For many people, remote work has become part of everyday life, with digital tools making it even more feasible. But what does this shift mean in the long run? OOO looks at the hidden costs of a highly digitalised work culture: blurred boundaries, constant surveillance, and the risk of losing what makes us human. We ask whether a future built only on efficiency and technology is the one we truly want, thereby helping us explore the balance between work, life, and humanity that we should be striving for.
So, what kind of work future are we creating?
OOO takes the form of a future office desk, filled with strange and slightly absurd, discursive objects. Each object seems to solve a problem, but at the same time exposes new risks. The Mouse Treadmill promises productivity but raises questions about surveillance and control. The Work-Life Balance Clock tries to measure well-being, but risks turning life into numbers. The Face-Set Lens helps you manage your online image, but at what cost to authenticity. Designed with humour and exaggeration, these speculative artefacts act as conversation starters rather than real solutions. Developed through sketches, feedback sessions, and exhibition experiments, OOO uses playful design fiction to reflect the present challenges we face by making them more visible, tangible, and debatable.
By exaggerating the tools of remote work, OOO highlights how today’s digital choices may shape tomorrow’s workplaces. The project shows how unchecked efficiency and technology could create digital futures that feel less human. We encourage you to laugh, question, and reflect on whether this is where we want to be. At the same time, OOO admits its limits: the imagined futures are intentionally conservative, closely linked to current trends. While this makes them easy to relate to, it also means the scenarios risk being too close to reality. Still, the absurdity of the objects opens up important discussions about more sustainable, inclusive, and human-centred ways of working.
