Alexandra Levits Water Cooler Wisdom Evolving in 2015 Workplace Communication and Collaboration

Alexandra Levit's Water Cooler Wisdom Evolving in 2015 Workplace Communication and Collaboration In 2013, entrepreneurToni Loprestiand a few IT expert friends foundedIntellinote, an enterprise software company based in Reston, VA. Tony and I recently got together to talk workplace productivity andteam collaboration. In our interview, he discusses the evolving role of email, communication, and what companies can do to boost overallproductivity in the workplace. Tony, where do you see workplace collaboration heading in 2015 and beyond? The modern workforce is embracing lightweight, easy-to-use software tools that can be used anywhere, anytime. I fully expectworkspace collaboration toolsto support this paradigm too. Complex and unwieldy solutions will continue to fall out of favor with businesses going forward. How do you think our methods of business communication are changing? Unified communications will continue to gain significant traction in 2015 and beyond. Business users are unhappy with the fragmented nature of communications â€" spread across email, messaging applications, video conferencing solutions, etc. They will look to unify and bring business communications together. This approach will make meetings, discussions and conversation, which often result invaluable insightsand to-dos, more actionable. Fewer things will slip through the cracks. What should companies do to improve employee collaboration? Collaboration has both a physical aspect and a virtual aspect. On the physical front, companies need to keep an eye on the evolving science ofopen officesand floor plans to determine what’s best for their teams. On the virtual front, where software has a major role to play, companies owe it to themselves and their employees to foster collaboration. A sensible approach is to use tools that capture and organize business content that’s created by employees on a daily basis, that turn static content into actionable content with a click, and that consolidate their typical 6+ specializedcollaboration tools into a single platform. For more from Tony, head over to the full post on Intuits Fast Track blog.