'Digital hide-and-seek': Workers are wasting hundreds of hours a year sourcing the information they need to carry out their role

Recent research from Atlassian reveals that knowledge workers in the UK waste approximately 9 hours weekly trying to find necessary information, contributing to feelings of overwhelm among nearly two-thirds of employees. This inefficiency is exacerbated by the belief that direct communication or meetings are the only ways to acquire information, leading to bottlenecks and duplicated efforts among teams. The study calls for better systems to facilitate quick information access, as the current state hampers productivity and innovation in the workplace.

Knowledge workers globally are wasting a quarter of their working week tracking down information, highlighting critical inefficiencies in modern workplaces.

As teams become more cross-functional, the inability to quickly access information creates bottlenecks that stifle creativity and innovation.

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