Looking Beyond Centralised Platforms and Workplaces

by | Jan 21, 2021

This week, Lee is seeing signs of light through the cracks and trying to imagine a world beyond attention-farming. Will we remain trapped in centralised systems that seek to monetise our attention and emotions, or is there a brighter future beyond this stage of the...

Chasing Productivity at the Expense of Learning

by | Dec 10, 2020

In this edition, LJ reflects on the successes and failures of the 2020 remote working experiment. As we head towards the end of this extraordinary year, I have been reflecting on the successes and failures of the largest spontaneous working from home experiment. It...

Can Software Replicate the Value of Real-World Interaction?

by | Nov 26, 2020

In this edition, Livio shares some thoughts on how much better virtual environments need to be to compete with in-person interaction, serendipity & co-creation, and how team rituals might help. One of the most acutely-felt shortcomings of remote working is the...

Rebuilding for the Next Normal

by | Nov 12, 2020

In this edition, LJ reflects on how remote or hybrid working is here to stay, and how we can design more sustainable ways of working to cope with it. The last few weeks have brought a slight but long-overdue shift in the prevailing global mood. Biden’s historic win in...

Turn on, tune in… burn out?

by | Oct 29, 2020

In this edition, Livio considers some of the productivity trends around remote working and their possible long-term effects on the health of online workers. Work Has Changed Forever Whatever politicians might say about sandwich shop economics and the billions they...

Glimpses of our Hybrid Future

by | Oct 15, 2020

This week, Cerys writes about the emerging hybrid future of organisations and the challenges facing managers and leaders as they learn to both function and support others in the new hybrid world. The Unbearable Lightness of Remote Working The wants and needs of...