CHI 2021: Making remote and hybrid meetings work in the new future of work
Over the course of the COVID-19 pandemic, some truths about the nature of work have been underscored: it is uniquely complex, quickly shifting, and increasingly technology-mediated. Teaching, medicine, mental health, and other professions—previously thought to be near-impossible to do remotely—have all abruptly moved to online and hybrid mediums. All kinds of workers have needed to find new and creative ways to do their jobs. For many, the boundary between office and home have become a thin, blurred line. These changes have not been small, and they have not been without growing pains.
Situated in this landscape, researchers are now tasked with the challenge of trying to understand how these short-term transformations will impact workplaces and work cultures in the long term.