We are coming to an end to a tumultuous year. We have seen startups struggle to adapt to an unpredictable epidemic. Some were able to quickly analyze new technology and consumer shifts that allowed them to withstand, reconcile, and even grow. Let us take a look at some of the big technological trends that will affect our way of living next year.
Remote working
It is hard to predict how long the working from home order is going to stay in effect. According to an online survey of 803 people, it was found that 83% would like to keep working from home even after the pandemic ends. Still a fairly new idea, there are ways it can be improved upon. Another survey polled 1000 Canadian workers, revealed one out of three felt they were less productive in the current environment. This is because remote working was still a fairly egregious concept. A couple of months into working from home it was found that technology issues were a top barrier to productivity and employees felt that employers were not meeting their needs very well when it comes to supplying them with state of the art technology. Now, its popularity is opening new doors to improvement and investment in new technology like
Remote Training tools — Remote working poses a new challenge for training. It is difficult in the current scenario to fly out employees to attend training sessions. New mechanisms allow the collection of company data and share it through engaging hands-on experience. Webinar apps like BigMarker let companies pre-record standardized sections of training to keep the whole process more efficient. A range of tools can also be used to create a self-service company knowledge base, where people can search to find useful templates, documentation, and guides.
Productive assistants — Remote workers need to quickly understand how they work in order to manage productivity, from peak times of concentration to distracting behaviours. New tools like productivity personal assistants can use AI to provide insights into user’s working patterns, revealing how much they switch context, as well as apps and websites that sink their time. A new market in anti-distraction tools also serves to protect workers from disruptive pings in apps and emails.
