Proximity: How to balance belonging and difference in today's workplace

Rapid advances in technology and digitalization have dramatically narrowed the boundaries that once separated us. We can join meetings or collaborate across time zones without leaving our homes; conversing with colleagues on the other side of the world has never been easier. So why do we still feel so disconnected?

Whilst we have never been so virtually close to each other, psychological boundaries stubbornly persist. In many ways, we have become more divided in recent years, with study aft...