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The Ten Organizations That Won the Designing for Digital Thriving Challenge

The Digital Wellness Institute is named a Grand Prize Winner in the IDEO Designing for Digital Thriving Challenge

Why our Inability to Disconnect is leading to a Productivity and Mental Health Crisis in the Workplace

The pressure we as employees feel to be always on has become more salient since the shift to remote & hybrid work. The time has come for us to reimagine the future of work where we as humans can reclaim elements of our attention, productivity, and wellbeing that have been lost in the digital era.

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The Rise Of The ‘Slow Productivity’ Movement

By practicing Slow Productivity, we tap into our full potential. We become more efficient–not by working harder or faster–but by being smarter and by prioritizing the tasks that move you forward in meaningful ways; we become more thoughtful and connected to the people and places around us; and ultimately, we become a better version of ourselves.

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Gen Z

How Gen Z Can Reach a State of Digital Flourishing

Digital devices have forever changed our lives, and new generations are already embracing these benefits and battling the threats they pose. Now is the time to prioritize the well-being of users in online environments. It's time to give Gen Z the tools they need to prevent fires that burn our well-being apart.

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Hybrid 2.0

What is Workplace Wellness?

Re-thinking how we work in the Digital Era

Digital Wellness

Digitally Well Workplaces

Future of Work

Hybrid 2.0

Workplaces

What is Workplace Wellness?

Re-thinking how we work in the Digital Era

Digitally Well Workplaces

Industry Giants Take the Lead on Creating a More Digitally Well Workplace

As employers announce permanent work from home or hybrid policies, two industry giants are taking steps to improve company culture via digital wellness initiatives, helping them attract, retain and inspire the best and brightest workforce.

Industry Giants Take the Lead on Creating a More Digitally Well Workplace

As many employers announce permanent work from home or hybrid policies, workers are left to navigate the change in work environment on their own. Constant communication, undefined work-life boundaries, and perhaps even a lack of physical movement and in-person connection that on-site workers benefit present just a few of the challenges these workers face. In the midst of this new reality, two industry giants are taking the lead to create a more digitally well workplace, and their efforts are paying off in the ongoing talent war to attract and retain top performers.

Imagining Hybrid 2.0

The future of work is here. Is your organization ready to capitalize to create a healthier and more productive workforce?

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TELUS Community Safety and Wellness Accelerator announces Demo Day for first cohort of tech startups

Nineteen global companies to each present their innovative technologies that support improved safety and wellbeing; one company to be announced as recipient of VC funding during live virtual event on April 19, 2022

McGill University Partners with The Digital Wellness Institute and PowerED™ to Offer Groundbreaking Online Digital Wellness Micro-Course

McGill University Partners with The Digital Wellness Institute and PowerED™ to Offer Groundbreaking Online Digital Wellness Micro-Course Digital Wellness 101 will provide learners with a roadmap, best practices and tools enabling them to reclaim their relationship with technology — empowering them to take advantage of the benefits of technology while avoiding associated harms. Get Email Alert RSS McGill University Partners with The Digital Wellness Institute and PowerED™ to Offer Groundbreaking Online Digital Wellness Micro-Course San Francisco, CA, January 10, 2022 --(PR.com)-- The Digital Wellness Institute (DWI) and PowerED™ by Athabasca University (AU) are proud to announce a partnership with McGill University. The McGill School of Continuing Studies will offer Digital Wellness 101: Optimizing Your Time and Energy, a self-directed online micro-course which introduces participants to the importance of digital wellness. The extended effects of the COVID-19 pandemic, remote work and excessive daily interaction with technology devices has further complicated our pursuit of physical, mental and social well-being. Although digital technology enables us to be better connected than ever before, it can also result in us being simultaneously plugged-in and tuned-out from the world around us. Digital Wellness 101 introduces the importance of balance and will provide learners with a roadmap to reclaiming their relationship with technology. This micro-course features insights from global experts in this field, including internationally renowned speaker and leading expert in Digital Wellness Nina Hersher, CEO of DWI, and Amy Blankson, CEO of Fearless Positivity and Co-Founder of DWI. "With the increasing prevalence of hybrid work, digital wellness is no longer a luxury; it has become a business and lifestyle necessity,” said Nina Hersher, CEO of the Digital Wellness Institute. “Individuals urgently need resources and support now. In partnership with PowerED™ by Athabasca University, a global provider in online education, we created this micro-course to provide a framework for assessing and addressing digital wellness through tangible skills and micro-behavioral changes. We are delighted that the McGill School of Continuing Studies will now be offering a version of this micro-course to their students.” Based on the DWI’s Digital Wellness Certificate program, this micro-course will teach learners about the concept of digital wellness, explain the Digital Flourishing® framework, and demonstrate how to assess digital wellness using the Digital Flourishing® Scale. The course costs $250 CAD. To learn more or to register, visit the Digital Wellness 101: Optimizing Your Time and Energy. About the Digital Wellness Institute The Digital Wellness Institute is a learning platform that offers certification programs and courses that equip people with research-based tools and best practices that enable them to take advantage of the benefits of technology while avoiding associated harms, empowering them to flourish in the digital age. With the right mindset and rules of engagement, the risks of technology overuse can be positively transformed, enabling regular technology use to augment rather than threaten people’s mental health and workplace productivity. About PowerED™ by Athabasca University PowerED™ is an award-winning entrepreneurial unit within Athabasca University that builds on the university’s rich history of online learning, flexibility, and accessibility. PowerED™ embraces innovation and next-level learning and focuses on assisting organizations to develop and deploy their own digital learning strategies. PowerED™ is committed to providing tangible tools and training to inspire breakthroughs—for individuals, employees, and organizations—with immediate impact. Power for Business. Power for People. Power for Good. Visit PowerED.ca.

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Why It’s On Leaders To Champion Digital Wellness In The Post-Pandemic Workplace

Over the past year, 76% of employees did not receive any training to support them in the transition to remote work. Now, a year later these employees are burned-out, isolated, and looking to their employers for guidance. Here's what you can do to help.