The Intelligent Workplace

On this episode, I talk with James Dellow, a human centered designer and digital workplace strategist. James is passionate about the concept of effective distributed teams, and he shares his insights on what it takes to set them up.

Microsoft Teams is a major player in this space and James shares his insights on why it is a big part of his strategy. He shares his thoughts on how businesses can go further with this software, outside of facilitating meetings.

This is a practical discussion the covers the setup and operation of effective distributed teams, and then how to fine tune them to make them work for you.

Episode Links:

https://www.livetiles.nyc/teams-support-program

https://www.livetiles.nyc/teams-tips-and-tricks

https://www.livetiles.nyc/teams-planner

https://www.livetiles.nyc/the-teams-game

https://chieftech.com.au/post/virtual-teams-canvas/

https://chieftech.com.au/post/covid19-out-of-office-report/

This episode of the Education Series is a recording from a live session of the Corporate Communications Online Event Series. We created this new series of webinars in response to global disruption caused by the Corona Virus. Each week we discuss the latest trends, challenges and solutions in the industry.

On this episode, I am joined by LiveTiles Head of Global Communications, Paul Conneally. Paul brings 20+ years of crisis communications experience to the discussion. Paul shares examples of how companies are dealing with Corporate Comms during times of disruption. He also reminds us of the importance of the employees experience for remote work forces.

There are some great tips in here from a very experienced Crisis Communications expert.

This episode of the Education Series is a recording from a live session of the Corporate Communications Online Event Series. We created this new series of webinars in response to global disruption caused by the Corona Virus. Each week we discuss the latest trends, challenges and solutions in the industry.

On this episode, I take you through all of the lessons I have learned over the last two years writing, recording and producing podcasts for LiveTiles. I share my experiences using the podcast as an internal communications tool and some tips for how to get started. I tell you what equipment to buy, software to use and share with you the the solution we built at LiveTiles that allows you to securely share your podcasts with your employees via their favourite podcasts app, while utilising the security of the Office 365 environment.

Episode Links:

https://podcast.livetiles.nyc/

https://www.adobe.com/au/products/audition.html

https://zencastr.com/

This episode of the Education Series is a recording from a live session of the Corporate Communications Online Event Series. We created this new series of webinars in response to global disruption caused by the Corona Virus. Each week we discuss the latest trends, challenges and solutions in the industry.

On this episode, I am joined by LiveTiles Chief Product Officer, Simon Tyrrell. Simon is a bit of a renaissance man in the industry, he has a unique skill to be able to get to the core of a problem, and solve it. He enjoys pushing boundaries and trying new things, but also enjoys sharing real-world solutions. On this episode, he is firmly in solution-mode.

Simon shares examples of some of the tech solutions being used to help keep employees engaged and productive while working remotely.

Episode Links:

https://www.livetiles.nyc/teams-support-program

www.livetiles.nyc/the-teams-game

https://www.livetiles.nyc/intelligent-intranet/livesmiles

On this episode of the Intelligent Workplace, I am joined by one of my colleagues at LiveTiles, Paul Conneally. It's funny, when sourcing guests for this podcast I am always working my external networks. I have learned that sometimes it pays to look a little closer to home!

Paul is Head of Global Communications at LiveTiles, a vital role in these disruptive times . Previously, Paul led the public communications team for the International Red Cross Red Crescent. He was on the ground in dozens of challenging contexts with conflict and disaster-affected communities. He was present in Afghanistan, Sudan, Haiti and most recently, Iraq and Myanmar. Paul is passionate about empowering people to collaborate and tell their stories. He believes in harnessing technology for positive impact, and advocating for greater diversity in the tech world.

With the growing number of people now working from home due to the Corona virus, Paul shares his strategies to ensure employees experiences in their homes are not isolating.

Episode Links

https://www.livetiles.nyc/resources/events#events-list

https://www.livetiles.nyc/intelligent-intranet/livesmiles

https://www.livetiles.nyc/

A few weeks ago I made a new connection with my guest for this episode. His name is Philippe Borremans and he is an expert in public relations and crisis communications. What started out as a chance meeting, turned out to be quite timely with recent global events.

Phillippe has worked for IBM and Porter Novelli, and co-foudned the Reputation & Co consulting network in Europe and North Africa. He is also a regular guest lecturer at Universities in Europe.

Phillippe believes that the first course of action in any crisis plan should be to consider your employees. With the world in the midst of a global pandemic, this is great advice for C-Suite decision makers.

Phillippe offers up many real world examples and fascinating insights in this episode, enjoy the conversation.

Note: if you would like to take advantage of Phillippe's discount entry to particiapte in the Virtual PR Summit, click here and enter the code 68ZIAYXV

Episode Links

www.prtraining.online

https://www.livetiles.nyc/intelligent-intranet/livesmiles

https://www.livetiles.nyc/

On this episode, we have a real world discussion about Artificial Intelligence. Does your average person actually understand it? At one end of the scale, there is a fictionalized Hollywood version of AI that . On the other end, there are examples of AI that the everyday person doesn't even realize exists. And if they did know about it, would they understand it?

How is your understanding of Artificial Intelligence concepts and real world examples?

On this episode, Callum Bir, the Chair of AI Australia, joins me to talk about some real world AI examples. We discuss how AI is changing our lives, right now, and where the technology may be heading.

Episode Links

https://aiaustralia.org/

https://www.livetiles.nyc/intelligent-intranet/livesmiles

https://www.livetiles.nyc/

Simon Tyrrell has had a long and successful career in the Tech world. Not bad for a failed academic (his words)! Simon is a bit of a renaissance man in the industry, he has a unique skill to be able to get to the core of a problem, and solve it. He enjoys pushing boundaries and trying new things, and he likes to also stir the pot.

He may have a serious role as Chief Product Officer at LiveTiles, but he is also a big proponent for fun workplaces. And to be clear, this isn't about installing the cliché table tennis table into a meeting room.

Simon see tangible benefits with instilling a sense of fun into serious activities. A Design Thinking advocate, with a desire to find new ways to solve problems, he has recently created a Microsoft Teams card game. The game simplifies the implementation of Microsoft's powerful communication and collaboration tool.

This chat is for anyone who enjoys challenging the status quo, or who is thinking about implementing Microsoft Teams.

Episode Links

https://theteamsgame.com/

https://www.livetiles.nyc/intelligent-intranet/livesmiles

https://www.livetiles.nyc/

It's no secret that our working lives are changing at a rapid pace. Once important roles are now redundant, and our children's future roles are figments of our imagination. If you pause too long, things may pass you by.

The rapid pace of change is evident in the Marketing and Communications profession. Communication channels have changed, as have the publishing tools used to create messages. Technology continues to disrupt the landscape and marketing budgets feel the squeeze. The result is that employees need to find new ways to operate as a multi skilled specialist. Cross functional employees operating in agile working environments in the Cloud. Is this the way of the future?

Australian owned graphic design platform, Canva, is a market leader in this space. With their easy to use design tool they are looking to capitalize on the trend of agile design in the Marketing and Comms space.

On this episode, I speak with Canva's Head of PR & Comms, Liz McKenzie. We discuss the current state of play and where she thinks the industry is heading.

Episode Links

https://www.canva.com/

https://www.livetiles.nyc/intelligent-intranet/livesmiles

https://www.livetiles.nyc/

When preparing for my podcasts, I like to have a solid plan for where I want to steer the conversation. But, every now and then I come across a guest like Chris Adams. A guest with so many different stories form their career, that I am not sure which one to ask about first.

Chris Adams is an expat American living in Australia and is the founder of the Orbit Media Group. But, that doesn't even begin to tell his story. Chris has worked with companies such as Amazon, Facebook, and Comcast. He's a keynote speaker at technology and entrepreneurial conferences, and a children's book author. One of his books, Dan the Biggest Dump Truck was even turned into a short video narrated by Hugh Jackman. So when I say that I had many ideas for where to take this podcast, you can understand why.

Chris has a bachelor's degree in English Literature and Mass Communication and a master's of Fine Arts in Professional Writing. He combines his love of the written word with his passion for startups by assisting them with the art of corporate storytelling.

This conversation ducks and weaves between entertaining anecdotes, real world advice, and insights from Chris' time in the world of start-ups. I hope you enjoy it as much as I did?

Episode Links

http://www.orbitmediagroup.com/

https://www.livetiles.nyc/intelligent-intranet/livesmiles

https://www.livetiles.nyc/