Konica Minolta Unveils the Future of Work, Or At Least Its Version

Quite a few attendees of Spotlight Live that we spoke to were still puzzled by what they had seen even after the event, with one claiming “they've tricked us into going to a printer launch”. The Workplace Hub ecosystem is clearly quite a bit more than that, although document management is going to be quite central to the first version launched later this year.

The most interesting aspects of Workplace Hub aren't here yet – the AI-based cognitive elements that enhance work activities with expert systems, like Google Cars for business processes. But it's great to see a company willing to break along way from its core business and comfort zone to experiment with future possibilities, even if those possibilities are a little confusing at this stage. You can read all about the Workplace Hub on a dedicated Konica Minolta website.

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Kitguru Says: The Konica Minolta Workplace Hub is a major change of direction for the company, but whether it's the workplace of everyone's future remains to be seen. Watch this space…

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