Remote work introduces monotony. We sit in the same chair at the same desk- for all of the meetings we participate in, for the entire work day.

This can create a “mono” experience in terms of meetings. And monotony reduces awareness.

People doing remote work must also stress about missing a scheduled meeting.

When we attend a meeting, the participants often have their video turned off. This eliminates the important social cues that are generated by facial expressions.

Lots of scheduled meetings also reduces the ability to concentrate and focus on a single task, with the potential to achieve a “flow state” during working hours.

So:

• Same chair and desk, same screen, all meetings, every meeting
• Stress in terms of schedule and calendar pressure created by multiple remote meetings each day
• A disconnect from the really important social signaling from the facial expressions of the other participants

Give these realities, it is obvious that having too many meetings is a major source of wasted energy and focus. What we need is a way to keep moving, without the need for attending to a constant stream of scheduled meetings each day.

Open At Scale’s Beacon™ product is that way. Get started today.