by Lisette Sutherland | Feb 24, 2016 | Collaboration, Experiments, Remote Working
I like working with people, but I like being in my own space. I like my comfortable chair, my electric sit-stand desk, my multiple monitors, my music, my neighbor cat who comes over to visit… I could go on and on. At a coworking space, I’m distracted by the...
by Lisette Sutherland | Jul 22, 2015 | Collaboration, Interviews, Remote Working
The Collaboration Superpowers book “Stories Of Remote Teams Doing Great Things” is on its way! It’s been a fun group process. I re-listened to all the interviews on the Collaboration Superpowers podcast (thanks Nick!). And I pulled the gold nuggets...
by Lisette Sutherland | Oct 21, 2014 | Collaboration, Remote Working, Speaking, Telepresence
I discovered telepresence by happy accident. A friend of mine in the robotics industry sent me a link to the Suitable Technologies website after a conversation at dinner one night. Fascinated, I signed up on their mailing list and started learning more about it. When...
by Lisette Sutherland | May 6, 2014 | Collaboration, Remote Working, Speaking
A few weeks ago, a colleague and I had the opportunity to test drive the Beam Pro from Suitable Technologies. It’s a robot that you can drive around using the arrow keys on your computer keyboard and interact with people – all from the comfort of your own...
by Lisette Sutherland | Apr 13, 2014 | Collaboration, Community Design, Remote Working
Last week, I had the pleasure of attending a conference in a virtual world with AgileBill Krebs. We started by meeting in a virtual office in Sococo and then we headed over to Second Life to attend part of the Virtual Worlds: Best Practices in Education (VWBPE)...
by Lisette Sutherland | Jan 30, 2014 | Collaboration, Remote Working
For almost a year, I went back to the office and worked full time… after working remotely for over 8 years. There’s a lot I enjoyed about the experience: I enjoyed working with a team of people. I had fun colleagues. I enjoyed the lunch walks in the park....