SHARE Nearly one year into the largest remote-working experiment in history, it’s become clear that we can be productive from anywhere. As employees continue to work from anywhere, another key area of experimentation – and one that companies need to continue to perfect – is fostering creativity and innovation within the distributed workforce. At the onset of COVID-19, Stanford economist Nicolas Bloom wrote that in-person collaboration is necessary for creativity and innovation. Ten months later, technology companies have proven that the jury may still be out on that one, bringing new solutions to market in record time to solve some of the most pressing issues arising from the pandemic.