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Related Articles Understanding Tomorrow’s Workforce: Today’s Student Labor Activist Ayanna Howard Want a clearer understanding of generative AI? Extensive Experimentation Linda Gratton It’s Time to Face Three Challenges of Learning Linda Gratton Good Questions Elizabeth Heichler Deploys collaborative technologies that encourage serendipitous interactions. For knowledge workers who thrive on creative collaboration outside of project management techniques, the real challenge is creating serendipity in virtual spaces for those valuable encounters. That’s what the executive team at a global telecommunications company I consulted with at the beginning of the month was thinking when they used a collaboratively hosted platform to bring multiple people together to discuss how culture can support emerging business strategies.
We saw conversation threads over the course of hours. Over a series of subsequent actions, these chance encounters formed the basis of a new, more diverse network. Design work for chance encounters. This is the aspect that requires the most ingenuity and experimentation. Since face-to-face time is at a premium, the challenge will be to ensure that every face-to-face encounter has the potential for innovation. Keep an eye out for hybrid Job Function Email List virtual in-person events in the coming months. Emerging ways of working can bring real benefits in terms of quality of life and work-life balance. It was a major shock that broke some old habits and created some new ones. The challenge now is to learn how best to replicate chance encounters. Emerging petri dish experiments should provide the basis for a more nuanced view of technology deployment and job design.
About the author is Professor of Management Practice at London Business School and Director of the HR Strategies for Organizational Transformation program there. She is co-author of The New Longevity: A Framework for Thriving in a Changing World (Bloomsbury, 2016). Tags: Collaboration Resources Crisis Management Human Behavior Organizational Culture Productivity Virtual Teams More like this Flexibility Is Key to Integrating Meaning and Work Linda Gratton Leads the Age of Transparency Explosion Melissa Swift Demonstrates the True Measure of Success Nancy.
We saw conversation threads over the course of hours. Over a series of subsequent actions, these chance encounters formed the basis of a new, more diverse network. Design work for chance encounters. This is the aspect that requires the most ingenuity and experimentation. Since face-to-face time is at a premium, the challenge will be to ensure that every face-to-face encounter has the potential for innovation. Keep an eye out for hybrid Job Function Email List virtual in-person events in the coming months. Emerging ways of working can bring real benefits in terms of quality of life and work-life balance. It was a major shock that broke some old habits and created some new ones. The challenge now is to learn how best to replicate chance encounters. Emerging petri dish experiments should provide the basis for a more nuanced view of technology deployment and job design.
About the author is Professor of Management Practice at London Business School and Director of the HR Strategies for Organizational Transformation program there. She is co-author of The New Longevity: A Framework for Thriving in a Changing World (Bloomsbury, 2016). Tags: Collaboration Resources Crisis Management Human Behavior Organizational Culture Productivity Virtual Teams More like this Flexibility Is Key to Integrating Meaning and Work Linda Gratton Leads the Age of Transparency Explosion Melissa Swift Demonstrates the True Measure of Success Nancy.
