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According to a recent survey by Steelcase, where I am on the research team, people appreciated no commute, more time with their families, and greater autonomy and flexibility. Who doesn’t love to work in their fuzzy slippers with their little dog laying at their feet? But on a less positive note, people likewise experienced more isolation, slower decision-making, and less clarity around their responsibilities. And when people worked from home frequently and weren’t satisfied with the experience, they actually saw decreases in their productivity, engagement and innovation. … [Read more...] about 5 ways to ask your boss for more flexibility at work

I recently spoke with a client who mentioned that her company has a one-week conference/training session every year. While planning for 2022, they’ve decided the training session will now be only three days. When I asked her why, she explained that the pandemic has taught them they can turn a lot of meetings into training videos to disperse beforehand, allowing time for other pressing issues at the conference. … [Read more...] about 3 ways communication will change after the pandemic

“When I started as a grad student, it was trial and error. . . . Now we actually have quite a bit of knowledge of the physics behind these things and how we can feed this information into computational models for better understanding of the nerve electrode interface—from animals to more targeted simulations in humans,” Raspopovic says. “Recently it stopped being trial and error.” Linking an amputee with a nerve-connected prosthetic device used to take four days of adjustments. Now it takes about four hours. … [Read more...] about Scientists can hack your nerves so artificial limbs feel lighter