May 13, 2020 By Carolyn Warsham

Weekly Digest: Behind-the-Scenes of Our 50M+ Protective Gear Blitz

in Salesforce Ohana, Leading Through Change

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Even though the results of our latest survey show that working-from-home will become far more commonplace after the pandemic, physical workspaces still need to figure out what their next normal will look like. This week, we dive into a lot of those nuances:

Please meet the shopping trends of the future: from contactless payment to retail stores as fulfillment centers, and more
Dr. David Agus discusses some of the implications of contact tracing in shared offices
Why masks will likely be necessary at work until 2021

And we’re diving into some other important subjects, too:

Van Jones of CNN podcast “Incarceration Inc” joins two other luminaries to debunk misinformation around why COVID-19 has disproportionately affected African American populations
Believe it or not, artificial intelligence can actually make your communications more empathetic
And a fun behind the scenes look at our massive pivot to source 50M+ units of protective gear for healthcare workers

Finally, here’s the inimitable Jane Goodall, with what we can learn from this pandemic.