Microsoft looks to youth for future of Office
InfoWorld | at | by Mike
Microsoft this week will host 15 university students from around the world at its Redmond, Washington, headquarters to pick their brains on what the Office productivity suite should look like 10 years from now.
The students, all between the ages of 19 and 24 and from 14 different countries, for one week will form the "Microsoft Office Information Worker Board of the Future." The agenda includes group work and brainstorming sessions on the Microsoft campus, as well as a visit to a local elementary school.
At the end of the week, the students will present their findings to Microsoft executives, including Jeff Raikes, who as group vice president of Productivity and Business Services is responsible for the Office products.