Collaboration in 2018: Trends We're Watching – Rowan Trollope – Medium

I've been working with the collaboration technology team at Cisco since 2012, and the job just keeps getting more interesting. There are technology and market forces converging right now that are radically changing the way we all work. In the next year, we're going to see fundamental shifts in collaboration technologies. One of the most important changes in how we work is happening faster than I thought it would: People are getting comfortable talking to machines. We already talk to our phones, our cars, and our houses. According to our research, 95% of white-collar workers (of 2,270 surveyed) say "bring it on" to the idea of having AIs assist them with basic meeting mechanics; 57% said AI would increase productivity.