The following survey is intended to capture the impact the COVID-19 pandemic had on remote work practices in the profession.  The survey should only take about 5-10 minutes to complete and your participation is greatly appreciated.

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* 1. How many years have you been practicing?

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* 2. How many years have you been working for this firm?

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* 3. Prior to the pandemic, how frequently did you collaborate with colleagues or teams remotely?

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* 4. Prior to the pandemic, how frequently did you work from home as your primary work location?

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* 5. How would you describe the remote collaboration with your colleagues or teams prior to 2020?

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* 6. Have you returned to the office?

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* 7. How frequently do you collaborate remotely with colleagues now?

For the following questions, please indicate how much you agree or disagree with the following statements about your experience working remotely. (5-point Likert scale) Leave answer option blank if not applicable to your experience.
DESIGN WORKFLOW

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* 8. I had to significantly alter my design workflow.

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* 9. I had to significantly alter my collaboration workflow.

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* 10. I felt that working and collaborating online was incompatible with my design process.

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* 11. It took the same amount of time to accomplish most design tasks.

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* 12. Designing and collaborating remotely constrained the creative process.

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* 13. Design iterations could be captured effectively. 

SOCIAL COLLABORATION 

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* 14. I was able to effectively communicate with my colleagues regarding project requirements.

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* 15. I was able to effectively communicate with my colleagues regarding design decisions.

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* 16. I was able to effectively resolve disagreements with my colleagues. 

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* 17. I could have adequate face to face interaction with my colleagues by using a video conferencing tool.

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* 18. I was able to maintain a rapport with my colleagues.

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* 19. I felt socially isolated.

DESIGN COLLABORATION 

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* 20. I felt I was able to effectively understand my colleague’s design intent.

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* 21. I felt my colleagues were able to effectively understand my design intent.

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* 22. When collaborating on a project, it was possible to build a consensus on design ideas.

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* 23. Discussions from collaborative sessions were effectively captured.

TECHNOLOGY

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* 24. Technology constrained how we were able to collaborate.

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* 25. I experienced regular technological difficulties (i.e. unreliability, troubleshooting, etc.).

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* 26. I received sufficient technical support from my employer.

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* 27. In the future, I would like to continue to work and collaborate remotely.

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* 28. I feel that working remotely is a more efficient use my time.

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* 29. I feel that working remotely is a more efficient use of my team’s time.

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* 30. If something worked well (including specific technology or workflow), please describe below?

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* 31. What has your firm done successfully to help maintain rapport and healthy work relationships?

PRODUCTIVITY

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* 32. Did certain project tasks/phases take more/less time?

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* 33. Compared to before the pandemic, in the future I expect to work remotely: 

TRAINING AND ONBOARDING

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* 34. Did working remotely impact your firm’s ability to train new hires?

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* 35. How has COVID impacted your plans for offering internships in the future?

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