Latest Humanexperience Podcast Episodes
That's it for Season 5! The highlight reel from 48 episodes
Work Life by Design - October 02, 2023 18:00 - 19 minutesWell, that’s it for another season! After kicking off season 5 back in November last year, I think it’s well and truly time to switch off the mic for a while! This season has definitely taken on a life of its own and it really snuck up on me that we’ve been going straight for 48 epis...
The Art of Focus in a World of Distraction with Angela Lockwood
Work Life by Design - September 25, 2023 18:00 - 36 minutesThe art of focus in our modern worlds has become just that. An art. With books like Johan Hari’s Stolen Focus and past guest Dr Kristy Goodwin's, Dear Digital we need to talk, the constant disruption, distraction mulit-tasking and task switching that we are all succumbing to is impacting o...
Why you need to guide your people through change
Work Life by Design - September 18, 2023 18:00 - 20 minutesOne of the biggest misconceptions about “a new office” is that it is simply that. A new place for us to conduct our business from. A design and construction project. This could not be further from the truth. “A new office” is a whole of business opportunity and at its core it is actually a “...
The Pilgrim's Guide to the Workplace with Dr Agustin Chevez
Work Life by Design - September 11, 2023 18:00 - 51 minutesIs the workplace really just a ‘task’ place? This is one of the thought-provoking questions that today’s guest poses, for us to ponder about our reality of work and the workplace. Dr Agustin Chevez is the author of The Pilgrim’s Guide to the Workplace. It was after reading a book on ...
What I Thought Everyone Knew But Doesn't
Work Life by Design - September 04, 2023 18:00 - 15 minutesOne of the reasons that I first started exploring this idea of Workplace Strategy was because I am fascinated by how businesses tick. What makes one business a roaring success and another flounder? And one thing that continues to fascinate me is the gap that I see emerge in almost every en...
To own a Desk or not to own a Desk? What you need to consider when adopting desk sharing with Dr. Jenna Mikus
Work Life by Design - August 28, 2023 18:00 - 48 minutesWith more of us embracing the opportunity to work from home, it’s leaving our workplaces underutilised as occupancy levels in the workplace drop. The impacts of this vary from workplace ot workplace depending on the design style and approach ranging from limited variety in the spaces available f...
Mindwandering, Flow and Spaciousness - the key to innovation and creativity
Work Life by Design - August 21, 2023 18:00 - 20 minutesThe end of financial year is a great time to check in and see how we are tracking against our goals. As someone who loves to set myself up at the beginning of each year with a number of intentions and an overarching word to keep me on track, it’s a great opportunity for me to check and readjust ...
A Community Approach to Building a Company, Culture & Employee Experience with Damon Klotz
Work Life by Design - August 14, 2023 18:00 - 53 minutesEstablishing a strong and purposeful employee experience in your organisation can take an incredible amount of time, dedication, and invested energy. So, if you could find all the People tools and resources that you needed packaged up in one platform, backed by science and data, how much e...
How a Journey Map Can Design Your Employee Experience
Work Life by Design - August 07, 2023 18:00 - 13 minutesImagine having the ability to curate the entire experience that your employees take when they come to your workplace. To influence each touchpoint of their journey. The things that they see, hear, do... the things they feel. In episode 127, I shared how you can use an Empath...
Building your Leadership Capability with Rebecca Christianson
Work Life by Design - July 31, 2023 18:00 - 35 minutesNo doubt throughout the course of your career, you’ve experienced moments where you’ve questioned yourself and your ability to lead not only your team through the next transition, but also leading yourself. Stepping up into a new role, guiding your team through a new project or perhaps you...
4 Ways to Redesign Work with Empathy
Work Life by Design - July 24, 2023 18:00 - 14 minutesReimagining your next workplace is the perfect opportunity to take a step back and take a fresh look at your whole business. One of the ways that I encourage leaders to do this, is by embracing “Shoshin”. Shoshin is a Buddhist concept meaning “beginners mind”. It is about approaching...
Permission to Pause | The impact of one simple action with Dr Ali Young
Work Life by Design - July 17, 2023 18:00 - 36 minutesIn last weeks episode I spoke about wellbeing rhythms in the workplace and the need for us all to be building in moments of self-care. I then read an article in the Harvard Business Review by author Greg McKeown, who’s written two of my favourite books and are recommended reading at COMUNi...
Wellbeing Rhythms for Work & Life
Work Life by Design - July 10, 2023 18:00 - 22 minutesAs we cross the halfway mark of the year, this is the perfect time to look back, check in with your intentions for the year and adjust the sails ready for the second half. One of the tweaks that I’ll be making as I set myself up for the home stretch is to recalibrate my selfcare regime. As...
Pyschosocial Risks at Work with Dr Meg Hooper
Work Life by Design - July 03, 2023 18:00 - 30 minutesIn April this year, the Managing the risk of Psychosocial Hazards at work Code of Practice 2022 came into effect. As someone who runs a business and employs people, naturally I was interested to learn more about what this means for me and for the projects that I work on. To help me u...
COMUNiTI Turns 10!! 🥳 On the Couch with Dr Meg Hooper
Work Life by Design - June 26, 2023 18:00 - 44 minutesOn the 1st July 2023, my business COMUNiTI celebrates its 10th year of business. Reaching this milestone in business does not come without both its highs and lows and I could not think of a more fitting way to celebrate this milestone than accepting the offer of my friend and colleague Dr ...
Rehumanising the Workplace with Deanne Boules
Work Life by Design - June 19, 2023 18:00 - 41 minutesAs we approach the mid-point of the year, I would hazard a guess that you’re already feeling like the tank is near empty! And you are not alone! Thanks to the events of recent years, COVID, lockdowns, floods, new ways of working, to name a few, what’s resulted is a lack of physical and emo...
What is your workplace telling your people is important?
Work Life by Design - June 12, 2023 18:00 - 12 minutesIn my book The Next Workplace: Designing Dynamic Environments that Inspire Human Potential, I share a story of a client expressing their concern, that their current workplace was having a detrimental impact on the business. It was not supporting the behaviours that the employees were told were w...
Redesigning Work Before Place with Dan Mottau
Work Life by Design - June 05, 2023 18:00 - 41 minutesAs organisations are navigating this new landscape of “hybrid” work, a conversation that is happening more and more, is one that centres around “how do we work?” and “how do we want to work?”, before we start talking about, “what does our office look like?”. Today’s guest, Dan Mottau, did ...
Use Your Space to Tell Your Story
Work Life by Design - May 29, 2023 18:00 - 17 minutesIf I asked you to describe your Brand, I’d wager that the first thing you tell me is what colour your logo is! Whilst colour and our mark are important factors in defining our brand, they are only one very small component of your brand and cannot begin to communicate the complexity of your...
Two Common Creatives
Work Life by Design - May 22, 2023 18:00 - 33 minutesIf I brought you together in a room of your peers, and asked one simple question, “Who here would call themselves a Creative?”, chances are you’re unlikely to raise your hand. As my guests today describe, we often mistake creativity for artistry, the ability to draw or paint. However, many...
Three Ways to Elevate your Workplace Experience - The Book Launch Wrap UP!
Work Life by Design - May 15, 2023 18:00 - 25 minutesIt’s time to change the conversation! There has been so much talk about the organisations that are struggling to get the workplace dynamic right, but very little highlighting those that are! Launching my book The Next Workplace; Designing Dynamic Environments that Inspire Human Poten...
The Next Workplace / Sydney Launch Conversations Part 2
Work Life by Design - May 08, 2023 18:00 - 31 minutesThis is our FINAL episode in the 6-part series bringing you all the conversations from my book launch events in Brisbane, Melbourne & Sydney, as we celebrated the release of The Next Workplace: Designing Dynamic Environments that Inspire Human Potential. Today is Part 2 of our Sydney event...
The Next Workplace / Sydney Launch Conversations Part 1
Work Life by Design - May 01, 2023 18:00 - 42 minutesThe last few weeks have been quite the adventure as I've been celebrating the release of my book The Next Workplace: Designing Dynamic Environments that Inspire Human Potential. Hosting events in Brisbane, Melbourne & Sydney, each of these events were held with the purpose of starting a ...
The Next Workplace / Melbourne Launch Conversations Part 2
Work Life by Design - April 24, 2023 18:00 - 45 minutesThe old metrics of a desk for a person no longer apply. So, as we are all navigating a very new frontier of work, what are the right metrics? This was the opening question for my panellists as we dove into our discussion on all things work people and place in our second stop on the book la...
The Next Workplace / Melbourne Launch Conversations Part 1
Work Life by Design - April 17, 2023 18:00 - 33 minutesThe Melbourne launch event celebrating the release of my book The Next Workplace was a treat! This time I was indulged in reminiscing over another of my favourite projects, and a featured Case Study in the book, Davidson, a national workplace performance firm. What’s special about this client is...
The Next Workplace / Brisbane Launch Conversations Part 2
Work Life by Design - April 10, 2023 18:00 - 42 minutesTo celebrate the release of my book The Next Workplace; Designing Dynamic Environments that Inspire Human Potential, I hosted a series of events in Brisbane, Melbourne and Sydney to start a bigger conversation on all things work, people & place. And how we can leverage one of our greatest assets...
The Next Workplace / Brisbane Launch Conversations Part 1
Work Life by Design - April 03, 2023 18:00 - 32 minutesTo celebrate the release of my book The Next Workplace; Designing Dynamic Environments that Inspire Human Potential, I hosted a series of events in Brisbane, Melbourne and Sydney to start a bigger conversation on all things work, people & place. And how we can leverage one of our greatest assets...
Designing Social Connection & Intentional Employee Incentive Programs
Work Life by Design - March 27, 2023 18:00 - 37 minutesCreating employee incentive programs and wellbeing initiatives have been known to take a “scattergun approach” offering the infamous fruit box or step count challenge or even prove to be nothing more than lip service beyond a company announcement. However, to embed programs that make real tran...
The First Step Most Businesses Miss, when Designing the Next Workplace;
Work Life by Design - March 20, 2023 18:00 - 18 minutesBusinesses often miss a HUGE opportunity when they start designing their next workplace. Often jumping in and trying to solve the immediate problem, they either start scribbling on floor plans or heading straight to market to see what the best leasing deal is. And while both activities are part ...
Biophilic Design and the sensory impact of a two-story CBD forest terrarium with Ryan McQuerry
Work Life by Design - March 13, 2023 18:00 - 30 minutesIntroducing plants into our indoor environments can have an incredible impact on health, wellbeing and general disposition. Biophilic Design has been gaining traction in the design industry for several years now, and if you’re not familiar with this term, its essentially describing the innate h...
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