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Does Social Connection Increase Happiness?
As we navigate the complexities of modern life, the 2024 World Happiness Report sheds light on the underpinnings of...
Written by: Paul J. Zak - May 18, 2020 10:00:00 AM
The global pandemic has forced meetings, teaching, and training to be remote. Running a remote event, as we have discussed before, is not like running an in-person meeting. It needs to be structured to keep people immersed when the social pressure of being in a room together is missing. Immersion's scientists combed through client data who are using our Distributed NeuroscienceTM platform and spoke to users to identify best practices when running remote events. Here's what we have learned.
Eventually, offices will fill and meetings--at least some of them--will ask people to congregate together. Even so, distributed work groups, telecommuting, and travel are making blended meetings the norm from now on. Why not drive up teamwork and productivity by measuring Immersion in your meetings? Or, you can just hope they work.
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