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On the decentralization of knowledge work in the 21st century

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Decentralized Knowledge Work: Transforming Organizational Management, Culture
The economics of office presence
Buildings and bureaus: RTO isn’t only about trust and control
Redefining office space use in the post CCO era
No assembly required
Future shock and past snapback
The terms “flex” “hybrid” and “remote” represent evolution of knowledge work
From workplace to gathering place
An emerging — and dubious — tradeoff: Making CCOs destinations worth the drive. An emerging — and dubious — tradeoff: Making CCOs destinations worth the drive.
It’s now longer about whether to CCO or not. New model of knowledge work needed.
Distance isn’t quite dead. It’s being defined and justified. And it remains a burden.
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    • The Decentralization of Knowledge Work: How It Helps Organizations Address 3 Key Challenges

Author: Frederick Pilot

Virtual knowledge industry and the rise of penturbia

Regions and towns that boomed in the pre and post WWII industrial decades are now losing population, according to a…

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by Frederick Pilot
April 28, 2024

Aligning work, outcomes key challenge facing knowledge organizations — not office attendance

The state of knowledge work has reached an accelerated transitional phase of virtualization and decentralization, beginning with the broad adoption…

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by Frederick Pilot
December 26, 2023

“Coffee badging” symptom of need to redefine knowledge work

As some employees are being called back to the office, many are subtly protesting by returning to the office for…

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by Frederick Pilot
December 19, 2023

Return to office debate and organizational communications culture

The return to office controversy has been about where knowledge workers work. Due to the sunk cost fallacy, anchoring and…

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by Frederick Pilot
September 25, 2023

At its core, return to office debate about redefining knowledge work

Personal computing and communication devices and the Internet have decentralized knowledge work and made the daily trip to centralized commuter…

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by Frederick Pilot
August 25, 2023

The evolution of knowledge work

1950-2020: Commuting to centralized commuter offices with automobiles and high speed highways. 2020-High speed data circuits via internet, servers, personal…

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by Frederick Pilot
August 21, 2023

Hybrid work is not the future, says Meta’s former director of remote work | Fortune

Hybrid, Dean told Fortune in an interview, isn’t actually an even split between remote and in-office work, despite bosses who…

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by Frederick Pilot
August 15, 2023

Four Dead Kings at Work

Dave Rolston has generously provided permission to share his 2013 eBook Four Dead Kings at WorkThe Decentralization and Blending of…

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by Frederick Pilot
March 24, 2023

Exurban migration demands fiber delivered advanced telecom infrastructure, EVs

Growth on the urban periphery, while a boon for housing affordability, comes with environmental costs, chewing up farmland and perpetuating…

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by Frederick Pilot
December 17, 2022

Leased/owned office space downsizing likely to accelerate

Knowledge work is currently in an awkward transition out of centralized commuter offices (CCOs) and dispersed to home offices. Many…

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October 2, 2022

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