Remote Work and Confirmation Bias

Remote Work and Confirmation Bias

Why do many CEOs want workers to return to the office when most of the data indicates that productivity and worker satisfaction are higher with remote/hybrid work? The answer – Confirmation Bias. We see this all the time in the scientific and political world....
Four Principles of Remote First

Four Principles of Remote First

What are the guiding principles for the future of remote work? We’ve spent the last two years just trying to figure out the mechanics of remote work and pushing back on the haters. Principles will evolve or be revealed with time, but I’ve borrowed a...
Return to Work

Return to Work

Come out, come out, wherever you are. Most of us recognize Glenda the Good singing this famous line from the Wizard of Oz. The last several months might feel like we’ve been living in a strange new world. We would like to believe it’s time to come out and...
Your Remote First Strategy

Your Remote First Strategy

For the next 3 years, Companies are likely to need to adopt a remote first approach wherever possible.  If you assume people are working from home and a few come into the office and someone gets sick, there is minimal impact.  If you try to bring everyone...
Loneliness At Work

Loneliness At Work

The Great American philosopher William Martin Joel once was describing the lives of a variety of workers. He pointed out that they had addictions, they had side hustles and they had loneliness. He described them as “sharing a drink they call loneliness, but...
15 Minute Communities

15 Minute Communities

As an urban studies major I was always interested in the structure of cities and how we use space. The concept of walking cities has been around for a long time and it lends itself to the vibrancy of communities. It brings us back to the structure of most communities...