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VideoConferencing and Facilitation beyond Zoom
How should we understand and categorise the underlying character of the myriad video conferencing platforms which are currently springing up, offering all sorts of ways to organise and facilitate online working? The answer may depend on use context to a degree—a...
A Revolution in Work Patterns? Ten Speculations
John Quiggin’s piece in The Conversation (September 3, 2020) on the productivity gains that appear to have resulted from enforced working from home during COVID lockdowns is mind blowing. Talk about a beautiful example to illustrate how complexity produces unexpected...
In the office or work from home? Goldilocks and the 3 (or more) Polar(ity) Bears, #1
The impact of the COVID-19 pandemic continues to reverberate around the world, affecting how we live, love and work. One obvious impact on work has been the large number of people working from home (WFH) during various ‘lockdown’ arrangements. WFH rather than being in...
‘The cracks are more visible online’: why virtual interaction is more complex than it looks
Since the start of the COVID-19 pandemic with its lockdowns and work-from-home adaptations, pressure has risen to interact online. Transitioning traditional face-to-face (FtF) methods to online conferencing and consultation was already underway, of course, and...