EDITOR’S QUESTION
teams and individuals. Attitude is the secret
sauce: this is a frequently neglected resource
that can transform wasted or inefficient
uses of time and space into behaviours
that power the organisation towards its
goals. Attitude is more than mindset: it’s
an evolving way of thinking about how to
effectively navigate time and space in order
to make the most of their potential – not a
set way of being.
Space is more than place. Creating and
curating the working environment, virtual
and physical, for high-performing teams
demands a state of constant alertness and
curiosity, watching ourselves at work, probing
assumptions, spotting anomalies, shifting
habits day-to-day, learning and adapting
as we go. We all need to learn to think like
anthropologists, to spot the deeper patterns
that show up as surface symptoms, in order
to actively choose and build workspaces that
work for us.
E
ver more ubiquitous, digitisation at
work has the power to diversify the
workforce, injecting fresh thinking and
innovation by enabling companies to unlock
talent bases who were previously not able
to manage traditional office-based jobs,
such as carers and those with a chronic or
temporary disability.
Newer and more reliable communication
platforms allow them to manage working
hours and workplaces more flexibly. The
accelerating flow of new technologies,
new communication tools and ever-more
ubiquitous and reliable connectivity makes
it possible for organisations to re-think how
and where their employees need to be.
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However, these changes also come with
costs: there is a fracturing of time and
space as organisations become increasingly
porous. As more and more organisations
work outside-in rather than inside-out, they
are losing coherence: virtual spaces, mobile
and nomadic working in distributed teams,
redrawing of organisational boundaries and
more all contribute. To make the most of this
potential in a more distributed and mobile
workforce, teams and individuals need to
adapt, developing new etiquette, rituals,
habits and survival strategies for the new
technoscapes that they inhabit.
Time and space are precious finite resources
governing the productivity of organisations,
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TEAMS AND
INDIVIDUALS
NEED TO ADAPT,
DEVELOPING
NEW ETIQUETTE,
RITUALS, HABITS
AND SURVIVAL
STRATEGIES
FOR THE NEW
TECHNOSCAPES
THAT THEY
INHABIT.
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