126 - 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, Microsoft researchers Jaime Teevan and Abigail Sellen explore the nuances of remote collaboration in the context of the rapidly transforming world of work. With the advent of COVID-19, work practices underwent a paradigm shift, prompting researchers and teams across the Microsoft organization to gather under The New Future of Work initiative and work towards solutions to the challenges that emerged. In this podcast, Teevan and Sellen discuss the importance of strong and weak ties in professional networks and how they impact success. They also tackle the issue of video fatigue and explore why remote meetings can actually have advantages over in-person ones. Additionally, they touch upon the work conducted by Microsoft's New Future of Work initiative and how it is being used to aid the company's transition towards hybrid work.

So, if you're grappling with the dynamics of remote collaboration and meetings, this podcast is definitely worth a listen.