Tackling Emerging Tech as a Team

In this edition, Cerys explores how employees can feel less on the back foot when it comes to emerging tech. Yesterday I had the pleasure of presenting at a conference on the paradox of emerging technology, and one of the questions asked at the end of my talk has...

Looking Beyond Centralised Platforms and Workplaces

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

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?

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

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...