Artificial Intelligence (AI) is disrupting the businesses and societies in a manner that is unseen before. By the end of the decade, there will likely be no field untouched by this technological advancement. Although people have been challenged by machines ever since the Industrial Revolution, this time it's different. AI is transforming many dimensions of our lives, revolutionizing how we think, learn, communicate, and work, threatening to take over activities with a substantial cognitive and creative load. The ability of the organizations, the workplace, and the workforce to transform themselves in response to these unprecedented changes will determine their survival success. The end result remains to be seen.
Working in distributed teams is one of the major trends in the 21st century. Many technology start-ups are spearheading this development with teams distributed across different countries and time zones working on one and the same project. Traditional companies are heading in the same direction with an increasing share of employees working from home and international project teams collaborating across departments and sites. On top of this, corporate intranets are on the way to becoming the tool of choice for company internal collaboration.
