The future of organizations: the 3 major shifts

Continuing my research on the future of organizations, I found this short but interesting video interview with Peter Hinssen (author of 'The New Normal').

The biggest shifts in future organizations, according to him:

• Blurring of boundaries between the company and the external world
  (my notes:) Surely many of us will experience this already... the streamlining of the complete value chain has caused a kind of inclusion of suppliers and clients, working with the same software and accessing each others' databases; but also new processes like open innovation and crowdsourcing will increasingly enhance this trend. In an extreme form the boundary between an organization and its competitors is likely to evaporate as well (I'm looking for some proof-points for that, however);
  
• Internal entrepreneurs instead of intrapreneurs
  (my notes:) This distinction is somewhat difficult to grasp... is it about giving more employees entire decision freedom (as in a decentralized model discussed in previous blog)? It could as well mean finding ways to benefit from ideas or creative minds from outside the company, bringing us back at open innovation... What's for sure is that true innovation will not (or less) come from internal employees anymore;
   
• GenY: new flexibility between employer and employee
  (my notes:) The question on whether GenY will be jobhoppers has been debated furiously over the past years. Confronted with the consequences of the recent global crisis, GenY would now understand the value of fixed employment and some degree of certainty, some argue. Whatever, what's for sure is that GenY talents will likely want some type of flexibility and a more 'project'-based job content. This poses some challenge to organizations who are dependent on these key talents.

(bytheway, this interview with Peter is about chapter 6 of his book. You can find interviews about other parts of his book on youtube)