Sub-Optimization? Making Space for Serendipity and the Unexpected.
Today’s workplace – and the world in general – is all about optimization. We use phone apps to order a cup of coffee, weekly groceries, and more for quick pick-up – sometimes without even having to exit our cars. We try to keep up with the ‘speed of business’ by scheduling back-to-back-to-back meetings with little time to refresh or act upon the outcomes of those meetings. We seek out new tools and technology that can streamline tasks – not to lighten our loads, but to allow us to take on ever more daunting levels of productivity.
And we wonder why burnout is at an all-time high.