Heard recently: “I wish we could just sit around the table and hash this out.”

Today, that’s a wasted wish.

We can sit around the table … just not the same way we used to.

A slight shift in expectations of venue, and we can collaborate more efficiently than ever.

No driving. No subway. No plane tickets. No hotel rooms or conference centers.

Just a camera and an internet connection, and we’re around the table discussing whatever needs to be discussed.

We can even sit quietly together if that’s what will feed us.

We won’t always be physically separated. But while we are … we still gather around the table — just in a new way.