Future of work
DataQuest|May 2020
Thanks to Covid-19, it is high time that the organisations across India and the world take stock of things. In future, how will clients’ sales and other meetings take place? Will remote working be the new normal? Are the various workforces ready to WFH?
Pradeep Chakraborty and Aanchal Ghatak
Future of work

Remote Collaborative Platforms

Flock is a proprietary messaging and collaboration tool, founded by tech entrepreneur Bhavin Turakhia in 2014. The app is available on Windows, MacOS, Android, iOS and Web. Flock allows users to configure external apps and integrations from the Flock App Store, and receive notifications and updates directly in Flock.

Flock allows users to configure external apps and integrations from the Flock App Store, and receive notifications and updates directly in Flock. The primary features of Flock are direct and channel messaging, video conferencing, screen and file sharing, and unlimited chat history.

Bhavin Turakhia, CEO & Co-Founder, Zeta and Flock, said, “With the rise of COVID-19, we are witnessing a major change in every aspect of the business. At the beginning of the pandemic, we saw the world working remotely and now after 3 months of lockdown, we have to start chalking out new plans. Interacting with colleagues, client meetings, commute to work, nothing will be the same in the near future. Remote working will has become be the new normal. With more people working from home, the need for real estate will decrease.

“As employees have been working from home to contain the spread of COVID 19, many organisations have invested heavily in workplace collaborations platforms to keep the business running smoothly. All job interviews and onboarding of new joinees is being done virtually now. The pandemic has also refocused the minds of global leaders on the fundamental value of human life, human potential and livelihoods. This is the window of opportunity to invest in our most precious asset: our human capital.”

This story is from the May 2020 edition of DataQuest.

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