Lockdowns Spawn New Business Models – A New Era in Work and Trade is Upon Us

Both regular workers and management theorists have been wondering what work, shopping and consumption will be like once the lockdowns are lifted. Will our recent experience alter work practices and shopping habits for good? Will new business models emerge? It has not been difficult of late to come across extreme views on remote work. I have seen home office enthusiasts who consider the events of recent weeks as confirmation of what futurists have been talking about for years: that working from home, or any other place for that matter, should not be a privilege reserved for the select few. In…...