abrupt future. navigating the digital, distributed & disruptive workplace

A conversation with  Shonna Waters, VP Behavioral Science, Professor, Author, Certified Leadership Coach at BetterUp. 

· How BetterUp uses behavioral science to help employees and organizations to grow

· Why resilience is increasingly important for organizations 

· How to build resilient organizations and resilient leaders

· How coaching improves resilience and other benefits of coaching

· The future of leadership development

Resources for thriving in unprecedented times

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 A conversation with Imran Mouna, Co-founder of InStage, a company who develop VR software to rapidly improve soft skills. 

· Background on launching InStage

· How to you use VR in learning

· The benefits for VR learning

· When is VR most effective for learners vs. when it is not 

· The impact of the COVID19 crisis on VR

· What inStage is working on 

· The future of VR 

Episodes Notes: 

https://www.abruptfuture.com/post/on-vr-learning-and-soft-skills-a-conversation-with-imran-mouna-s01e11

Links

https://www.instage.io/ 

https://www.linkedin.com/company/instagevr/ 

https://www.instagram.com/instagevr/

https://twitter.com/instagevr

https://www.linkedin.com/in/imran-mouna 

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A conversation with Maaz Rana, co-founder & COO, and Maurice Forbes, HR Solutions Consultant, at Knockri (https://www.knockri.com/)

• Knockri is an AI skills-based assessment tool, that helps reduce unconscious bias and shortlists the best fit job candidates to interview, during the early screening process of hiring
• How AI systems can figure who should be short-listed, and how it increases diversity
• The story of Knockri 
• What should organizations do to really reduce discrimination and racism
• Racism, the Canadian way
• The forgotten story of Africville

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A conversation with Dave Cook – PhD Researcher, Anthropology, UCL (University College London).

• What are “digital nomads” and what Dave learned about them in his 7-year research on remote work and digital nomads
• The typical path, entry point or background in this way of living and working 
• The use of "disciplining practices to manage work/leisure boundaries”- digital mediated time management, self-regulation, skills maintenance, image management and personal branding.
• Key trends that will shape the future of how we work  
• More information at https://www.eworklife.co.uk/ 

• Academic Profiles
• https://theconversation.com/profiles/dave-cook-507256
•  https://www.ucl.ac.uk/anthropology/people/research-students/david-cook
• Project Website
•  http://thenomadproject.org/
• Original research: interim 4 years findings
•  https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s40558-020-00172-4
•  Five workplace trends will shape life after lockdown 
•  https://theconversation.com/five-workplace-trends-will-shape-life-after-lockdown-138077
• Specific article on digital nomads
•  https://theconversation.com/digital-nomads-what-its-really-like-to-work-while-travelling-the-world-99345
• Articles issuing guidance on working from home for those new to it. 
•  https://www.ucl.ac.uk/news/2020/mar/freedom-trap-how-manage-remote-working
•  https://www.myscience.org/news/wire/the_freedom_trap_how_to_survive_remote_working-2020-UCL
• Some non-English/International syndications
•  https://theconversation.com/la-covid-19-force-le-teletravail-une-etude-leve-le-voile-sur-ses-risques-caches-134176
•  https://www.channelnewsasia.com/news/commentary/commentary-remote-working-promised-freedom-but-seems-to-be-12585756
•  https://theconversation.com/nomadas-digitales-el-reto-de-trabajar-mientras-se-viaja-por-el-mundo-100777
•  https://www.entrepreneur.com/article/318832

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A conversation with Dr. Benjamin Granger, Sr. Principal | XM Catalyst XM Institute at SAP Qualtrics. 

• Definition and clarifications on Employee Experience (EX) and Experience Management (XM)
• How can HR leaders embrace XM in HR  and avoid the “ad-hoc employee surveying or disjointed EX efforts”
• What is instrumental to manage the Working-From-Home Employee Experience
• How to adjust your EX program in times of crisis
• How employee expectations will change post-COVID
• How can organizations prepare for these changes
• The future of EX and XM programs

Qualtrics XM institute: https://www.qualtrics.com/xm-institute/

Ben's publications: https://www.qualtrics.com/blog/author/benjaming/

XM Professionals Network (XMPN) Online Forum https://www.qualtrics.com/community/categories/XMPN 

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/benjamin-granger-7147991b/

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A conversation with Amir Salihefendić, Founder and CEO of Doist.  (https://doist.com)

• The backstory – how Amir came with Doist, what the experience is like for the user
• How to balance synchronous and asynchronous communication
• Upside and downside of async
• Suggestions on adopting async for an organization that is not used to it
• Creating a culture and a sense of community in a remote workplace

Remote Work Guides: https://doist.com/blog/remote-work-guides/  

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A conversation Mariano Suarez-Battan, CEO or MURAL. 

The nature of imagination work

The story and use of MURAL

Remote vs in-person imagination work

Best practices for online creative work and collaboration

Online imagination work and asynchronous communication

The new normal and the future of imagination work

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A conversation with Laurel Farrer CEO of Distribute Consulting, Founder of the Remote Work Association and a Writer for Forbes magazine and other business publications

• The economic impact of virtual jobs and how can it benefits cities, communities and economies
• The benefits of remote work for organizations
• Guidelines to establishing a virtual operational model
• How telework can improve diversity
• The impact of remote work on mental health, and the safeguards that organizations can put in place
• Closing the cultural gap between on-site and off-site workers

https://www.distributeconsulting.com

https://www.laurelfarrer.com/

https://www.remoteworkassociation.com/

https://www.forbes.com/sites/laurelfarrer/#7f470aa3517a

https://twitter.com/laurel_farrer

https://www.linkedin.com/in/laurel-farrer/

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A conversation with Hailley Griffis, Head of Public Relations at Buffer, a fully distributed organization of 85 people living and working in 15 countries around the world, as well as co-host of the MakeWorkWork podcast.

For the last few years, Buffer publishes a State of Remote Work Research report (https://lp.buffer.com/state-of-remote-work-2020). In this episode we explore the key insights and their meaning for the future of work.

Topics discussed:

• Background on the research project and Buffer's own commitment to being fully remote
• What respondents think about remote work
• The main benefits and the top challenges of remote work
• Why some people don’t recommend remote work 
• Recommendations for communicating asynchronously
• How to make collaboration and communication flow better

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