In 2020 we need to end the soul-destroying commute — are you with me?

Peter du ToitI'm the founder of FutureWork IQ where I spend my time assisting businesses to design digital workplaces or “offices in the cloud.” These environments enable companies to allow flexible and remote working for their teams. I also teach the digital literacy, fluency, communication and collaboration skills needed to work in these modern technology-rich workplaces.

It all starts by understanding a few things that will happen to your business if you end the daily commute:

Some of the things that will go ⬆️

Staff Happiness
Staff Well-being
Staff Productivity
Staff Loyalty
Talent Attraction Factor
Talent Retention
Profitability

Some of the things that will go ⬇️

Office Space Requirements
CO2 Emissions

Steps to making all this possible?

1️⃣ Design and deploy an “office in the cloud” (also know as a digital workplace)
2️⃣ Design your “work from anywhere” culture — to be modeled by leadership
3️⃣ Ensure the entire team has the necessary virtual work skills to work effectively in your “office in the cloud.”

Let’s do this!