What will be the future of Work and Meetings in the 2023

Over the past few years, there has been a tremendous amount of change in the working world. Even if many aspects of that transformation have been advantageous, such as lower costs for remote work and better work-life balance for employees, others, including meetings, now present new difficulties. Organizational leaders need to look ahead in order to understand how they can conduct productive and interesting meetings in this new work environment as workforces become more hybrid or entirely remote.

Hybrid & Remote Are Here to Stay

The number of workers returning to the office in some capacity may increase in 2023, although this return is more likely to be a part of a hybrid work arrangement than a complete return to the conventional in-office schedule that was the norm before the epidemic. [caption id="" align="aligncenter" width="1200"] Image credit - Forbes[/caption] Remote and hybrid working have become commonplace in the workplace and are likely to continue to do so as a result of the capacity to maintain productivity in a way that is less expensive for businesses and more convenient for employees.

Utilizing New Technology

In 2023, many organisational leaders seeking to improve collaboration and participation in their meetings are likely to start investigating new technology that has been developed with the contemporary workplace in mind. While tools like Zoom have so far done a passable job of conducting meetings at remote or hybrid workplaces, they are not without their drawbacks. For instance, Zoom meetings have very little cooperation or contact, which can significantly lower participation.

Important Elements for Productive Team Collaboration Remotely

Over the past three years, it has been demonstrated across industries and disciplines that remote teams can be very productive. However, management teams have discovered that effective remote collaboration requires a multi-dimensional strategy. Collaboration is more than just technology. The three main components emphasise technology, process, and people. [caption id="" align="aligncenter" width="1400"] Image credit- Bernard Marr[/caption]

Access

How many team members could have physically attended if all meetings were held in person and how many would have been excluded due to travel limitations or other factors?

Cost

Would physically bringing people together cost more money? - transportation, lodging, food, etc.

Time

Would each participant spend significantly more time travelling to the actual meeting than merely the time spent in it if all the processes to get there were taken into consideration? When the team members are not physically present together, this can assist them still be as productive at coming up with new ideas, building on one another's ideas, and spotting accidental or unforeseen possibilities for ideation. Naturally, the responses differ, but it is evident that there are situations in which the variables might result in either outcome. It is entirely possible to create inventive and creative problem-solving or design sessions in a hybrid mode with the correct people, tools, and methods. It is also true that in-person meetings might produce superior results for some teams and certain situations.