In episode 21 of the Acceleration Economy Minute, Kieron Allen discusses how collaboration leads to greater innovation in hybrid and work from anywhere (WFA) environments.
Highlights
00:14 — Acceleration Economy analyst Tom Smith recently published a report on how WFA and hybrid work can — or cannot — impact innovation. Tom included new research conducted by VMware which demonstrates how employees feel about innovation in hybrid work environments.
00:52 — 88% of respondents are investing in collaborative tools, like Slack and Teams. This raises a larger point of how collaboration is one of the most underrated, but one of the most important aspects of innovation in the acceleration economy.
01:36 — Collaborative innovation is fluid, unexpected, and oftentimes, subtle. Collaborative innovation influences company culture, which yields greater company innovation.
02:06 — Within the acceleration economy, collaboration is not only necessary in hybrid work environments, but encouraged. As technology becomes democratized, Kieron predicts collaboration will be a key driver of innovation in many organizations.
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