What might 2050 hold for a future air force? How can people, systems and organizations evolve to create a 2050 vision of collaborative futures in a digital era a reality? In this hands-on, metaverse workshop experience, participants use digital tools in a practical visualization of how hybrid work environments could operate for the future. Through the lens of an imagined 'Virtual Forces' case study, participants will explore how organisations will have to rethink to operate differently in a digitally enabled, collaborative future. A hybrid, collaborative workflow is modelled, with participants exploring new ways of working based on digital convergence. The intent is to inspire participants to imagine 2050 in their own context, the upskilling and the changes in thinking needed to get there. This workshop draws on collaborative, multidisciplinary research on digital transformation and workforce development undertaken by Griffith University, Deakin University and Phare Consulting. The workshop facilitators would like to acknowledge this workshop draws from now completed research on agile manufacturing and workforce development sponsored by the Royal Australian Air Force through a Defence Science Partnership Agreement.