How has your life changed during COVID-19? We are all going through a tough time, and our lives have undoubtedly changed significantly due to COVID-19. However, no worthwhile opportunity ever comes easy! Several new trends are emerging and are expected to become the new normal after the pandemic. Can we effectively adapt to these new trends?
1. Working from Home
With the help of well-developed information technology, working remotely while maintaining social distancing is now feasible for many businesses. Many companies have implemented a work-from-home system for their employees, providing them with digital resources such as communication software and online document-sharing platforms. Taking Morgan Stanley as an example, about 90% of their workforces have been working in places other than offices during the pandemic.
“It is thought that working remotely or working from home will be a trend in the coming years. This can be reflected in research conducted over the past few months on remote working. Zoom, an online communication tool that provides video conferencing, reached over three hundred million participants in their daily meetings, which is 30 times more than the number in December, before the coronavirus outbreak. A journal published in the UC San Diego News Center projected a future trend of working virtually. Corporations are investing in both physical capital, such as laptops, computers, and are adjusting the competences inside the organization to adapt to the change.”
2. Online Learning Across Borders
With the suspension of school to establish social distancing, lessons and learning experiences are transitioning to virtual formats. Teachers can have real-time interaction with students. At the same time, not only are online courses targeting students, but online courses targeting office workers have also sprung up. When everyone is forced to pause their normal lives and stay at home to fight against the virus, they may learn to cook, embroider, or even dance through these online lessons, which they may not have had time for before.
Although there are still many limitations, some educational organisations are beginning to explore the possibility of online schooling, which could be a more affordable and time-saving alternative for many people.
3. Long-Distance Activities
Although we are separated, our hearts stay together. Although we cannot meet in person, we can still meet virtually! Many online meeting ideas, such as ice-breaking games, can be found on the internet, encouraging creativity. Netflix, for example, introduced the “Netflix Party” function earlier this year, which enables users to watch the same video simultaneously and remotely. At the same time, with just an instant messaging application, you can overcome the geographical barriers easily, and long-distance activities among people in different locations may become more and more popular in the future.
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