4 years ago
In our Remote Working Meetup on 22 May 2020, as many locations begin easing restrictions on the slow road to ‘reopening’, we discussed the social experience of reopening and some of the many questions that remain when it comes to a return to the physical workplace. Read our wrap up of the discussion in this post, and don’t forget to RSVP to join us again on Friday 29 May!
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5 years ago
Last week’s Remote Working Coffee Meetup continued the conversations about returning to work, collective mindsets, changing company culture and trying to imagine what the office experience would look like.
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5 years ago
In our Friday Faves for 8 May 2020, we have reads on live-streaming helping China’s farmers survive; Zoom babysitters; Notre Dame one year on; and insights into our thoughts and fears from Google Trends; as well as The Future, This Week, our cartoon of the week, Friday fives, Friday funnies, and some more ways to occupy yourself at home.
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5 years ago
In our Friday Faves for 15 May 2020, we have reads on Australians embracing their values as we emerge from COVID-19; what evolution tells us about our need for personal space; and Twitter and ‘working from home “forever”’; as well as The Future, This Week, our cartoon of the week, Friday fives, Friday funnies, and some more ways to occupy yourself at home.
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5 years ago
This week, as various locations prepare to ease restrictions somewhat, the Remote Working Meetup group discussed our readiness for a return towards “normal”. Are we ready? We looked at some essential considerations, including safety, communication, trust and empowerment, that organisations and leaders need to consider right now, as well as in preparing for a return to the physical workplace.
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5 years ago
In our Friday Faves for 1 May 2020, we have reads & listens on isolation, fear and time; Bill Gates’ views on moving forward; and why Mormonism is the best religion for cyborgs; as well as The Future, This Week, our cartoon of the week, Friday fives, Friday funnies, and some more ways to occupy yourself at home.
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5 years ago
The Remote Working Meetup group continued our reflections on the current state of remote working under crisis conditions. We discussed what practices we wanted to keep, and what practices were not useful under usual business conditions. But we also reflected on the sense of grief and loss for the way things used to be. How will this impact the way we work in the future?
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5 years ago
In our Friday Faves for 24 April 2020, we have another great roundup of reads and watches for you as well as The Future, This Week, our cartoon of the week, Friday fives, Friday funnies, and a few more ways to occupy yourself at home.
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5 years ago
In our Friday Faves for 17 April 2020, we have reads on an elegy for cash, the technology we might never replace; the parents are not alright; and pandemic fashion; as well as The Future, This Week, our cartoon of the week, friday fives, friday funnies, and a few more ways to occupy yourself at home.
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5 years ago
In our Friday Faves for 9 April 2020, we’re talking about leadership and compassion, how lockdown isn’t an introvert’s paradise after all, some ideas for staying entertained at home, and that the discomfort you’re feeling is grief. Plus we’ve got our Friday Fives on misinformation, COVID-19, work, tech & social media; The Future, This Week; and some Friday Funnies to give you a giggle.
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