Redesigning tomorrow's organisation today
The current pandemic is giving rise to a low-touch economy.
THE future is not what it used to be, wrote French philosopher and poet Paul Valéry in his 1937 essay Notre Destin et Les Lettres. The Covid-19 pandemic has made this phrase come alive. Organisations, jobs and work environment will definitely change as we move into a low-touch economy. As an organisation design consultant, I am asked what will change and what will remain the same. It is impossible to predict, but one can conjecture what it is likely to be.
What is likely to change
The low-touch economy will impact our economic, social and family contexts. Within the economic context, we are likely to see changes in almost every aspect of the organisation. The post pandemic organisation design will see key shifts in the following areas:
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