces

Voice recognition technology

Augmentedreality glasses

Bene�ts to tech evolution

Optimising core business processes

Having better access to information

The ability to get their job done faster

69% 60% 56%

59% of employees predict that within the next 20 years

holograms will feature in their workplace

Within 30 years over half of employees expect to be using:

Bluetooth technology that transmits data brain-to-brain

Drones with the ability to project presentations or visual displays

Carrier nodes

to be available to them

29%Internal collaboration

platformsWeb-based

meetings

23%Follow-me

printing

22%

A very di�erent future

When asked to identify the top bene�ts to a tech evolved workplace, employees gave equal ranking to:

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87% of employees believe that with the right process around it, advanced technology will positivelyimpact pro�tability

Most wanted tools todayThe top three technologies that employees currently do not use, but want to, are: