The age of technology has turned people’s lives into a fascinating mix of an existence that is physical and also metaphorical. Almost everything, from shopping to relationships , now has a position in the virtual world, and sometimes the virtual is the center. It’s a shift in thinking that some members of the workforce are born into, and to which others have learned to adjust. In the realm of the workplace, where so many technologies make it possible to connect with other team members with online interfaces, it’s become a kind of virtual lab that’s proving to be as effective as the physical workspaces used to be.

Some of the tasks in changing how team members think are connected to small modifications in the daily routine, and others are a bit larger and take more energy to accommodate. However, the same rules that guided a good team in the past are still very much operative. Cooperation and collaboration are essential, and there needs to be strong leaders with vision who have the larger picture always in mind. The real test, then, will be how well human beings can take the common sense applications from the past, and bring them into the present. The future is here, and it’s limits are only set by the limits of the imagination.