The Intro #32: What do we do with this reality?

June 25, 2020
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Our team has spent a lot of time thinking about the future of work.

What if this remote office environment we’ve all learned to navigate over the past few months isn’t a fad? What if working from home is permanent?

For people in knowledge economy roles, this very well may be the case. We’re collectively seeing increases in productivity, improvements in quality of life (thanks, no commuting!), decreases in costs of office management and real estate, and the consistent truth that people are able to do their jobs from anywhere.

So now what?

What do we do with this reality? How do we make our teams as efficient, effective, and happy as possible — especially if we aren’t seeing each other face to face as often? How do we still have fun together? And how do we foster collaboration digitally?

Have ideas on how to make virtual work better? Let us know! We’d love to hear from you!

We’re just beginning to grapple with what this means for our future — and we invite you to think seriously about it, too. Because working from home just might just be our new normal.

Allison Kooser

Allison is Chief Storyteller at Swell+Good, where she partners with amazing organizations to help them bring their stories to life. She is an avid traveler, an expert takeout orderer, and a big believer in curiosity and kindness. She tries to learn something new every day, and she reads, writes, and paddleboards more than the average human.
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