Work Futures Update | Collaborate and Improvise
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Beacon NY 2020–02–01| I have taken on several research and writing projects that are constraining the time available for Work Futures newsletter activities. For the next little while, at least, I will be writing a combination of longer pieces and the Weekly, but no dailies.
I have found that writing longer, standalone posts get significantly higher readership, anyway.
Quote of the Week
In the long history of humankind (and animal kind, too) those who learned to collaborate and improvise most effectively have prevailed.
| Charles Darwin
The Information reports (paywall) that Google is planning to roll out a new mobile app for business that rolls up functionality from Gmail, Drive, Hangouts Meet (video conferencing), and Hangouts Chat (real-time messaging). This would be part of G Suite, the productivity arsenal for business.
I like the idea of a single integrated mobile tool for Google services, and I have been expecting something from Google to counter the Microsoft Teams and Slack surge. I just hope that they release…
