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It is a Good Day to Have a Good Day! ☀️ #169

Ross Chapman
Ross Chapman
@rosschapman
Hi everybody,
This week’s newsletter theme is inspired by a LinkedIn post shared by Linsey Eatough, Associate Director, Enterprise Transformation at MURAL. In the post, she shares some of her recommendations when embarking on the path for transformation:
1) Start transforming yourself at Thanksgiving, not at New Years! That way once New Years rolls around, you’re already feeling great
2) Every day is a reset. Every day is an opportunity to change something or try something new.
3) A great way to make your remote team feel more connected is to set a weekly intention as a group on Monday morning stand-ups
I really like these! I also found these sure-fire ways to make today your best day ever:
  1. Be present. 
  2. Do less.
  3. Get one important thing done.
  4. Plan your perfect life.
  5. Declutter.
  6. Go for a walk.
  7. Focus on 3 projects. 
  8. Listen to great music.
  9. Watch a sunrise or sunset. 
  10. Spend time with a loved one
How could you make today a great day? As ever, thank you for reading this issue,
-Ross
Note: I’ll try and get the weekly cadence of getting these issues out back - promise!

Radical Change 🤘
Just Stopping Emissions May No Longer Be Enough to Stop Global Warming
Just Stopping Emissions May No Longer Be Enough to Stop Global Warming
Earlier this year, the Earth saw a huge dip in carbon emissions as nations around the globe locked down to slow the spread of the coronavirus. It offered a glimpse into what the world might look like. Firmly under the Radical Change banner this one!
futurehuman.medium.com
Season's Meetings: Tips for Throwing a Remote Office Holiday Party
Season's Meetings: Tips for Throwing a Remote Office Holiday Party
As a remote-first organisation, Mural have tried-and-true tips for teams looking to plan remote holiday celebrations. When did you last have a silent disco?
www.mural.co
The FON Series - Creating Future-ready Cross-functional Teams, with Kai Haley
The FON Series - Creating Future-ready Cross-functional Teams, with Kai Haley
Kai Haley, Head of UX Methods & Process at Google, shares Google’s approach to cross-functional collaboration & innovation & Design Sprints. Looking forward to doing more with Kai in 2021!
morespaceforlight.com.au
Personal Growth 🧗‍♀️
Living in the duality of complex projects
Living in the duality of complex projects
I met Tomomi Sasak last year at the Google Sprint Conference in Colorado, USA. We went hiking and talked about projects including this one. Sounded particularly interesting (improving the customer experience on Eurotunnel) - so it’s great to learn more about how she’s worked through it.
tomomiq.medium.com
Mibo 🍻 The FUN way to meet! 🍸
Mibo 🍻 The FUN way to meet! 🍸
I’ve seen a few of these virtual meeting places spring up in recent weeks. Will give some a go - may be a great way to bridge the actual/virtual divide of meeting people.
getmibo.com
8 Toxic Habits You Should Get Rid of to Improve Your Quality of Life
8 Toxic Habits You Should Get Rid of to Improve Your Quality of Life
Stop being afraid. A totally underrated piece of advice.
medium.com
Remote Facilitation 👩‍💻
Running Remote Online August: Panel Discussion: Remote Design Collaboration
Running Remote Online August: Panel Discussion: Remote Design Collaboration
The balance between visual communication and surveillance. This panel at Running Remote share next level tips on managing Remote Teams.
www.youtube.com
We ARE Going To Have To Return To The Workplace.
We ARE Going To Have To Return To The Workplace.
“Without question, "the way we work” is going to be quite different in the post-COVID world. Successful organizations will be the ones that get ahead of that shift. A revised attitude to #WFH will be a component of the workplace of the future, but only one of many.“ I agree to the extent that non remote companies will slip back into going back to the office. I just think it is a missed opportunity to not explore alternative strategies.
www.forbes.com
Facilitating my first ever online workshop
Facilitating my first ever online workshop
I’ve spent long evenings this week marking submissions from my Design Principles module for Hyper Island’s UX Upskill programme. The submissions from the 47 students have been incredible. What they’ve done in 4 weeks even surpasses what some professional designers deliver - fact! Here’s one such submission: “Covid-19 hit the world at the beginning of 2020 and it has changed the way we live and work. People have been forced to work more remotely and learn how to work and collaborate online.”
medium.com
Coolness 😎
Paris’s 15-Minute City Could Be Coming to an Urban Area Near You - Bloomberg
Paris’s 15-Minute City Could Be Coming to an Urban Area Near You - Bloomberg
From Paris to Portland, cities are attempting to give residents everything they need within a few minutes of their front doors. Can it work—without leaving anyone out?
www.bloomberg.com
Heyday Raises $175 Million To Buy Amazon Businesses
Heyday Raises $175 Million To Buy Amazon Businesses
Amazon as a platform means that there are opportunities to create innovative business models WITHIN Amazon. Here’s a crazy stat: Every year more than a million new sellers join Amazon. Wow!
www.forbes.com
Tony Hsieh, 'visionary' behind Zappos shoe retailer, dies aged 46
The Illinois-born entrepreneur, who helped revitalize downtown Las Vegas, died ‘peacefully’ after being injured in a house fire. Sad sad news.
www.theguardian.com
Here's to making today a great day!
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Ross Chapman
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