I’ve been working from home for a while now. Here are my top tips, adjusted to our current circumstances of a sudden mass adoption of work from home. This post covers three main themes: Establish a structure for your day Agree with your team the best ways and times to connect Lean in to theContinueContinue reading “My Work from Home Tips – structure, communication and courage”
Author Archives: Christine Coste
The week that changed everything
How did we go within a week from an almost-business-as-usual life to being on day five of a nationwide Alert 4 lockdown? This time last week I started to write a blog post with some advice for those unexpectedly working from home. I didn’t get to post this as the week went crazy with myContinueContinue reading “The week that changed everything”
An invaluable cyber security resource
I attended a presentation this week by CERT NZ and learnt some valuable things about cyber security which I thought would be great to share this week. Firstly, what was the event? It was hosted by Microsoft and showcased the digital transformation of a range of kiwi businesses – more on that another time. OneContinueContinue reading “An invaluable cyber security resource”
A new Digital Council for NZ
Government leadership on New Zealand’s digital transformation has taken another step forward with the creation of the Digital Council for Aotearoa New Zealand. The Digital Council is an independent advisory group convened by the Minister for Government Digital Services and the Minister of Statistics. It is tasked with maximising the societal benefits of digital andContinueContinue reading “A new Digital Council for NZ”
Safer Internet Day – Online Safety and Privacy
There is a Day for everything these days, and Tuesday was the day for a Safer Internet. Days like this are a good reminder for those important things we never take the time to deal with. What preventative steps should we take to safeguard our security and do what is necessary to look after ourselves?ContinueContinue reading “Safer Internet Day – Online Safety and Privacy”
BAFTA for Acting Innovator working with New Technology
I’m always interested in how work is changing in other industries due to technology – let’s look at how BAFTA winner Andy Serkis is working with performance capture technology to innovate and disrupt what it is to be an actor.
Data usage in NZ increases… and it’s not just due to Netflix
Data use in NZ is increasing at staggering rates, and its not just streaming evening TV. Increasingly connected devices are making their impact too.
Our NZPI CPD Courses for 2020
Christine will be presenting three courses this year on the NZPI CPD calendar: Emerging Technologies in Resource Management in eight locations – see details here Planning Practice and Ethics in the Digital Age in four locations – see details here Cloud-based Collaboration and Communication for Planners in three locations – see details here Looking forward to meeting youContinueContinue reading “Our NZPI CPD Courses for 2020”
Welcome to 2020!
It just sounds futuristic, doesn’t it? 2020. If there was ever a year for improving your digital skills, this is it. Every individual has a unique combination of digital skills. Why? Because most people have never learned these abilities in any sort of structured manner. Word processing came along, email came along, texting came along,ContinueContinue reading “Welcome to 2020!”
Our End of Year Newsletter – 2019
In this newsletter: RMA Digital in 2020 – what’s coming up next year RMA Digital 2019 Highlights including NZPI conference and article in LGNZ magazine Highlights from the blog to check out over the holidays to boost your productivity next year See here: December 2019 End of Year Newsletter. Click here if you would like to subscribe.
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