EPISODE · Jul 14, 2023 · 29 MIN
Digital Disconnection - Alice Verlinden
from DigiSoc: Towards a Positive Digital Society · host KU Leuven Digital Society Institute
In an ‘always-on, always connected’ society, how can digital disconnection increase employees’ well-being and productivity? Alice Verlinden talks about how you can reclaim control by self-managing our relationship with digital technologies, and how you can help your co-workers to digitally disconnect. But we also discuss the role of organizations, big tech companies and regulations in digital disconnection, and to not resort to ‘cruel optimism’. This episode was recorded on 9 March 2023.
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In an ‘always-on, always connected’ society, how can digital disconnection increase employees’ well-being and productivity? Alice Verlinden talks about how you can reclaim control by self-managing our relationship with digital technologies, and how you can help your co-workers to digitally disconnect. But we also discuss the role of organizations, big tech companies and regulations in digital disconnection, and to not resort to ‘cruel optimism’. This episode was recorded on 9 March 2023.
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