by Jim Ware

The current issue of The Economist (April 12 2008) contains a special report on Mobility that is well worth reading. It is full of intriguing case studies - and even quotes yours truly in one report (”Working from Anywhere“).

Each section of the report has its own link. Here they are:

Nomads at Last

Working from Anywhere

The New Oases

Family Ties

Location, Location, Location

A World of Witnesses (everybody becomes an electronic monitor)

Homo Mobilus

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  My digital nomad kit just got larger. « notgartner wrote @ April 18th, 2008 at 1:35 am

[…] digital nomad kit just got larger. 18 04 2008 I was reading my feeds and noticed this pointer over on AppGap to an article on The Economist entitled "Nomads at last". I read the entire article […]

  Jenny Ambrozek wrote @ April 22nd, 2008 at 3:01 pm

Jim, found the article via a Stowe Boyd Facebook post. Bowing to the clarity in your contribution when you said:

“The crucial difference between telecommuting and nomadism, he says, is that nomadism combines the autonomy of telecommuting with the mobility that allows a gregarious and flexible work style.” _ James Ware

Now I have to wonder what lies byond “nomadism” or is that it for the foreseeable future? ~ Jenny

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