Creating Cadence

The creative, productive and business aspects of using the metaverse & web3. How might it help or hinder us? What are the opportunities for problem solving they might provide? In Season 4 of the Creating Cadence podcast, we've been exploring Web 3, the Metaverse, Blockchain and other connected concepts and enabling technologies. To help create a foundation of understanding for how they may imp...

How will our wellbeing be affected by spending more time online in virtual worlds in the metaverse? Episode 24 explores what might help and hinder our health and wellbeing, even though it's still early days, including avatars and myopia. In Season 4 of the Creating Cadence podcast, we're exploring Web 3, the Metaverse, Blockchain and other connected concepts and enabling technologies. To help crea...

Several enabling technologies are contributing players in the creation and development of Web 3 and the Metaverse. Episode 23 provides a brief overview of AR & VR, advanced networking, geolocation, the internet of things, decentralised technologies, artificial intelligence and machine learning. So that you can understand how their convergence is supporting the rollout of this new frontier. In...

The Metaverse and Web 3.0 are often used interchangeably, but they are slightly different, connected things. Episode 22 of the Creating Cadence podcast is a primer, to share their origins and definitions and why they are coming into play in a big way. These technologies are going to merge our physical and digital worlds in ways we have yet to imagine. They will impact our lives, the way we work an...

There’s a new frontier called Web 3.0, aka the Metaverse, encompassing AI, VR, blockchain, crypto, tokens, smart contracts, decentralised organisations, and more. It’s going to merge our physical and digital worlds in ways we have yet to imagine, and impact our lives, the way we work and the way we do business. And it’s already happening. In Season 4, we're exploring these concepts to help create...

Mich Bondesio and her 6 guests contemplate areas of focus to support better work-life cadence, as we move out of the pandemic into a new way of living and working. Episode 20 is the final episode of season 3 of the Creating Cadence podcast and features interviews with the following people: Catarina King is a dynamic and passionate community builder, and one of the co-founders of coworking space ca...

Mich Bondesio and her 6 guests share their personal challenges with online working and the tips and tricks they use to stay productive, healthy and focused at work, in episode 19 of the Creating Cadence podcast. Season 3 features the following people: Catarina King is a dynamic and passionate community builder, and one of the co-founders of coworking space called Society1. https://www.society1.co....

In Episode 18 of the Creating Cadence Podcast, Mich Bondesio and her 6 guests are exploring the pandemic lessons they've learned about wellbeing and productivity, and what they will be doing more of going forwards. Season 3 features the following people: Catarina King is a dynamic and passionate community builder, and one of the co-founders of coworking space called Society1. https://www.society1....

For Season 3, Mich Bondesio is interviewing 6 creative thinkers about how the pandemic has changed the way they work, the things they've done to support their wellbeing and productivity, and where they see things headed with the future of work. In this first episode, we're looking at hybrid working practices. Season 3 features the following people: Catarina King is a dynamic and passionate communi...

The episode is around practices which support both our attention and our wellbeing. I’m sharing a number of helpful , interesting and insightful resources to do with flow, focus, mindfulness and meditation. And how they are good for more than just our productivity. You can access the transcript with links to resources if you sign up for the monthly Cadence newsletter, via https://creatingcadence.c...

This episode is about the wellbeing benefits of companies making space in their work culture and work processes for more time off. The aim of offering additional, company-wide, time-off days is to help mitigate and prevent burnout from excessive online working. This trend has gained momentum, especially in the past year of enforced remote working. You can access the transcript for this podcast if...

Episode 14 of the Creating Cadence podcast is about autonomy, time and team management and common trends in distributed working practices and issues we encounter when working remotely. What are the ways that we can improve team cohesion and communication, so that distributed working practices support our teams better, instead of being an added stress? The answer lies in enabling more autonomy for...

For this season of the Creating Cadence podcast, I’ve introduced a Q&A element to some of my episodes and that’s what we’re doing in this one. In episode 13, I’m covering issues relating to our perceptions of what constitutes “being productive” when we’re working from home. How productivity and wellbeing suffers when there seems to be too much to do, and how we can be seen to be productive wit...

This episode of the Creating Cadence podcast is about silence and our senses, and specifically about the impact that a lack of silence is having on our minds and bodies. Our working styles and current social and physical environments are also waging war on our senses, which in turn affects our productivity, our health and our wellbeing. You need to be subscribed to the Cadence newsletter to receiv...

A Q&A addressing listener questions about issues with balancing work and personal responsibilities in this time of Covid. In this season, I’m introducing a Q&A element to some of my episodes and that’s what we’re doing for the first time today. I’m going to be answering some questions and addressing some challenges and observations that listeners have written in about. The topics in this e...

We start season two with an episode covering Patience - why we no longer have a willingness to wait, the influence patience has on our ability to connect, our focus and our wellbeing, and how we can rebuild our ability to pause. RESOURCES: Makers Schedule - Shane Parrish, Farnham Street https://fs.blog/2017/12/maker-vs-manager/ Introverts, Creativity and Isolation - Susan Cain, Ted Talk https://ww...

The final episode for season 1 is about Building our Toolkit for Flexibility and Adaptability. In episode 09, Mich Bondesio reviews some lessons from 2020 and looks at how our toolkit of skills built during the pandemic can and will help us to stay resilient, flexible and adaptable for whatever lies ahead. Article referenced during the episode by Emine Saner - How resilience became the quality we...

This episode looks at our ability to concentrate, why our focus is so fractured, and 3 simple things we can do to help rebuild our concentration, so that we can be more productive and creative despite the distractions we face daily. Resources for topics covered in this episode: The Lost Art of Concentration - Harriet Griffey (The Guardian) https://www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle/2018/oct/14/the-l...

Episode 07 is about the rise of Procrastination and the distractions affecting our ability to focus. Mich Bondesio looks at what procrastination actually is, and what causes it. She also covers three simple things you can do to help get your attention back on track. FURTHER READING: Why You Procrastinate - Charlotte Lieberman (NY Times) https://www.nytimes.com/2019/03/25/smarter-living/why-you-pro...

Episode 06 covers the effect of this current Liminal Space on our productivity and what we can do to help us navigate through this 'in-between' place, when we're not entirely sure what the future holds. SHOW NOTES RESOURCES : Definitions and examples of Liminality and Liminal Space https://helpfulprofessor.com/liminal-space/ Eric Holthaus - Excerpt from The Future Earth - A Radical Vision of What'...

Mich Bondesio looks at 4 more C's that help us to create cadence. They are curiosity, courage, character and consonance. Our current situation requires us to continue adapting and innovating in the way that we live and work, so that we can create a different, but still supportive form of normality/normalcy. These 4 C's can help us take responsibility and play a role in making the changes needed to...

With the pandemic still in full swing, Mich Bondesio looks at the ways she helps her mind and body to rest, when a holiday is not really an option. She discusses 3 helpful aids to recharge, whether you're taking time off or not. LINKS TO RESOURCES MENTIONED IN THE SHOW: Sleep - https://www.ted.com/talks/matt_walker_sleep_is_your_superpower - https://www.ted.com/talks/matt_walker_why_sleep_matters_...

In episode 3, Mich Bondesio shares thoughts on overcoming the fear of uncertainty, as things start opening up and we transition to the next phase of living and working during a pandemic. This episode of Creating Cadence explores the ideas of presence, perception and perspective as powerful ways to create certainty. LINKS TO RESOURCES MENTIONED IN THE SHOW Sign up for Cadence: https://creatingcaden...

Mich Bondesio covers how we can go about creating cadence and the challenges we face in doing so. Episode 2 looks at environments, space, place and movement and touches on concepts such as deep work, digital minimalism and how our digital world impacts on our wellbeing. You can sign up to be notified when the next episode goes live via creatingcadence.co This podcast is also available on Apple Pod...

In the first episode, Mich Bondesio - the founder of Creating Cadence (previously Growth Sessions) - explains the purpose of the Creating Cadence podcast, how it came about, and what to expect in terms of topics and format. You can find out more and sign up to be notified when new episodes drop at creatingcadence.co Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.