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I agree with a lot of the criticism commented so far, that it could be biased (even unintentionally), how do you really measure innovation and so on. But... jus

I agree with a lot of the criticism commented so far, that it could be biased (even unintentionally), how do you really measure innovation and so on. But... just based on my own experiences and gut, I kind of agree. It seems harder to innovate now. I get it this is anecdotal or whatever, but when we were all together, there were so many times when; maybe in the hallway yaking, or break room, and just casually talking, then next thing you know we are in a huddle room white boarding something. That's just not happening now. We have tried different things, Slack threads, scheduled Bluejeans calls etc. but I don't feel like we have replicated it. And a lot of my colleagues agree, we talk about it openly. We all love WFH, but miss the synergy. I sometimes wonder if there is a technical solution we are all missing? I dunno, AR/VR, something to bring back that certain je ne sais quoi of all being in one place?

dlivingston 5y ago
I seriously could not agree more. For some folks, WFH doesn't impact their collaboration, but it definitely does for me. I've had so many instances where we've been trying to crack a problem, going back and forth over emails and WebEx calls for months. We finally get back into the office and have a person-to-person meeting, and it just...gets resolved. Like magic. You could say that those previous discussions just laid the groundwork for us to crack it, but it's more than that...having one more WebEx meeting wouldn't have fixed it, or two, or three. There's something about the personal interaction - physically pointing at the screen, having multiple laptops open, pacing back and forth, whiteboarding - that can be magic for brainstorming.
- pavlo 5y ago
  since last April, I often find myself reminded of the talk by John cleese on creativity. Specifically his thesis that its not a talent. https://youtu.be/Pb5oIIPO62g https://youtu.be/Pb5oIIPO62g When having a call after another, and trying to be efficient during the day, there is just less time to be creative…

dlivingston 5y ago

I seriously could not agree more. For some folks, WFH doesn't impact their collaboration, but it definitely does for me. I've had so many instances where we've been trying to crack a problem, going back and forth over emails and WebEx calls for months. We finally get back into the office and have a person-to-person meeting, and it just...gets resolved. Like magic. You could say that those previous discussions just laid the groundwork for us to crack it, but it's more than that...having one more WebEx meeting wouldn't have fixed it, or two, or three. There's something about the personal interaction - physically pointing at the screen, having multiple laptops open, pacing back and forth, whiteboarding - that can be magic for brainstorming.

pavlo 5y ago
since last April, I often find myself reminded of the talk by John cleese on creativity. Specifically his thesis that its not a talent. https://youtu.be/Pb5oIIPO62g https://youtu.be/Pb5oIIPO62g When having a call after another, and trying to be efficient during the day, there is just less time to be creative…