Independence and mobility are two words that come to mind when one mentions the growing trend of remote working or telecommuting. It is said that telecommuting can cut costs, reduce energy consumption, and increase productivity.

Many people, organizations and companies have left the office and allowed their initiatives to take on a new life within a global context, on the go. What we are experiencing is a sociological and urban revolution.

The facts are plain to see. A growth supported by e-commerce. A new kind of trivialized telecommuting. The success of Twitter and Facebook has given us mass social networking at the click of a mouse. We are headed towards the delocalization and the desynchronization of work and other daily activities. Social media and networks are now part our autonomy, our empowerment.

The reasons are endless. Commuting, work flexibility, the desire for proximity and to''travel light,'' connectivity, and lest we forget, injunctions in favor of sustainable development.

Neither work nor home, but an alternative, an in between. Both places, but still much more. A product of our sociological order and generation.

In consequence, the territoy has shifted. Innovations arise, players and markets explore new and developing models. A redistribution of the cards, to put it precisely.

Mnay argue that in "telecommute" is where we will be spending more and more of our time.

Bruno Marzloff
Groupe Chronos
http://www.groupechronos.org

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