First Steps to Working Online in the midst of COVID-19
— Transforming Organizations, Revitalizing Communities and Developing Human Potential
You’re a contractor or small business owner, and suddenly everything is now online, and all you have is wifi and a laptop? Here are some things to consider as you are going remote:
What device will you/ you audience use primarily? Smartphone, laptop, tablet? Make sure the tools you choose are compatible.
What kind of tool[s] do you need? Do you need just a communication platform? Or a collaborative document suite and online payment system like Stripe or PayPal?
What tool[s] are your employer/ university/ audience currently using? Find out what is already in use in your system/ client base/ organization - there is no point in making folks learn something new in a time like this when they have a tool already.
What tool[s] are you knowledgeable in/comfortable with?
Examples of tools you might consider include,
Video Conference Communication: Zoom, GoToMeeting, WebEx, …
Teamwork/Project Mgt. Platforms: Slack, Trello, Asana, Monday, …
Cloud-based documents: GoogleDocs, Microsoft Teams, …
LMS: Moodle, Canvas, Blackboard, …
When in doubt, we recommend you start with free Zoom and Google Docs accounts. For more, check out ZOOM’s BLOG: https://blog.zoom.us/wordpress/2020/03/09/working-from-home-tips-to-meet-like-a-pro/
Check out NEXUS4change’s webinar series of 30-min. high-impact change tool talks. Check our events page [www.NEXUS4change.com/events] for more on the power of Design Teams, the Change Formula, Collaborative Roadmaps, Appreciative Benchmarking and more.