The pandemic halted face to face meetings, but we adapted and video conferencing became mainstream. Office buildings turned into ghost shells for nearly two years until employers began slowly enticing people out of their bathrobes and back to an agency/business desk, for at least parts of the week. We’re now facing a rather weird mix of hybrid meetings and gatherings involving both people in the flesh and those on screens achieving varying levels of effectiveness. So let’s unpack how all of this might work better.