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5 ways remote work can make you more creative
Finding inspiration when working from home
You have chances for inspiration when working from home (even when we're surrounded by our pets, kids, or partners):
- Your environment can energize you and inspire you: you are surrounded by the books you love, or your favorite arts, plants, pets, and family members.
- You can easily head out for a walk, and nothing beats a sudden flash of creativity than a walk surrounded by nature.
- Quiet time to recharge is also easier when working from home.
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Mimic Your Office Culture
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- Schedule virtual movie days, when the same movie is streamed with the chat option on.
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Being Social While Remotely Working
Being social at office lubricates official conversations and the work itself. The more we spend time with colleagues having non-essential chatter, the easier our work becomes with them.
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Structure For Success
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A Clear Briefing
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Collaboration Time
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Collaborative workshops in a conference room where bright minds work shoulder-to-shoulder is an effective way to foster innovative ideas and forging intangible connections.
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Clarity of the Workshop’s Value
Workshops are ‘co-creation’ time with people who have varied disciplines, backgrounds, and perspectives.
To make these people show up, we need to make the invitations intriguing and something that provides value to the participant. It helps to send the invitations in advance, with follow-ups.
Conferencing Tools
Video Conferencing is a must-have for a remote workshop, while chat tools are not effective. In case there is any audio or video problem, phone in and take everyone into a conference call with your phone.
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