6 ways to stay creative when your whole team is remote

INC. THIS MORNING 6 ways to stay creative when your whole team is remote Good morning, Six months ago, it might have felt like a radical shift into the unknown. Now, many leaders have to admit, perhaps begrudgingly: Remote work won’t kill your company’s productivity. Some businesses even say productivity is up since employees began working from their dens and back bedrooms. Tempted by the opportunity to save money on rent, many companies plan to continue with at least part of their teams remote post-Covid. A recent survey of the Inc. 5000 ranking of America’s fastest-growing private companies found that two-thirds intend to somewhat or greatly increase employees’ ability to work from home. Around 2 percent will go all-in on virtual. Nicholas Bloom, a professor of economics at the Stanford Graduate School of Business, thinks that’s a bad idea. Bloom says he’s spoken with dozens of CEOs and employees who report that while productivity is fine, creativity is suffering greatly. And while “change and crisis” will drive some innovation, he doubts it’ll make up for constraints on creativity created by working from home. “I fear 2020 will be the year of little innovation,” he tells Inc. “And 2021 the year of disappointment.” So, if you’re tempted by the allure of a virtual or semi-virtual office, here’s a challenge: How do you keep your team’s creativity thrumming when they’re not in the same room? Read our story to [learn six pieces of crucial advice from some of the country’s foremost innovation experts](. SPONSORED CONTENT [Want to get smarter and understand the world better?]( Brilliant can help you develop the tools you need to succeed. More than just formulas and figures, Brilliant approaches learning hands-on. Use rockets to model algebraic functions, build your own shape recognizing neural network, or learn algorithms by solving drag-and-drop programming puzzles (even on your phone!). [Sign up for free](. JOIN US: Join the founders of Bombas, Randy Goldberg and David Heath, for a lively conversation on brand-building. Learn from this sock and apparel company how to build a business that people love. - Thursday, September 10, 2020, 1:00 pm Eastern Time - [Reserve your free spot.]( HERE'S WHAT ELSE I'M READING TODAY: Businesses nationwide are balking at President Trump’s payroll tax holiday: “[It’s a nightmare for an employer]( --Inc. There are four primary ways to reduce workforce costs. Use [this guide]( to decide between them. --Inc. Private payrolls rose by almost 500,000 in August, but almost none of it came from small businesses, [according to a new report](. --CNBC Black-owned breweries are few and far between. [These founders]( are helping change that. --Inc. Related: The founder of a beloved Los Angeles institution has [a few thoughts]( on being Black and a business owner in America. --Inc. --Cameron Albert-Deitch Reporter, Inc. How are we doing? Send me ideas and feedback for Inc. This Morning at [calbertdeitch@inc.com](mailto:calbertdeitch@inc.com?subject=) or on [Twitter](. [Click here]( to forward to a friend. This email was sent by: Mansueto Ventures 7 World Trade Center, 29th Floor New York, NY, 10007, [Unsubscribe]( • [Update Profile]( • [View in Browser]( • [Privacy Policy](