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With more remote and hybrid work, I think we probably have to be more thoughtful about creating connections — to new people and new ideas. I don’t think it means we can’t do it, but perhaps we can’t rely on water-cooler or photocopier serendipity to the extent we might have in the past.
Perhaps we can use tactics like the “Monday Notes” NASA employ... See more
Perhaps we can use tactics like the “Monday Notes” NASA employ... See more
David Epstein • "Communication Really Happens in the Carpool..."
“There’s a temptation in our networked age to think that ideas can be developed by email and iChat,” he said. “That’s crazy. Creativity comes from spontaneous meetings, from random discussions. You run into someone, you ask what they’re doing, you say ‘Wow,’ and soon you’re cooking up all sorts of ideas.”
Walter Isaacson • Steve Jobs: The Exclusive Biography
Multiple studies conducted at Harvard, Stanford, and others discuss the benefits of remote or hybrid work in terms of employee satisfaction and retention. However, other studies have shown that face-to-face interactions at the workplace, both planned and serendipitous, trigger the flow of knowledge, sharing of values, and exchange of ideas, which c... See more
Addy Osmani • Leading Effective Engineering Teams: A Deepdive
“In which ways might a Zoom call be more informative than a person-to-person interaction?”
Daniel Gross • Talent: How to Identify Energizers, Creatives, and Winners Around the World
The shift to remote work also made collaboration somewhat less efficient,
Cal Newport • Slow Productivity: The Lost Art of Accomplishment Without Burnout
“When we work remotely, this kind of ad-hoc coordination becomes harder to organize,”