IFTF's Future Now: links for 2006-12-10

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December 10, 2006

Smashing The Clock

No schedules. No mandatory meetings. Inside Best Buy's radical reshaping of the workplace

(tags: future_work scheduling)
Swivel: Playing with Data for Fun and Profit

I see that word is out of Brian Mulloy and Dmitry Dimov's new service, Swivel. Brian tipped it to me recently, and, as I told him, I like the idea of a "YouTube for data" immensely. This site is nothing if not a testament to the fun of playing in data tra

(tags: collaboration visualization sinulation future_work)

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