Remote Work Is Making Innovation Harder
A peer-reviewed study of Microsoft’s 61,100-plus US workforce concluded that the organization-wide switch to remote working in 2020 damaged communication and collaboration. Microsoft’s principal takeaway is that, regardless of how you mix remote and in-office work, the resulting change in how workers communicate could impact how effectively a company can innovate. In light of these findings, companies will need to take proactive measures to try to help workers acquire and share new information across groups.
