by Laurie Dawson-Riley, SJS Public Relations Ltd.

Meet The Canadian Remote – working Wonder Firm

Fast-growth Canadian tech firm Thoughtexchange has been successfully practicing remote working since its inception. Located in the Rocky Mountain town of Rossland, BC, it was set up to allow workers to freedom to enjoy a greater work/life balance. Now, in the midst of the Covid-19 outbreak, that decision to empower staff to work away from a rigid office routine is paying huge dividends.

With 150 employees spread over 147 locations, the enterprise crowdsourcing company finds itself in the position of not having to make major adjustments due to the challenge of self-isolation during the pandemic.

COO Jessica Nordlander – exGoogler and Meltwater MD and recently named ‘Sweden’s Most Innovative Leader’ believes that with the right technology, remote-working teams have the potential to not only work from anywhere, but to actually thrive and be better connected and supported than they’ve ever been – even in an office environment.

“What we’re seeing now is the acceleration of the inevitable. Remote working has always been something that’s been talked of in a half-hearted way as belonging to some ‘future world of work’. It’s astounding that even huge Silicon Valley tech companies are in meltdown at the prospect of teams now having to work from home. But why? Who really needs an office?

The technology to enable truly nomadic working has existed for years – it†...