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The Death of Email

The complete elimination of email is highly unlikely, at least for the foreseeable future, however some companies are embarking on a journey to do just that, at least for internal communication and collaboration purposes.
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In this episode of the Future in Five, I talk about the future of email and whether it's going to go away forever. The complete elimination of email is highly unlikely, at least for the foreseeable future, however some companies are embarking on a journey to do just that, at least for internal communication and collaboration purposes. Today email is one of the unique personal public identifiers that we all have (another one is our phone number) and is still essential for communication outside of the organization. Email will change and evolve, check out the video to learn how!

Oh and I also share a funny personal story from a recent stay at The Marriott in Boston.

Jacob Morgan is a futurist, best-selling author, and keynote speaker, learn more by visiting The Future Organization.com or check out his latest book,"The Future of Work: Attract New Talent, Build Better Leaders, and Create a Competitive Organization," on Amazon.

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