Yesterday I was on a conference call with several individuals. One of the individuals was sharing his desktop with me to show me something that was relevant to the call. At the same time he had instant messaging on his screen and I could see the message he was about to send to me before he actually sent it, and I was able to quickly anticipate what he was about to say. Following along so far?

It struck me that this is what Google Wave does: it allows you to enter into a real time communications with whomever you want. It could be the next best thing to being there in person: talking in real-time and sharing what’s in your hands.

I don’t think we’ve begun to realize the potential of this tool because quite frankly, it provides capabilities that we’re not quite sure how to leverage yet.

It seems to me that there are some great opportunities for folks that are able to anticipate the workforce’s needs as we continue to migrate to a virtual workplace. As they say, “the world is your oyster”.