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In our previous exploration of the digital realm, we analysed social media today and peeled back the layers of social media content creation, revealing a world teeming with variety and vibrancy. Now that we’ve gained insights from our content analysis, let’s move on to the next chapter of our adventure: consumption.

In today’s digital age, the online landscape is saturated with content, ranging from informative articles to entertaining videos and everything in between. However, amidst the noise, it is essential to shift our focus from contributing to the clutter to providing genuine value to the online community.

In the last couple of years, many people have grown increasingly frustrated with social media, seeing it more as a source of annoyance rather than genuine connection. As we navigate through our feeds, we are met with a growing dissatisfaction due to the ever-changing algorithm, the abundance of irrelevant ads and clutter that seem to proliferate our feeds with each day.

ChatGPT has quickly established itself as a force to be reckoned with. Being aware of limitations can help us to make better use of the tool.

Well-functioning systems can save us time, enhance collaboration, and boost productivity. However, we must acknowledge that systems can also falter, leading to frustration. This week, we faced several system failures, prompting us to reflect on how to effectively...

Effort versus value is a concept that is relevant to many aspects of our lives, including work. Often, we can become bogged down in tasks that require a lot of effort but don’t actually contribute much value to our work or the organisation we work for. Therefore, it is important to reassess, prioritise, and tweak our efforts to ensure we are getting the most value out of our work.

When a team is on the same page, they work well together, they get things done. It’s a great place to be. There’s a great atmosphere. People are motivated and fulfilled. People are happy. The work is rewarding, there is return on the investment, and it helps the team to be able to function well and to go the long distance.

Work is often not easy and when you work in a team, a lot of people contribute to create something important, something that will benefit others. There are seasons when work is long and hard, and for some people, it doesn’t seem to ever stop. There are constantly people to attend to, issues to address, and reports to write. It can feel like putting out fires every single day. In any organization, team members are the lifeline that keeps the work moving forward. 

There’s lots of change happening in the world at the moment, and there’s a lot of change happening within the workforce as well. We are beginning to experience a significant shift in the roles played by different generations. 

The modern workplace is a diverse melting pot of people from different generations. It is common to have a mix of younger and older employees working side by side. However, this intergenerational mix can sometimes lead to misunderstanding and a disconnect between people from different generations. Communication can be challenging, and working together effectively can seem impossible. In this blog post, we will explore how to bridge the gap between generations in the workplace by better learning and understanding, listening, giving voice, and being open to new ideas and opportunities.

Digital strategy is a bit of a buzzword at the moment. Some organisations have a digital strategy in place. It might be a highly planned and intentional strategy, or perhaps one that has been thrown together quickly to try and make some quick changes. The secret to a successful digital strategy is to have a real purpose for what is driving the strategy and understanding the role of digital strategy.

We hope that when we communicate with people, they get the message. The communication is clear, it’s effective, it’s concise, everyone’s on the same page. Sometimes, though, that’s not the case. When the other person doesn’t receive the message, they don’t understand it, communication is rocky, and you don’t have a clear outcome.