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Airbnb courts digital nomads as it continues push for long-term stays
Airbnb says the home-share company is seeing an increase in digital nomads booking long-term stays as well as in hosts offering those types of stays.
Google's CEO says the future of work involves a 'hybrid model' and the company is already reconfiguring its offices for employee 'on-sites'
"I see the future as definitely being more flexible," Pichai said during a video interview for Time 100 this week.
Hybrid Work Is the New Remote Work
Leaders should be managing remote working conditions amid the uncertainty of today and prepare for and optimize the hybrid working models of tomorrow.
Companies Who Go Remote-First will Replace Every Company that Doesnāt
Companies who adopted technology 20 years ago replaced every company that didnāt.
Will new travel technology invade your privacy?
Digital facial recognition. COVID-tracing apps. Innovations that make trips safer during a pandemic might expose your personal data.
The Rise of Remote Work Can Be Unexpectedly Liberating
What if you are better off without the office?
Americans are saving more than just money by not commuting
The pandemic lockdown has killed the work commute. And as the number of miles people travel every day has collapsed, commuters have saved themselves billions of dollars.
Netflixās Reed Hastings Deems Remote Work āa Pure Negativeā
The streaming giantās leader says not being able to get together in person, particularly internationally, makes doing business harder and that he is eager to have staff back in the office once a coronavirus vaccine is available.
Google Abandons Plan to Rent Dublin Office for 2,000 Workers
Alphabet Incās Google unit walked away from a plan to rent space in Dublin for as many 2,000 workers, shelving one of the cityās biggest real-estate deals in recent years.
UX Design - Rethinking the Sign-in
Letās talk about the problem with the current sign-in screen and how we can solve that!
How I got, handled and aced UX Interviews at companies like Apple, Microsoft, Facebook and more! | by Aaditya Ailawadhi | Prototypr
Itās interview season again, and you know what that means ā That crippling feeling of not knowing how to actually handle and ace your interviews. Well, fret not, because it isnāt quite as challengingā¦
While covid-19 continues to force remote work, Europe looks to enforce a right to disconnect
Spain, Greece, Ireland and other countries are trying to preserve work-life balance.
Working from āanywhereā is possible - but not sustainable
A Northwestern professorās research finds that location still matters very much.
The surprising traits of good remote leaders
Strong in-person leadership skills donāt necessarily translate to being a good virtual leader. Instead, organisation and competency reign supreme.
Pinterest cancels huge SF office lease in unbuilt project, citing work-from-home shift
Pinterest terminated its massive 490,000-square-foot lease at San Franciscoās unbuilt 88 Bluxome project, citing a shift towards a more distributed workforce.
The problem isnāt that life is unfair ā itās your broken idea of fairness
Unless youāre winning, most of life will seem hideously unfair to you.
Unlimited Information Is Transforming Society
Scientific American is the essential guide to the most awe-inspiring advances in science and technology, explaining how they change our understanding of the world and shape our lives.
How Much Will Remote Work Continue After the Pandemic?
A new survey suggests that at least 16 percent of employees will remain at-home workers long after COVID-19 recedes, report researchers Christopher Stanton, Zoe Cullen, and Michael Luca.
The Great Slacklash Is Coming
Slack and its counterparts 'create problems, high school-type problems,' one CEOĀ said.
Struggling Tourist Destinations Pitch Themselves to New Digital Nomads as Remote Work Locales
Some tourism destinations are pivoting their offering to cater to the recently-expanded market of digital nomads, freed up for remote work by the pandemic.
Why Airlines, Cities, and Starbucks Need Remote Workers Back at the Office | Marker
For a decade, Carlos Silva has been gluing, nailing, and re-zippering shoes and boots at Stern Shoe Repair, a usually well-trafficked shop just outside the Metro entrance at Union Station inā¦
The new residency schemes inviting workers abroad
Amid Covid-19, new programmes are popping up that invite workers to settle abroad and work remotely. Could we all soon become ādigital nomadsā?
Being OK With Not Being Extraordinary
The internet always highlights the first place winners, the billionaires, the award-winning artists, the best-selling authors, the largestā¦
How to Leave Work at Work
Four steps you can take to protect your free time.
Working From Home: Ideas for Making Employees Less Lonely and Isolated
German software maker SAP has hosted virtual wine tastings andĀ BBQsāand even designed a Tinder-like app for lunch dates.
The āBatman Effectā: How having an alter ego empowers you
Thinking of yourself as a separate entity can reduce anxiety, while also kicking up some major benefits for your confidence and determination.
Why Work From Home When You Can Work From Barbados, Bermuda or ā¦ Estonia?
Several countries with fragile tourist economies have started to offer visas that allow foreign nationals to live and work for a period of at least six months.
The onion for Design Systems: atomic design and pace layering
Understand Atomic Design with Pace Layering to assist Design Systems' construction and maintenance
The New Way to Know When Youāre Done With Work
Knowing when your workday is over can be difficult, especially if you're working from home. One approach is to schedule your day by tasks, not time.
Remote Work Is Here to Stay. Bosses Better Adjus
Even when the pandemic ends, many employees will continue to work from home. Hereās how managers can make sure those workers stay productiveāwithout burning out.
The Gig Economy Is Failing. Say Hello to the Hustle Economy
āWe have nothing to sell besides physical touch.ā The thought jarred Amber Briggle awake some nights. It kept her from eating in the first week of the Covid-19 shutdown when she lost six poundsā¦
Disconnect
Derek Sivers: All the best, happiest, and most creatively productive times in my life have something in common: being disconnected.
Top 3 Cultures to Cultivate in Remote Team
Culture is the key to productivity, communication and innovation in a remote team. Learn from these 3 companies to build trust, empowerment and...
Dangerous Design Trends 2020
The design industry is moving at a fast pace, and as it moves, a good number of trends are introduced. However, as you learn about new trends, you need to find out their impact on user experience and how they might complicate things for you.
Asynchronous Communication: The Real Reason Remote Workers Are More Productive
All you need to know about asynchronous communication from a company that practices it, and how to create a more async culture at your company.
Documenting is designing: How documentation drives better design outcomes
It was the early stages of a new design project, and I was working on a task flow diagram when a colleague asked me about it. āYouāre doing that now? I normally wait until the end of the project.ā Iā¦
Remote work is a platform
Back in the mid-90s, just as Netscape Navigator was giving us our first look at what the visual internet could be, web design came in two flavors.
You Really Donāt Need To Work So Much | The New Yorker
Tim Wu discusses a recent New York Times article about overwork for white-collar workers at Amazon, and why high-earning Americans work such long hours.
Who still needs the office? U.S. companies start cutting space - Reuters
Corporate America is downsizing its real estate footprint as companies allow more employees to work from home, a growing threat to the bottom line of owners of traditional office buildings and a sign that companies are looking for ways to cut costs as a result of the coronavirus...
Junior Designers vs. Senior Designers: Five Important Things ToĀ Note
In most organizations, there are varying criteria for classifying senior and junior designers. Here are some important points to note, irrespective of whether you are a junior or senior designer.
Estonia is launching a new Digital Nomad Visa for remote workers
E-Residency enables digital entrepreneurs to start and manage an EU-based company online. Estonia is the first country to offer e-Residency, a government-issued digital identity and status that provides access to Estoniaās transparent digital business environment.
Gov't to allowĀ int'l citizens to work remotely from Georgia - 1TV
As part of the strategy to gradually open the country, the Georgian Government has decided to allow foreign citizens to enter Georgia under a special regime.
If You're Working Remotely, Do It in Barbados
Itās no secret that the tourism and travel industry have suffered financially during this pandemic. Many countries closed their borders as a way to protect their citizens and help to diminish the spread of COVID-19ārightfully so. However, countries are now finding new ways to...
Remote Work - How To Do It Well. Iāve been working almost entirelyā¦ | by Timi Ajiboye | BuyCoins | Medium
Iāve been working with people all over the world, almost entirely remotely (from Lagos, Nigeria), as a software developer, project manager, CTO & CEO for more than 6 years now. Working from home (orā¦
Is Remote Work Here To Stay? : Planet Money : NPR
A new study shows that about half of the entire workforce is now remote. The case for why "this portends a much bigger shift in the economy."
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