Sustainable Remote Work Strategies Amid COVID-19
Explore how remote work impacts sustainability and productivity. Discover strategies for staying connected and productive while working from home. An analysis of sustainable competencies in problem-solving and systems thinking during the COVID-19 pandemic.
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Sustainability Design Sprint: COVID-19 Kinsey Robinson, Kelli Roberts, Andrew Romanick, Natalie Roberts, Jake Sandor, Spooner Phillips
COVID-19 Impact: Remote Work Remote work is a learning Remote work is a learning curve: curve: Coordinating Coordinating outside of class outside of class Zoom calls Zoom calls Planning time to Planning time to work work Staying productive Staying productive & focused & focused Some people face Some people face barriers of: weak/no barriers of: weak/no internet, lack of internet, lack of proper technology, proper technology, & no quiet work & no quiet work space in their space in their homes homes Thinking in terms of Thinking in terms of positive impact: positive impact: Not traveling for Not traveling for meetings meetings Forcing more Forcing more productive work at productive work at home home Self Self- -sustaining sustaining schedules schedules Reduced carbon Reduced carbon emissions from lack emissions from lack of commute of commute More time at home More time at home for more for more sustainable food sustainable food choices choices 2
Main Ideas in Design Thinking Who are the users? How can we help? What do they need? Does the idea work? What do the users think? Remote Remote workers workers Design to Design to help users help users stay stay productive productive and and connected connected while WFH while WFH 3 Simple, Simple, focused way focused way to work from to work from home home Different Different strategies strategies based on based on individual individual environment environment & work ethic & work ethic Were the desired results achieved 3
Sustainability Competencies: How can we analyze our new normal? Integrated Problem Solving Anticipatory Systems Thinking 4
Sustainability Competencies Cont. Integrated Problem Integrated Problem Solving Solving apply different problem-solving frameworks to the COVID-19 pandemic and develop sustainable solutions Anticipatory Anticipatory understand and evaluate multiple possible futures during this time and create one own s vision of the future Systems Thinking Systems Thinking recognize and understand relationships between systems impacted in our everyday lives and deal with uncertainty 5
How can we create a more sustainable world? Integrated Problem Integrated Problem Solving Solving Create a daily Create a daily schedule to keep a schedule to keep a routine routine Make a conscious Make a conscious effort to implement effort to implement sustainable practices sustainable practices into one s daily routine into one s daily routine Support local Support local businesses in the businesses in the community community Start a sustainable Start a sustainable project at home project at home (composting, (composting, gardening, etc.) gardening, etc.) Anticipatory Anticipatory Best case scenario, Best case scenario, people become more people become more productive and driven productive and driven to contribute to to contribute to sustainable thinking sustainable thinking and practices and practices Less commuting, Less commuting, more time to eat more time to eat sustainably, support sustainably, support local businesses, local businesses, focus on sustainable focus on sustainable initiatives initiatives Systems Thinking Systems Thinking Now is the time to Now is the time to think about more think about more sustainable sustainable approaches to approaches to economic, societal, economic, societal, and environmental and environmental issues issues A drive for A drive for collective activism collective activism and elevation of the and elevation of the core values of core values of sustainable sustainable development will development will influence future influence future policies policies 6
Thanks! ANY QUESTIONS? 7
