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The Rise of the Triple Peak Day
If the pandemic has revealed anything about work life, it’s that work and life are melded like never before: morning staff meetings streamed from the breakfast table; in-person presentations before school pickup; and evenings of quiet concentration whenever the opportunity…
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What science is teaching us about the future of work
My job as Chief Scientist is to use science to inform how Microsoft thinks about the future of work. To be able to contribute research during this unprecedented time means a lot to me. For instance, our research on transition…
New Future of Work: How remote and hybrid work will shape workplaces and society with Jaime Teevan and Siddharth Suri
In this episode of The New Future of Work series, Chief Scientist Jaime Teevan and Senior Principal Researcher Siddharth Suri explore the many ways people were impacted by work shifts during the COVID-19 pandemic. They talk about how race, gender, income, and other factors are indicative of how…
New Future of Work: Redefining workspaces as hybrid and remote work become more prevalent with Jaime Teevan and Ginger Hudson
In this episode of The New Future of Work series, Chief Scientist Jaime Teevan and Principal User Research Manager Ginger Hudson share how people evolved their home office setups throughout the COVID-19 pandemic, and they explore how information workers used…
New Future of Work: Managing IT and security in remote scenarios with Jaime Teevan and Matt Brodsky
In this episode of the podcast, Chief Scientist Jaime Teevan and Senior User Research Manager Matt Brodsky examine how the level of IT support available during the shift, including the ability to provide hardware and software, made the difference between laying…
New Future of Work: How developer collaboration and productivity are changing in a hybrid work model
In this episode of The New Future of Work series, Chief Scientist Jaime Teevan and Principal Productivity Engineer Brian Houck discuss what the massive shift to remote work meant for developers—both employees of Microsoft and customers using Microsoft developer platforms…
New Future of Work: Staying productive and happy when our office is our home with Jaime Teevan and Sonia Jaffe
In this episode of The New Future of Work series of the podcast, Chief Scientist Jaime Teevan and Senior Research Economist Sonia Jaffe delve into the “Personal Productivity and Well-Being” chapter of the report, beginning with why measuring productivity isn’t…
New Future of Work: Meeting and collaborating in a remote and hybrid world with Jaime Teevan and Abigail Sellen
In this episode of The New Future of Work series of the podcast, Chief Scientist Jaime Teevan and Abigail Sellen, Deputy Lab Director at Microsoft Research Cambridge in the United Kingdom, explore the dynamics of meetings and collaborations in the…
New Future of Work: Driving innovation via cross-company research with Jaime Teevan and Brent Hecht
In this episode of The New Future of Work series of the podcast, Chief Scientist Jaime Teevan and Director of Applied Science Brent Hecht of the Experiences and Devices group in Microsoft share how an internal SharePoint document led to…