-: I've been working with a global media company
whose CEO has a really strong vision for the future of work.
And in his mind, there's really dramatic near-term value,
whether we're talking about rationalizing
the real estate footprint,
or accelerating their digital transformation,
or fundamentally changing the way work gets done.
But there's even more long-term value in his mind,
and he's rallied his stakeholders
around a really bold vision,
that's longer term in nature,
of becoming a platform organization.
And that organization is going to be much more global,
much more digital.
And they're also thinking
about how to evolve their overall business model
in conjunction with that, by leveraging new technologies
like blockchain and cryptocurrency.
Fundamentally, he's taking this moment in time
not just to think about short-term value creation,
but also to really think about unlocking long-term value
and thinking about how to evolve the organization
to support that.
-: Karalee, how about you? what value are you seeing?
-: I'm seeing real value in innovation and in speed.
And that's about getting people and technology
working together differently to deliver better outcomes.
So I think about how in health care
we've seen research
and drug development fundamentally change,
before our eyes, around the vaccines.
It's an incredible acceleration we've seen.
So what's taken years in the past has taken months.
And thankfully, we have some great news on the horizon.
But researchers across disciplines and companies,
as well as government organizations during this crisis,
they work together differently.
They focused on common goals.
They partnered in new ways.
They used technology differently.
They exchanged data in incredible ways.
Then they learned in real time.
Actually, all of these principles are
the fundamentals of agile teams.
So many companies are actually saying,
"Is now the time to really embrace this new way
of working to get more innovation and speed?"
I actually think it's going to be much more widespread
in terms of a new model for teams responding more quickly
to the external environment because so much is
changing even beyond COVID-and to deliver much needed
innovation in the world to the most difficult issues
that require cross-sector collaborations.