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Digital Wellbeing and the Future of Work
The document discusses the importance of digital wellbeing in the future of work, emphasizing the need for individuals and organizations to establish healthy boundaries and ethical technology usage. It categorizes various attitudes towards technology, ranging from digital aversion to addiction, and highlights the significance of building mutually beneficial relationships in a digital landscape. Recommendations for fostering digital wellbeing include practicing gratitude, reducing noise, and maintaining a balance between personal and professional relationships.
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Introduction to Digital Wellbeing and its importance in the context of work led by Dr. Heidi Forbes Öste.
Explains the individual, system, and organizational aspects of digital wellbeing, focusing on healthy technology relationships.
Emphasizes that technology should enhance human experiences rather than define them.
Highlights the complex nature of humans and challenges in managing digital interactions.
Describes characteristics of individuals who are averse to technology due to fear, privacy, and safety concerns.
Characteristics of individuals who resist technology, preferring a minimalist approach and limited exposure.
Features individuals who are cautious with technology and require assistance and time to adapt.
Discusses individuals who establish beneficial tech boundaries, enhancing productivity and well-being.
Explores individuals who are eager to learn but may lose focus on high-value tasks due to tool exploration.
Describes the behavior of early adopters who waste resources pursuing every new technology.
Profiles those who are digitally addicted, negatively affecting personal and professional relationships.
Focus on building and sustaining mutually beneficial relationships through social media.
Outlines concepts that will shape the future, emphasizing essential practices for wellbeing.
Practical steps such as breathing, listening, reconnecting, sharing, and practicing gratitude for holistic growth.
Encouraging participation and conversation around digital wellbeing and healthy technology use.
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Digital Wellbeing and the Future of Work
- 1. © 2020 2BalanceU ForbesOste.com DigitalWellbeing and the Future of Work Leading from mastery of our digital self Dr. Heidi Forbes Öste @ForbesOste Winter Session 2020 January 7, 2020
- 2. Digital Wellbeing © 20202BalanceU @ForbesOste INDIVIDUAL Building boundaries and less toxic relationship with technology SYSTEM Creating protocols and policies to enforce compliance for ethical use of behavioral science and technology. ORGANIZATION Designing products and eco-systems that support human wellbeing.
- 3. Technology should ENHANCE the human experience, not becomeit Digital Wellbeing © 2020 2BalanceU @ForbesOste
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- 5. Humans are complex Theanomaly is the norm. @ForbesOste © 2020 2BalanceU @ForbesOste
- 6. • Fear/anxiety basedinteraction • Proclaimed “Luddites” • WiFi used on phone or cable, no control of connection • feeling of dependency on “techy people” to fix • often driven by privacy, safety, health (EMF) concerns Digital Averse © 2020 2BalanceU @ForbesOste
- 7. • Insist onminimalist approach to technology and social media use • Limit reach to audience that needs and want to hear from you • Limit access both in speed and content to relevant information as it is released just in time that can improve your contents’ relevancy • Feeling lost and behind Digital Resistant © 2020 2BalanceU @ForbesOste
- 8. • Trying newtools with hesitation. • Willing to try that which is proven and easy to adopt to. • Needs some hand holding and assistance • A lot of time dedicated to learning and trying to understand Digital Cautious © 2020 2BalanceU @ForbesOste
- 9. • Established clearbenefits of where tech can enhance relationships and business. • Builds in boundaries and guidelines for personal usage to avoid overload. • Delegates that which does not require personal attention leaving room for new ideas, innovation, building relationships and growing business both online and off. Digital Balance © 2020 2BalanceU @ForbesOste
- 10. • Similar toDigital Cautious, but more exploratory. • Collects tools and takes deep dive into learning them resulting in loss of focus on high value actions and relationships. • Desire to maximize benefits of digital tools but unclear on how to manage. Digital Curious © 2020 2BalanceU @ForbesOste
- 11. • Jumps atany new technology that to “solve” current problem at hand. • Leaving little time for actually building a competency with the tool and distracting from HIGH VALUE ACTIONS and relationships. • Early adopter of anything new and shiny in the digital landscape, resulting in a large portion of both time and money resources wasted on digital consumption. Digital Hoarder © 2020 2BalanceU @ForbesOste
- 12. • Digital addictare the ones that drive statistics on smartphone viewing. • They cannot be without their devices and are constantly checking them for updates. • Driven by the need for the Dopamine rush of a new “Like” or share. • Usage is detrimental to their relationships and business growth as well as their personal wellbeing. Digital Addict © 2020 2BalanceU @ForbesOste
- 13. Social Optimisation Building andMaintaining MUTUALLY Beneficial and Effective Relationships © 2020 2BalanceU @ForbesOste
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- 15. The Future © 20202BalanceU @ForbesOste
- 16. THIS is thefuture
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- 22. Practice Gratitude © 20202BalanceU @ForbesOste
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- 24. Reduce Noise © 20202BalanceU @ForbesOste
- 25. No Regrets © 20202BalanceU @ForbesOste
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- 28. Join the conversation ©2020 2BalanceU @ForbesOste
Editor's Notes
- #6 I won’t be going into them in great detail today, but you can learn more about the Digital Self profiles and the different ways that profiles relate to technology and how it impacts their businesses and relationships. I will be giving you information on how to download a free copy Digital Self Mastery at the end of this presentation.
- #7 BEFORE engage with tech: phone, remote, device of any kind…BREATHE deeply with SMILE on face, think about POSITIVE OUTCOME from successful interaction with device PACED ENTRY , keep it simple on all levels to develop comfort with presence of tech for easy win. Have someone help set up Facetime, WhatsApp for video call with loved one far away MENTOR-MENTEE talk through challenges and share experience of learning together from shared perspectives
- #8 When experiencing FOMO from virtual or F2F experience, self awareness of intent of sender ”Weather is here, wish you were beautiful” v “Weather is beautiful, which you were here” CODING system to avoid overload or loss of location with so many overlapping categories (taxonomy) NOTIIFICATIONS management, turn all off and then add as needed (ask for help from someone who is other side of spectrum, create a challenge for them too) SPRING CLEANING
- #9 PHUB-Free dinners CRITICAL THINKING hat, fact check to avoid triggers
- #10 LAGOM
- #11 MAP Tech ecosystem Attention to High Value Actions: List, ID Low value actions, ID trusted source to delegate to, Map HVA to tech-ecosystem to be sure covered
- #12 Just because you can, doesn’t mean you should. Simplicity and limits, setting boundaries
- #13 Overuse versus addict Get help Blue Blocker glasses Docking station to create hard boundaries Alarm clock Gratitude practice (one tech, one analog)
- #17 Are you launching new tech-based products and/or services, or delivery your programs and services using technology? If so, you need to consider Digital Wellbeing and Ethics as part of your strategy. Are you creating the problem or the solution? Are you losing customers, investors, market share because of it? What could you do better?