Work and technology are inextricably linked.
But there are other forces at work in San Francisco Bay beyond crew work and technology worthy of nearby Silicon Valley.
"The big gap between hand work and technology will become smaller and smaller," predicts Ms van Herpen.
New work and technology models include on-demand artificial intelligence, extreme personalization, and secure and accessible cloud-based work repositories.
There is a lot of strategy work that comes with that; commercial models, design work and technology (separate cameras, digital asset management and real-time streaming delivery technology).
It seems an extreme thought experiment but this is exactly how we engaged our work and technology just a few decades ago.
Meantime, revenues from research work and technology licensing could become significant.
But its not just work and technology that have stolen idle time its also the American attitude toward health that has taken on a controlling and moralistic tone.
Now those seeking a vacation from work and technology are left with two choices: travel far out of range or practice self-restraint.
Interestingly, scenarios on work and technology for 2050 by the Millennium Project (from here onwards referred to as MP) arrive at quite similar conclusions [19].
