With people around the world being urged to socially distance themselves during the COVID-19 pandemic, remote working has fast become a new normal. How can employers bring their staff together (virtually) during this turbulent time, and what are the key challenges remote workers face?

As the COVID-19 pandemic restricts people’s movement, domestic habits are being shaken up to stave off boredom and maintain social ties. Canvas8 spoke to 18 people from around the world to understand how they’re spending their time in self-isolation and what new routines they’ve established.

Keeping track of kids, errands, and to-do lists is no easy task, so parents are turning to tech for a helping hand. With people increasingly approaching managing their household as they do workplace tasks, how are they leveraging productivity and organizational tools to streamline the everyday?

The glorification of busyness, alongside technology that enables employees to be always-on, has contributed to an overworked global workforce. A full 61% of Americans are stressed about work and 68% of British workers think they are working harder than they were in 2014. But with greater awareness around mental health issues, and work’s capacity to exacerbate them, people are starting to take back control by trying to draw clearer boundaries between life and work.