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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

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Buildings and bureaus: RTO isn’t only about trust and control

Return to office (RTO) isn’t only about control or trust or workplaces. It’s more fundamental. It’s essentially about organizational identity….

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by Frederick Pilot
October 12, 2025

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

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

Survey shows shift away from traditional employment “larger than previously recognized.”

Overall, we estimate that the independent workforce is larger than previously recognized: some 20 to 30 percent of the working-age…

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by Frederick Pilot
October 12, 2016

ICT, declining role of CCO forcing redefinition of knowledge work

The maturation and proliferation of information and communications technology (ICT) is upending the concept of knowledge work. During the late…

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by Frederick Pilot
September 30, 2016
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