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Antony Slumbers<\/a> has long worked at the intersection of workspace and tech. With decades of experience<\/a> in commercial real estate tech, web and app development, workspace software creation, research and writing about technology and property, and even European art dealing, Slumbers has unique insights into the impact built environments have on the way we work.<\/p>\n He\u2019s particularly interested in conversations about the future of technology in the workplace and how tech in the coworking industry is \u201cgoing to get turbocharged now in ways people largely don\u2019t appreciate.\u201d He sees a future in which AI and technology do repetitive tasks and free up humans to be more human.<\/p>\n \u201cIt\u2019s not the way we work that\u2019s changing,\u201d he says, \u201cit\u2019s the work you do. As the world becomes more technological, there\u2019s going to be more requirement for us to be exponentially human. Let the machines do what they want to do and realize that it\u2019s different than what humans want to do.\u201d<\/p>\n Slumbers describes the future workspace as data-driven, but human-centric. These spaces will self-regulate and provide information about things like temperature, resource usage and how where people are in the space. This will give space operators valuable insights into the needs and preferences of space users.<\/p>\n \u201cI can see us getting to a point,\u201d he says, \u201cwhere we\u2019ll be able to tailor our spaces really closely to the needs of our customers.\u201d<\/p>\n Slumbers points out that, as the coworking industry has evolved, workspace design has evolved, as well.<\/p>\n \u201cOffices used to be boring\u2014posh boring or cheap boring\u2014but boring\u201d he says, adding that office spaces are now nice. The changing ways people work, coupled with a renewed focus on workspace design, is one of the drivers of the industry.<\/p>\n \u201cIt\u2019s reinforcing the desirability of these types of arrangements,\u201d says Slumbers, \u201cboth aesthetically and in terms of community.\u201d<\/p>\n Slumbers will be at GCUC UK<\/a> in London on September 25 and 26, talking about the future of work, tech innovations and how the workspace industry can prepare for some of the changes coming our way to help members and customers be more productive, healthy and happy.<\/p>\n \u201cI\u2019ll talk about the changing world of work,\u201d he says, \u201cand why exponential tech will allow us to be exponentially more human.\u201d<\/p>\n Slumbers will touch on what\u2019s happening with artificial intelligence (AI) and what it means for the new workforce. He\u2019ll also explore the growing role of social intelligence and empathy in the workforce, and how workplaces can support this.<\/p>\n \u201cThe demand will be for workspaces that catalyze our human skills,\u201d he says. \u201cThese spaces have to help us be better humans and help us leverage our human skills…The binary world is going to break down and we have to be able to leverage all our skills.\u201d<\/p>\n Join Antony Slumbers and the global workspace industry community at GCUC UK<\/a> in London on September 25 and 26.<\/p>\n![\"Antony-Slumbers-GCUC-UK\"](\"http:\/\/gcuclegacysite.wpengine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/Antony-Slumbers-GCUC-UK-150x150.jpg\")
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