{"id":852807,"date":"2024-10-28T18:15:55","date_gmt":"2024-10-28T22:15:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.steelcase.com\/?page_id=852807"},"modified":"2024-10-28T18:15:55","modified_gmt":"2024-10-28T22:15:55","slug":"living-on-screen","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.steelcase.com\/research\/articles\/living-on-screen\/","title":{"rendered":"Living on Screen"},"content":{"rendered":"\n\t\t\t

<\/p>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\"Slide\"\nMacro Shift \n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/rs-layer>Living on Screen \n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/rs-layer> \n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/rs-layer>For most of us, there are a lot more meetings and a lot more \u2014 if not the majority \u2014 involve video. How many of your one-to-one interactions are on a screen versus over a cup of coffee?
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\nFor many of us, we\u2019re spending far more time in screen-based interactions and less in person. It\u2019s arguably the biggest change impacting work and will have far-reaching repercussions on human behavior and the workplace.\u2028This shift from in-person to screen-based interaction has upended work behaviors and norms, which, in turn, impacts organizational culture. The ramifications for employee wellbeing and job performance are very real.
\n \n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/rs-layer>If you look at your calendar compared to five years ago, what differences do you notice? \n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/rs-layer>\"\" \n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/rs-layer> \n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/rs-layer> \n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/rs-layer>How big is this change? \n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/rs-layer>People now spend more time in virtual collaboration sessions than fully face-to-face interactions, according to Steelcase WorkSpace Futures research. The shift toward screen-based interactions seemed to happen gradually \u2014 then all at once. It gained momentum in the 2010s, fueled by the rapid adoption of video-enabled smartphones and more widely accessible video conferencing technology. As platforms such as Microsoft Teams and Zoom became popular, people could join meetings from anywhere. But it was the pandemic that drove rapid adoption and new norms \u2013 within four years work behaviors were altered in substantial and long-lasting ways.
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\nCollaboration platforms enabled remote and hybrid work, which led to an existential crisis for the office. Many workplaces became eerily quiet as organizations experimented or struggled with return-to-office and hybrid work policies. While leaders are starting to require more consistent in-office work, they\u2019re also seeing attendance patterns solidifying in ways that can make the office feel alive on some days and empty on others. \n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/rs-layer> \n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/rs-layer>The mainstreaming of hybrid work has changed how, when and where people are working. People have more flexibility to cope with the demands of work and personal lives. But they are juggling more meetings over a longer period of time and in greater isolation. \n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/rs-layer>\t\t\t\t\t<\/rs-slide>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/rs-slides>\n\t\t\t\t<\/rs-module>\n\t\t\t\t