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All the Things Covid-19 Will Change Forever According to 30 Top Experts

Mark Sullivan

Fast Company, 2020

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The COVID-19 pandemic abruptly changed how the world does business. Work shifted, where possible, into people’s homes and online in accordance with social distancing guidelines. As a result, businesses’ longstanding resistance to remote employees dissolved, and the lines between work and family life, long blurred, blended overnight. Even when life returns to some form of normal, some of these changes will stick, according to tech journalist Mark Sullivan's interviews with CEOs and business leaders from a cross-section of industries.

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During the COVID-19 lockdowns, companies shifted the way they do business to accommodate employees working at home. These shifts may become permanent.
The line between work and home life blurred as pets and children intruded into video meetings, but such moments enhance human connection.
Healthcare businesses have worked to identify and solve longstanding interoperability issues that obstruct cooperation among different agencies trying to share information about COVID-19.

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Mark Sullivan is a senior writer for Fast Company.

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