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The evolution (and eventual end) of computer monitors
(Disclosure: All of the vendors mentioned are clients of the author.) I met this week with Stefan Engel, Lenovo’s vice president and general manager of visuals business, and we chatted about where monitors are — and where they are going. That prompted me to reflect on why monitors are likely headed toward obsolescence by the…
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How remote work disrupted global supply chains
More than two years after COVID-19 triggered a worldwide supply chain crisis, disruptions continue to make every trip to the supermarket or hardware store an adventure. The problem contributes to inflation, and even shortages of products made close to home. Shippers and truckers have received much blame, but the root of the crisis can be…
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How remote work will improve lives — and destroy cities
Remember when tech workers were ruining San Francisco by their very presence? The crisis peaked between 2014-2017 when the booming tech industry was blamed for driving up the cost of real estate. Tech companies drove high demand for office space and also rental housing. Now they’re being blamed for ruining San Francisco — by their…
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Why meetings don’t work anymore
Meetings don’t work. Or, at least, the majority of staff meetings are time-wasting, productivity-killing, creativity-stifling products of wishful or delusional thinking. Before the pandemic and its mass movement to remote and hybrid work, meetings were already problematic. We’ve all seen how meetings fail. Most meetings in the office result from a policy to hold regular…
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The evolution (and eventual end) of computer monitors
(Disclosure: All of the vendors mentioned are clients of the author.) I met this week with Stefan Engel, Lenovo’s vice president and general manager of visuals business, and we chatted about where monitors are — and where they are going. That prompted me to reflect on why monitors are likely headed toward obsolescence by the…