Humanity has been productive for about as long as humans have existed as a species, but the 'Relativity of Time' site is a fun visualization of just how productive homo sapiens has been throughout the ages. The site, which is run by workplace tracking company 'Futuramo,' shows an interactive map of average times that it took for people to do things at various points in human history.
Relativity of Time's spans, which are divided into a single one of each unit (i.e. one second, one hour, one day, etc.) go back a ways. It starts off over 10,000 years ago, with facts about how much prehistoric people could achieve in the given periods. It then jumps to other times, including the time of the ancient Greeks, the Roman era, the Renaissance, and the turn of the Millennium.
Human Timeframe Visualizations
'Relativity of Time' Shows What People Could Do Throughout the Ages
Trend Themes
1. Productivity Through the Ages - There is potential for workplace tracking companies to create tools that help individuals or groups to increase their productivity based on historical benchmarks.
2. Data Visualization - Data visualization tools could be developed to help individuals see and understand how productivity has evolved over time and how they can improve their own productivity.
3. Workplace Efficiency - Businesses could leverage this data to create more efficient and effective workplaces that allow employees to be more productive and achieve more in the same amount of time.
Industry Implications
1. Workplace Tracking - Workplace tracking companies have an opportunity to develop more engaging and insightful tools for their users that utilize historical benchmarks for productivity.
2. Data Analytics - Data analytics companies could create tools that help individuals or businesses track their productivity and identify areas for improvement based on historical benchmarks.
3. Human Resources - Human resources professionals could use this data to develop more effective training and employee development programs that focus on increasing productivity and achieving historical benchmarks.