GPDF Survey - The Next Knowledge Work

Which questions do you find most interesting?
(Please select 3 questions from all below)

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* 1. How is “knowledge work” changing?

Who are knowledge workers today?

What do we know from psychology/anthropology/social psychology research about what fundamentally makes work meaningful and what motivates people to work toward shared objectives?

What will knowledge work look like next, and why?

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* 2. What traditional management approaches are no longer fit for task?

Are there “zombie management” practices affecting knowledge work that are known to be counterproductive? Why are they so hard to get rid of?

How do some traditional practices in people management present barriers or undermine the progress of knowledge work?

What other realms of management need to be overhauled to achieve better outcomes from knowledge work?

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* 3. Are there new management ideas with greater promise to raise performance?

Who is doing the most promising and intriguing research relating to the next knowledge work?

What experiments are taking place in organizational settings to achieve greater outcomes from knowledge work?

Do different practices or conditions prevail in different places—regionally, nationally, or in specific economic sectors—that enable them to be more creatively productive?

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* 4. Where are we seeing higher performance achieved? What are they doing differently?

What organizations are currently outperforming their peers in terms of knowledge work effectiveness?

What are they doing differently and how much difference has it made to outcomes?

Is the approach they are taking portable?

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* 5. Is Artificial Intelligence the answer?

To what extent will organizations be reshaped by their embrace of AI?

What principles should guide the development and adoption of tools to perform intellectually challenging work?

What applications of AI so far should we take lessons from, both encouraging and cautionary?

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* 6. Who should be leading the charge? Is a new model of leadership required?

What kind of leadership is required for knowledge work to make faster and more meaningful progress on important objectives?

What kind of development path prepares people for the kind of leadership now needed? What do we know already about how that kind of leadership emerges in organizations?

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* 7. What are some promising changes an organization could start making immediately to position itself for advantage in the next knowledge work?

What changes have been shown to boost creative collaboration?

What changes would reliably create greater motivation to perform at high levels?

What changes would meaningfully raise the expertise of the organization?

What features of an employment offer would present the most attractive value proposition to today’s talent market?

Which 3 questions would you most like to see discussed at this year’s Forum?
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GPDF Survey - The Next Knowledge Work

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* 1. How is “knowledge work” changing?

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* 2. What traditional management approaches are no longer fit for task?

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* 3. Are there new management ideas with greater promise to raise performance?

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* 4. Where are we seeing higher performance achieved? What are they doing differently?

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* 5. Is Artificial Intelligence the answer?

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* 6. Who should be leading the charge? Is a new model of leadership required?

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* 7. What are some promising changes an organization could start making immediately to position itself for advantage in the next knowledge work?

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* 8. Question 1

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* 9. Question 2

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* 10. Question 3

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* 11. If you would like to stay in touch with the Forum, please leave us your email address here.