We sometimes think technology adoption is mostly about how attractive the new technology is, and what it does for the people who use it. As it turns out, that often is not the case. Sometimes, other societal forces can scuttle even a technology that offers demonstrable benefits.
Honestly, it had not occurred to me that so much about "telecommuting," from an enterprise perspective, had such hurdles to face.
This story about telecommuting adoption frankly was an eye opener.
Monday, March 26, 2012
Why "Telecommuting Died 15 Years Ago"
Gary Kim has been a digital infra analyst and journalist for more than 30 years, covering the business impact of technology, pre- and post-internet. He sees a similar evolution coming with AI. General-purpose technologies do not come along very often, but when they do, they change life, economies and industries.
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