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HOW TO APPROACH THE NEW WORKPLACE ?

Work can be done from anywhere – this has already become clear . The current challenge is to keep elements such as safety and innovation at the heart of productivity .

Where to start to describe the current workspace ? It is curious to consider that offices and desks were almost completely virtualized and now walk , at best , inside a backpack or the pocket of a jacket , depending on whether you use a laptop or just a mobile phone .

Business CIOs , under this need , accelerated their responsiveness to keep workers productive .
The walls of the offices began to crumble decades ago and there were many trades that could afford not to require a certain workspace .
However , the pandemic ended up knocking down the walls and virtualizing the work of the vast majority of the world ’ s workers , regardless of whether they are lawyers , accountants , engineers , programmers or salespeople .
The work , in short , can be done in the office , of course , but also from home , from a café or a park .
Once the what and where have been resolved , the how , when , how much are among other questions that companies must solve and in which a lot of technology and strategy are resolved to successfully and positively solve issues related to quality of life – the balance between work and free time – without discounting critical elements such as access to company information and work elements , as well as other elements such as payment systems , interaction , connectivity and even work quality measurements .
Business CIOs , under this need , accelerated their responsiveness to keep workers productive .
Microsoft coined the term Modern Workplace to redefine the virtualization of the work scenario and
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