The team at Rees McCann and ImpactBasis wanted to stay in close contact. But we were all busy, and the last thing we wanted was more meetings! So I suggested we tried an ‘async standup’, using our shared Slack channel. Everyone would post a short message each day, close to the start of the work
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As you’ve probably realised, distributed working isn’t going away any time soon. The new normal is hybrid, with some people in offices, some working from home, and others in all sorts of random places. And as everyone adjusts, one important question is still being asked. “How do I get people to turn on their cameras
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One of the challenges Rees McCann’s clients often have is this one: how to generate creative collaboration remotely, when some of the participants are at a massive digital disadvantage. It’s a very valid concern. Low bandwidth, frequent outages, worries about cost… if your meetings often have participants in lower-income countries, as many of our humanitarian
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At Rees McCann we help organisations – especially global humanitarian organisations such as Unicef, large charities such as Norwegian Refugee Council, communities of practice, and public bodies – to hold highly-participative events online. As trainers and facilitators, we work “in real life” as well. Events like this one near Paris can be great fun and
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