10 ingenious product ideas that can boost your remote work game in 2021

Good morning! 2021 is here, but for many of us, remote work is still defining our day-to-day lives. While the apps and services you use to power ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ 

Presented by   Good morning! 2021 is here, but for many of us, remote work is still defining our day-to-day lives. While the apps and services you use to power through your workday are important, sometimes it's the little details—the design touches, the clever UX—that can make the experience of using technology delightful. From smart scheduling tricks to new ways of using your webcam, here are 10 of our favorite small innovations from 2020 that can help supercharge your remote work game in 2021. —Katharine Schwab   remote work 10 ingenious product ideas that can boost your remote work game in 2021 From makeshift webcams to smarter scheduling, these are the little innovations that are helping us get better at working from home.   impact The future of cities is walkable, healthy, resilient places COVID-19 will reshape the city, but the bounce back could make them more livable.   work life How finding a job will be different in 2021 2021 may bring some normalcy back to the workplace, but some changes are going to stick. Here’s what you need to know.

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