Jul 31, 2021How To Read My WritingIf you want to keep up with my writing on general topics (economics, politics, etc.) you might take a look at stoweboyd.com. If you are interested in Work Futures, look…Work Futures1 min readHow To Read My WritingIf you want to keep up with my writing on general topics (economics, politics, etc.) you might take a look at stoweboyd.com.If you are interested in Work Futures, look…----
Jun 6, 2021Recent Posts On SubstackOn Work Futures Minimum Viable Office Is getting people back in the office just a boomer power play? Minimal Viable Processes Most processes are built to hit the brakes, not the accelerator. Yes, Your Boss Is A Psychopath 4% or more of senior executives are stone cold psychopaths. …Work Futures1 min read
May 31, 2021Minimal Viable ProcessesMost processes are built to hit the brakes… — Future Of Work1 min readMinimal Viable ProcessesMost processes are built to hit the brakes…----
Published in Work Futures·May 21, 2021Over at Work Futures on Substack…Where I do all my real writing these days… — Recently posted: The Ideal Worker Is All Work, All The Time Is ‘Love Your Work’ Just Propaganda? You may be among the many who have found themselves working longer hours during the pandemic than before. In fact, those working from home in the US increased their workday by 40%, about…The Future Of Work2 min read
May 13, 2021A Reminder: Now Posting On SubstackThose who are interested in my recent writings should check out workfutures.substack.com. A lot going on over there, and nothing here.1 min readA Reminder: Now Posting On Substack----
Apr 27, 2021Companies are Private GovernmentsAnd Basecamp has just slipped into Autocracy — The philospher Elizabeth Anderson is responsible for the concept that businesses run as ‘private governments’, lacking democratic principles that we expect in our ‘public governments’, made up of people we elect to office and the laws and policies we enact through them. In her book, Private Government: How Employers Rule…Basecamp2 min read
Published in GigaOm·Apr 2, 2021Work Week | How Not To Connect| Slack Steps In It | Staffbase Raises $145M | Airtable Valued at $5.7B | Box on the Block | CoScreen Launches | — ::: In Slack is becoming a full messaging app, David Pierce breathlessly wrote about Slack’s allowing direct messaging across the ecosystem of users: It’s [texting] the highest, most elusive rung of the business communication ladder, and it’s exactly what Slack wants to replace. […] Connect DMs mean that, in theory…Slack6 min read
Published in GigaOm·Mar 18, 2021Circling Back To Dropbox SpacesHow is the beta test proceeding? — In November 2020, I wrote about the early beta for Dropbox Spaces in First Look | The New Dropbox Spaces, where I did not have access to the beta but just descriptive materials that Dropbox provided. …Dropbox6 min read
Published in GigaOm·Mar 5, 2021Work Week | Ahren’s Challenge| LinkedIn Marketplaces | Virtual Events Are Hot: Hopin and Hubilo | Asynch Video: Weet | Microsoft Viva | — Quote of the Moment It is a huge misunderstanding that the only alternative to planning is aimless messing around. The challenge is to structure one’s workflow in a way that insight and new ideas can become the driving forces that push us forward. | Sönke Ahrens ::: Linkedin Marketplaces Microsoft’s New Gig: A LinkedIn Freelancer Market…Microsoft Viva7 min read
Published in GigaOm·Mar 1, 2021Work Week | Focus and Asynchronous CommunicationThe pandemic is leading people away from endless video meetings — I came upon Complish a few months ago and thought I might fool with it before writing it up. However, my time is so limited these days I haven’t had a chance. But I want to draw attention to the founders’ motivation to building a content-centric, asynchronous work management tool: …Focus4 min read
