Have a peek at HBR’s predictions for 2008. Thanks to Lauren to tipping us off to this:

a few highlights:

Task, Not Time: Profile of a Gen Y Job
Tamara J. Erickson
Compensating employees for what they actually do rather than the hours they log is not a new idea. Managers will need to re-embrace this preindustrial concept as the practical realities of work change along with the expectations of the new generation of workers.

Happy Metadata Trails
Jan Chipchase
The explosion in user-generated content will enable organizations to gain previously unparalleled views of the buying public. In this brave new world of aggregated data, you’ll be able to chart paths to customers with pinpoint accuracy. But trails that are richly plotted may be as dangerous as poorly mapped ones.

Making Alternate Reality the New Business Reality
Jane McGonigal
Acting as the puppet masters of custom-designed alternate reality games, leaders can tap broad collaboration to solve speci? c problems, forecast opportunities, and innovate dynamically. The enterprise counterpart of what is now niche entertainment could become the new operating system for real-world business.