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On this week’s show we are joined by Sharon o’Dea to talk about whether the future of work is actually mostly about the future of meetings.Sharon’s posts about the New Abnormal can be found here:https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/road-remote-first-sharon-o-dea/ and here: https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/road-remote-part-2-spaces-support-comms-sharon-o-dea/ And you can find here on Twitter here: https://twitter.com/sharonodea

On this week’s show Chris & Matt discuss the current state of Cloud technology, spurred by some dodgy IBM marketing. We also touch on the COVID tracing app, and Matt talks role specs.The DDaT Job Family work that Matt mentioned is here: https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/digital-data-and-technology-profession-capability-framework The article about Maersk is here:https://gvnshtn.com/maersk-me-notpetya/And if you’d like to become a member of the Blocky club… click here.

https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/wb40podcast.files.wordpress.com/2020/06/episode-153-an-open-plan.mp3 On this week’s show we are joined by Kursty Groves from Shape and David o’Coimin from Nook as we continue our adventures to try to make sense of the workplace of the future.

https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/wb40podcast.files.wordpress.com/2020/06/episode-152-eventually.mp3On this week’s show Matt & Chris discuss the nature of events in a COVID world, and Chris’s software knowledge is tested in another of our occasional quizzes. We also take a few minutes to think about what we might do to start thinking more deeply about the challenges of race in 2020 Britain. A few people you might like to follow to explore that more:Recent guest Shereen Daniels has been posting some really thought-provoking videos over on LinkedIn.The psychologist John Amaechi is well worth a Twitter follow, and his interview on LBC about what individuals can do to fight racism is a great, straightforward set of advice https://www.lbc.co.uk/radio/presenters/matt-frei/blck-lives-matter-how-individuals-can-fight-racism/The film 13th is available in full on YouTube. It explains a huge amount about what’s led to where the US is currently at:If you want to understand the story of where the UK is at, Akala’s Natives is a good place to start.He’s interviewed about the book here:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w303dRDpgRM

https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/wb40podcast.files.wordpress.com/2020/06/episode-151-open-uk.mp3 On this week’s show we talk with OpenUK CEO Amanda Brock about Open Source technology, IP protection, and a fascinating education collaboration with Imogen Heap to spread the word about Open approaches. You can find out more about OpenUK at https://openuk.uk/ and nominate someone for their awards at https://openuk.uk/awards.

https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/wb40podcast.files.wordpress.com/2020/05/episode-150-mining-skills.mp3 On this week’s show we talk to David Ivell from Enginuity about the work they have been doing to explore engineering skills through the world of Minecraft. You can find out more about Skills Miner here: Skills-Miner.com And their new digital and engineering platform here: Enginuity.org/engage

https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/wb40podcast.files.wordpress.com/2020/05/episode-149-what-has-changed.mp3 On this week’s show Chris & Matt are joined by the inimitable Dave Coplin to talk about whether views of what the future may bring have changed as a result of the Covid Crisis. You can find out more about Dave’s work, and his books, over at https://www.theenvisioners.com/

https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/wb40podcast.files.wordpress.com/2020/05/episode-148-hr-out-of-lockdown.mp3 On this week’s show we are joined by HR-Rewired‘s Shereen Daniels to talk about the people perspective on the slow road out of lockdown. Don’t forget, you can join the WB-40 Podcast WhatsApp group – just drop us a line on Twitter for the magic link.

https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/wb40podcast.files.wordpress.com/2020/05/episode-147-the-changing-workplace.mp3 On this week’s show we have Lisa Talia Moretti from Methods talking with Matt about how workplaces might be about to change. You can find out more about The New Abnormal here.

https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/wb40podcast.files.wordpress.com/2020/04/146-designing-home-school.mp3 On this week’s show Chris & Matt are joined by Plan B Studio’s Steve Price, who talks about how Covid-19 is impacting on agency world, and how he’s turning his designer’s mind to the challenges of home schooling. You can find out more about Plan B here: plan-bstudio.com And there is more about his home schooling adventures here: www.linkedin.com/pulse/home-schooling-six-year-old-steve-price/