The first part of this blog entry resulted in several e-mails from readers that completely understand where Michael is coming from. Many of them agree that their minds were much more settled before they learned about ROWE. We’re actually glad to hear that so many of you are unsettled now because that’s how change begins. Here’s the [...]
Archive for February, 2009
Reclaiming Our Freedom – Part 1
We can’t even describe how happy we were when we received the following play-by-play e-mail from one of the faithful readers of this blog, Michael Salamey. This particular scene is of Michael and his wife talking about ROWE and an experiment he did while on vacation. Part 2 is what really took our breath away, so [...]
ROWE Lives and MnDOT Project Update
We’ve received lots of e-mails with questions about whether interest in ROWE is waning given the state of the economy. We’re very happy to share that 2009 appears to be bringing with it an overwhelming interest in Results-Only Work Environment! Companies may finally be feeling the urgency to explore ROWE as an option. Sometimes, companies [...]
NUDGE, "Choice Architecture" and ROWE
We’ve been enjoying Richard Thaler and Cass Sunstein’s blog for their new book NUDGE, which talks about how we can design systems to help people make better choices. At the heart of their argument is the argument that no decision happens in a vacuum. The context of that decision (or its “choice architecture”) plays an [...]
Ambient Awareness and Sludge
According to a recent piece on Slate, if you aren’t on Facebook then what are waiting for? The site recently celebrated its 150 millionth member. As Facebook creator Mark Zuckerberg wrote on the Facebook blog, “If Facebook were a country, it would be the eighth most populated in the world, just ahead of Japan, Russia [...]
The Death of the Cool Workplace
We were talking with a friend of ours the other day about the Nintendo Wii, and she mentioned that her workplace (software company) has one in their employee lounge. We asked if she had every tried it out and she said that she wasn’t about to go near it any time soon. When we asked [...]
Managing the Virtual Workforce Part 2:
Exercise Your Technology Savvy
Presented by Jody Thompson
February 23 at 1pm (EST)
