Tweet More of my online sense-making is in connecting to people, not accessing information sources. For instance, I read a few journals but I have dropped several, knowing that other people in my network will find the interesting articles and let me know.

Remote collaboration tools and constant connectivity promise to unleash us from the confines of the cubicle farms where many have spent so many years churning out good work despite often miserable decor. But despite the best laptops available, a host of promising new communication tools and even the rise of the co-working movement , if you’re perfectly honest, you probably have to admit most of us still spend much of our days in what is recognizably a pretty drab office.