This week we return to the topic of Smart Cities. I talk with Geoff Wappett, head of O2 Motion, who's been speaking with councils, businesses and other organisations to understand the benefits of Smart Cities - expediting movements of vehicles, people and things, sustainability and environmental opportunities and much much more.

• The skills required of the analysts of the data collected
• More Smart City use cases for population movement data, and data collected by IoT sensors
• How data can support retailers with the regeneration of the high street
• How the insights from collected data has the potential to improve council services, reduce cost and improve efficiency.

So open that door, come on in and let's begin to take a closer look at how Smart Cities can help make better decisions for people, places and technology.

This week's guest:

Geoff Wappett, Head of O2 Motion at Virgin Media O2.

• LinkedIn: www.linkedin.com/in/geoff-wappett-71a5031/
• Twitter: @GeoffWappett

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• Dynamic working: the research

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This week we focus on workplace culture. Culture is what's being done, and what's reinforced by that visible aspect of what's acceptable. It overwrites the intent in policies, and it's what gives a workplace and workforce it's essence, character or structure – whether that's about encouraging people to be creative, rewarding trying new things, learning and evolving, or a culture that is numbers focused and encouraging a competitive nature. 

So at a time when public and private sector organisations are wondering how to redefine their workforce we look at culture in more depth, and what it takes to find the right balance for your organisation.

This week's guests:

Janine Chamberlin, Director, Enterprise Sales Talent Solutions at LinkedIn

• LinkedIn: https://uk.linkedin.com/in/janinechamberlin

Jon Conn, technology Director at RFU

• LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jonathan-conn-b334963

Paul Jacquin, Partner, Board Member and Advisor, Taptrove Ventures and Randstad Innovation

• LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/paul-jacquin-46565

Catherine Leaver, Human Resources Director at O2

• LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/catherine-leaver-9215373

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This week we focus on the third of our 3 whitepaper topics: technology. Specifically we look at the needs of the workforce and how simple steps can be taken to support the employee experience.

• What tasks will we be using our virtual AI assistants to complete?
• What will be the impact of ‘bot bosses’ as they start to displace middle management?
• How do you manage and plan for the up-skill and re-skill needs for new types of job roles that are emerging?
• What is the effect technology and Digital Talent will have on the green economy and a company’s sustainability credentials?

To discuss these, and more, we welcome back Dave Cornwell, Head of Solutions at O2. 

This week's guest:

David Cornwell - Head of Solutions at O2 Business. 

• Twitter: @dcornwell81
• LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/dpcornwell

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Three core areas to enable a dynamic workforce:

• People: Freedom, flexibility and fulfilment: Re-imaging work in the age of the dynamic workforce
• Places: Talent, tools and space: New workplace strategies for a dynamic working world
• Technology: AI, automation and collaboration: Why tomorrow’s talent is human + digital

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• Dynamic working: the research

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This week, we welcome back Ant Morse, Head of Digital Solutions at O2 Business, to join me for another episode in our future of work series.

Last week we covered the topic of talent, tools and space: new workplace strategies for a dynamic working world. With that focus on the physicality of space, this week we move on to the core focus of People. So let's begin to take a closer look at the opportunity to enable freedom, flexibility and fulfilment in the age of the dynamic workforce.

Three core areas to enable a dynamic workforce:

• People: Freedom, flexibility and fulfilment: Re-imaging work in the age of the dynamic workforce
• Places: Talent, tools and space: New workplace strategies for a dynamic working world
• Technology: AI, automation and collaboration: Why tomorrow’s talent is human + digital

Our market research on The Future of Work:

• Dynamic working: the research

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This week's guest:

Ant Morse - Head of Digital Solutions at O2. 

Twitter: @AntMorseUK LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/antmorse

This week, we welcome back Chris early and Lucy Clayton, as they join me for another episode on our Future of Work series. We'll be discussing our new white paper - Talent, Tools and Space: New workplace strategies for a dynamic working world. 

• What impact will flexibility have on the business?
• From an operations perspective, how do you accommodate people who want to be in the office really early? Or potentially late at night?
• What does that mean for utilities, energy, lighting?
• What about the impact on sustainability?

Access our Future of Work series whitepapers here:

• Places: Talent, tools and space: New workplace strategies for a dynamic working world.
• People: Freedom, flexibility and fulfilment: Re-imaging work in the age of the dynamic workforce.
• Technology: AI, automation and collaboration: Why tomorrow’s talent is human + digital.

Access our market research on The Future of Work:

• Dynamic working: the research.

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This week's guests:

Chris Early - Estates and Development Manager at Telefonica. 

Twitter: @chriscearly LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/chearly

Lucy Clayton, Head of Business Thought Leadership Marketing at O2

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/lucyclaytonmarketingspecialist/

This week we discuss sustainability. As our energy demands, goods consumption and population continue to grow, organisations are looking at the conscious changes they can make to take social responsibility for their impact to planet and community.

Our Blue Door Expo panel discusses the role that technology plays in supporting sustainable business models and the benefits this can deliver.

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This week's guests:

Oliver Rosevear, Head of Environment at Costa Coffee

• Connect on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/ollie-rosevear-94867214/

Trewin Restorick, CEO and founder at Hubbub

• Connect on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/trewinrestorick/

Jeff Knott, Operations Director Central and Eastern England at Royal Society for the Protection of Birds (RSPB)

• Connect on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jeff-knott-203b2b23/

Facilitator:

Tracey Herald, Head of Corporate Responsibility & Sustainability, O2.

• Connect on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/traceyherald/

This week we look at the topic of data. We consider what the right tools like, what true data driven insight can achieve, and the opportunity for individuals to understand the real value of their data.

It is expected that every human on the planet will be creating approximately 1.7Mb of information .... every second. And with new low powered networks and IoT devices, that information will continue to grow. But just like the kitchen draw that collects un-connected "things" how do you ensure you're connecting the right data sets to tell a story that helps you define strategic and tactical actions?

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This week's guests:

David Jones, Senior VP of IT at AEG

• Connect on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/davidjones99/

Chaminga Chandratillake, Chief Analytics Officer at Sainsbury’s

• Connect on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/cham-chandratillake/

Louise Maynard-Atem, Innovation Specialist, Data Exchange at Experian

• Connect on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/louise-maynard-atem-848b2117/

Davin Crowley-Sweet, Chief Data Officer at Highways England

Facilitator:

Dave Cornwell, Head of Solutions, O2 Business

• Connect on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/dpcornwell/
• Connect on Twitter: @dcornwell81

This week we focus on the human aspect of cyber security. 

It’s a topic that demands a careful balance - ensuring there is protection of an organisation’s data, people and things whilst minimising the impact to employees, customers and citizens who just want to be able to do what they need to do.

We listen to an expert panel from a Blue Door panel discussion held in October 2020. During it we discuss the key aspects of designing and developing a cyber-security approach that keeps people at its centre.

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This week's guests:

Phil Donnelly, Detective Chief Inspector, Derbyshire Police

• LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/phil-donnelly-67aa1b179/

Nick Dawson, Global Head of B2B Solutions, Samsung

• LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/nick-dawson-4170254/
• Twitter: @nckdwsn

Marcel van der Heijden, Lead Partner Deep Tech, Speedinvest

• LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/marceljvanderheijden/
• Twitter: @Marcel_v_d_H

Patricia Nicola, Head of Venture Development and Partnerships, Wayra

• LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/patricia-nicola/
• Twitter: @patriciaseedrs

This week's discussion facilitated by:

Jim Everett, UK Digital Infrastructure Specialist (Connectivity and Cyber Security), O2 Business

• LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/everettjim/
• Twitter: @EverettJim

This week in our future of work series, we discuss some of the findings and analysis of a recent O2 Business survey that looks at how employee expectations have evolved during the pandemic.

With input from over 2,000 UK desk-based workers it looks at what the future for the office worker might be as we start to open the doors of public and private sector buildings. We look at what's needed from a culture and mindset to meet the changing expectations of employees. And we discuss how the seven personas identified in the research provide an indication of how HR, Ops and IT will have a clear focus on defining new people, places and technology needs.

Download the full research report here: https://www.o2.co.uk/business/why-o2/insights/dynamic-working

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This week's guests:Lucy Clayton, Head of Business Thought Leadership Marketing at O2

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/lucyclaytonmarketingspecialist/

This week we explore the key items from a panel discussion on the topic of Smart Cities.

• What makes them work?
• What needs to happen to make the smart city a reality?
• What are the opportunities and pitfalls?
• And what effect has the pandemic had on Smart City progress?

This episode includes extracts from our Blue Door Expo panel session from October 2020. Want more?

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This week's guests:

Robert Franks, Managing Director of West Midlands 5G LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/franksrobert

Steve Rose, Executive Partner at Bell Labs Consulting Twitter: @stephenroseBLC

Alastair McMahon, Commercial Director  - Smart Cities, Health and Mobility at O2 LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/alastair-mcmahon-1a013210/

Laila Takeh, Digital Strategy and Innovation Senior Manager at 5prinGLinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/lailatakeh