TODAY: BUSINESS FUTURES | 34 CHALLENGES Data sharing Work-life balance Career paths There could be more debate Concerns will extend beyond and training about several issues—the the workplace. As people As rising life expectancy extent to which employers live longer, companies may challenges the current social can expect employees to need to provide a supportive contract, and leads to more share data, such as their environment for employees pressure on workers to stay in physical movements around whose work-life balance is the workplace beyond current work premises and how often challenged by the practical and retirement age, companies they take a screen break; the psychological burdens of caring could face a greater need to responsibility of companies to for elderly relatives, in the same manage teams of workers prevent the data being hacked; way many companies cater to from several generations—with and possible discrimination employees with young children. not only different strengths against employees deemed to and talents, but also different have a higher risk of being sick. attitudes, raising the risk of stereotypes undermining morale and productivity. Career paths and training programs may need to be rethought to make best use of aging, but nonetheless valuable, talent. THE WORLD OF REDEREDESIGSIGNNIINNGG THE IMAGINATION THE AGE OF “TECHNO-POLITICS” LILIFEFE ECONOMY (IN)SECURITY