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S TAY I N G A S T E P A H E A D OF THE BAD GUYS I N T O M O R R O W ’ S W OR K PL ACE Today’s work/life style is connected, connecting, and con- verged. With 62 percent 1 of employees working regularly from more than one location. 65 percent 2 of workers say they collaborate multiple times a day. 81 percent 3 report that work activities happen during personal time. And perhaps not surprisingly, entertainment activities on work personal computers (PCs) have doubled. These trends are bound to continue; the workforce will be 50 percent 4 millennials by 2020, and 88 percent 5 of millennials report wanting this work/life integration. As remote work and collaboration solutions have become more productive and mainstream, physical environments are evolving to maximize the interaction and immediacy an office space can and should provide, including: • agile workspaces designed for individual productivity • informal meeting areas encouraging co-creation and conversation • interactive conference rooms providing efficient and technology-enabled meetings and collaboration. • integrated communal spaces to encourage socializing, recreation and wellness: the comforts of home migrating into the workplace, perhaps, in our increasingly connected world. It’s clear that traditional boundaries are dissolving, and the “Office of the Future” spans across work and the rest of our lives. Security must evolve and keep pace. Dramatic changes have taken place in where, when, and how people are working, and those changes will continue to 12