WLP275: What’s Going On, From Hybrid to Virtual-first Work

<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Brought to you by Virtual Not Distant in London, this month’s ‘what’s going on?’ remote news round-up was recorded by Pilar Orti and Maya Middlemiss on 1st June 2021.</span></p> <p><span style= "font-weight: 400;">https://virtualnotdistant.com</span></p> <p>Under discussion:</p> <p>The evolution of hybrid work in context, and the impact on lockdown on things like creativity (because it's not just productivity that matters).</p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Pilar’s twitter space, held at midday UK time every Wednesday - do come and share, or just listen if you want.</span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">The ‘Virtual First’ policy at Dropbox:</span><span style= "font-weight: 400;"> </span><a href="https://www.wired.co.uk/article/bc/dropbox-virtual-first"><span style="font-weight: 400;">Why Dropbox’s ‘Virtual First’ model could be the future of work;</span></a><span style= "font-weight: 400;"> </span><a href= "https://blog.dropbox.com/collections/virtual-first-toolkit"><span style="font-weight: 400;">Featured Collection Virtual First Toolkit</span></a><span style= "font-weight: 400;">. </span></p> <p>Global trends: <a href= "https://bebetterremotely.com/blog/f/major-nz-bank-makes-working-from-home-model-permanent"> <span style="font-weight: 400;">Major New Zealand bank makes working from home model permanent</span></a> <span style= "font-weight: 400;">and the</span> <span style= "font-weight: 400;">Estonian e-residency scheme  expanding</span> <span style= "font-weight: 400;"> </span><a href= "https://e-resident.gov.ee/eresidency-new-locations/"><span style= "font-weight: 400;">e-Residency new locations | e-Residency</span></a>.</p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Google is exploring the future of video conferencing, with Project Starline:</span> <a href= "https://blog.google/technology/research/project-starline"><span style="font-weight: 400;"> May 18 / Research Project Starline: Feel like you're there, together</span></a><span style="font-weight: 400;">.</span></