Working Together Fuels Creativity, Productivity, and Growth with Emma Harrington & Natalia Emanuel

Natalia Emanuel and Emma Harrington are Harvard-trained economists and leading researchers on remote and in-person work, whose data-driven studies have tracked millions of work hours across Fortune 500 companies, startups, and call centers. In their new book In Person, they bring hard evidence to the contentious return-to-office debate, revealing that while remote work is fine for checking off tasks, being physically together dramatically boosts creativity, mentorship, and innovation. In this episode, they explain the science behind why in-person collaboration works—and offer practical, research-backed strategies for calculating the right amount of office time, preserving flexibility, and avoiding the RTO mandates that backfire.

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