Labor & Employment Law

Hyperconnectivity and the Workplace

By Michael Fitzgibbon

In case you missed it, we live in a hyperconnected world.  The workplace is certainly not insulated from this according to this Globe and Mail article that discusses a white paper called The Hyperconnected: Here They Come!:

Although the greatest numbers are found in the ?increasingly connected? group at 36 per cent, the ?hyperconnected group,? at 16 per cent, is the fastest growing. This group uses a minimum of seven devices for work and personal activities as well as nine applications.

Yes, you read that right.  The impact on the workplace:

Most dramatically, said Nortel chief technology office John Roese, this means that any device that can be connected ? and would benefit from being connected ? will, in fact, be connected.

That, he added, will pose an immense challenge to many corporations that still operate on the notion that they can and should clamp down on every kind of online activity used by its employees and clients.

I'm speaking at a privacy conference in a couple of weeks here in Toronto and you can bet that I will be discussing this. 

Full post as published by Thoughts from a Management Lawyer on May 15, 2008 (boomark / email).