A day in the life of a digital nomad

A DAY IN THE LIFE OF ADIGITAL NOMAD by Connie Crosby Crosby Group Consulting @conniecrosby for Toronto Public Library November 30, 2010

Photo: Wayne MacPhail http://www.ﬂickr.com/photos/wmacphail/3300368742/ MY LIFEAS A DIGITAL NOMAD

“Digital nomads don’t need an office. They have many offices. In fact, anywhere is an office as long as there is connectivity....photo: Eva Bluehttp://www.flickr.com/photos/evablue/4982314424/

“... They work from Starbucks, the local library, in front of their televisions, in hotel lobbies, in the backseats of cabs, and even in some parks.” - Mitch Joel, Six Pixels of Separation, 2009photo: Eva Bluehttp://www.ﬂickr.com/photos/evablue/4982314424/

BEFORE: LAW FIRM LIBRARY MANAGER18 YEARS OF BAY STREET LAW FIRM WORK!

I WAS TIED TO A CRAZY DESK!

AND A DESKTOP COMPUTER PC & Microsoft!

NOW: I’M AN INDEPENDENT CONSULTANT

WHERE I WORK

IN MY HOME OFFICE

IN MY KITCHEN

IN COFFEE SHOPS (YES, ESPECIALLY STARBUCKS)

IN TORONTOREFERENCE LIBRARY IF I CAN FIND A SEAT!

IN CO-WORKING SPACESE.G. CENTRE FOR SOCIAL INNOVATION & CAMERADERIE

IN HOTEL ROOMS

...BUT MOSTLY ONLINE

WHO I WORK WITH

WHO I WORK WITHclients (of course!)other consultantsfreelancers I hirevirtual assistant

VIRTUAL ASSISTANT (VR)

MY GEAR

MACBOOK PROI DREAM OF AN IMAC & MACBOOK AIR

FREETALK EVERYMAN HEADPHONES

IPADINCASE CASE AND APPLE BLUETOOTH KEYBOARD

IPHONE 4EMAIL, CALENDAR, CAMERA,VIDEO, TELEPHONE, SMS

HP OFFICEJET ALL-IN-ONE WIFI PRINTER, SCANNER, PHOTOCOPIER

GOOGLE DOCS

GOOGLE FORMS

GOOGLE CALENDAR

SKYPE - VIDEO

SKYPE - CHAT

SKYPE - VOICE

SKYPE - CONFERENCE CALLS

DOODLE

BASECAMP

MOCKFLOW

MINDMEISTER

WORDPRESS

BLOGGER

TWITTER

TWITTERwater coolernetworkingfast answersnewscurrent awarenessconnecting with friends, clients, business contacts

KEYNOTE

SLIDESHARE

DROP BOX

DELICIOUS

LINKED IN

FACEBOOK

MEETUP.COM

EVENTBRITE

USTREAM.COM

YOUTUBE

PAGES(MACBOOK & IPAD)

TRIPIT

GOOGLE MAPS(& IPHONE GPS)

FOURSQUARE

KOBO(IPAD & IPHONE)

SOME PREDICTIONS

1. NUMBER OF DIGITALNOMADS WILL INCREASE

2. NETWORKING &COWORKING WILL INCREASE

3. RISING INTEREST IN ENTERPRISE 2.0

4. VIDEO VIDEO VIDEO

5. VIRTUAL WORLDS WILL MAKE A COMEBACK

WHAT ARE YOU DOING TOHELP THE DIGITAL NOMAD?

THANK YOU! Connie Crosby Crosby Group Consulting connie@crosbygroup.ca 416-919-6719 @conniecrosby http://crosbygroup.ca http://conniecrosby.blogspot.com http://slaw.ca

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