2020 BIZ: #VWEDU: Will online work or study reduce creativity and social opportunities? The watercooler effect. The commons area as the online watercooler

Will online work reduce creativity and social opportunities?  

The watercooler effect.
The online break room as the online watercooler 

No water cooler in virtual worlds?  Replace it with a digital breakroom.

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The creativity concern

• A recent article by a bank officer complained that his online work reduced social contacts.
• And that reduced social contacts would reduce creativity.
• Reduce social contacts would be a problem:  The watercooler effect.
• But the digitals know how to deal with problems:
• Office socializing remotely (search)
• The digital break room as the watercooler

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The digital breakroom

• The digital break room.  Mostly about digital signage in real break rooms.
• But that signage can be brought into a digital place
• Virtual break room gives better suggestions.   

Creativity prompts for teams

• Write an ad about what your team is doing.
• Who could use what you will produce?
• What would you want your team to work on next?
• How could the team do it better? (ideation, brainstorming)
• Share social media (find something on social media that is worth sharing.)
• How will the work of your team change in the next 10 years.

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