DECEMBER - 2021CIOAPPLICATIONSEUROPE.COM8IN MYOPINIONSWHITNEY SALES, GENERAL PARTNER AND OLIVIA O'SULLIVAN, DIRECTOR OF CORPORATE INNOVATION AND PARTNERSHIPS, ACCELEPRISE VENTURESHow to keep Communicating,Collaborating and Innovating as we Shift to a New Remote Working World even months ago, you would have been hard pressed to find an enterprise willing to seriously consider remote work as their labor model. Fast forward to today and some of the country's largest enterprises have not only temporarily implemented work-from-home policies, but are considering embracing it for the long term. The COVID-19 pandemic has forever changed the way we work. As more of our corporate partners navigate this shift to remote work, we wanted to understand how they're feeling about it all. We asked 15,000 CIOs, CTOs, and CISOs across our Early Adopter's Council and Pulse Q&A community what the most challenging part of the transition to remote work has been for them. To our surprise, the number one perceived challenge (30% of respondents) is communication and collaboration. After speaking with participants, we learned that the challenges around communication and collaboration have less to do with productivity and more to do with hindered creativity and innovation, specifically from the loss of these three areas: 1. Water Cooler TalkWhether it's for a quick break from solitary work, or a brief trip between meetings, `water cooler' talk is a staple of office life. While some might see it as "wasting" time, studies have shown that great things happen outside of structured meetings. The effects of `water cooler' talk have been so positive for companies like Google and Apple that they have designed their offices to encourage cross functional run-ins and `water cooler' talk. Whitney Sales
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