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Friday Footnote #14

Written by A.R.Fairbank@swansea.ac.uk / Friday 24th July 2020

Each week we share loads of content amongst Team ION and with our network. Content which inspires us, which we either find really helpful or we think would help our networks, or things that just make us smile. We thought we would start sharing these insights every Friday. Welcome to Friday footnote!

Inspiration

Here are just a few things that have piqued our interest this week:

How to tame your inner advice monster (via TED)
ION Bangor Programme Manager Gwenllian Owen shares her adventures exploring North Wales (via ION)
How great coaches ask, listen and empathize (via Harvard Business Review)
Employers are reconsidering workplace benefits for new remote workers (via Fast Company Work-life)
How to stay innovative during times of uncertainty (via Inc)
6 ways to get the most out of a new mentor-mentee relationship (via Fast Company)
Do Lectures now have their own app. Over 100 hours of inspiriting talks, all in one place. Search Do Lectures in the App store
Following another hugely successful ION Open Doors networking session, we re-shared ION team member Kaye Harris-John's recent blog on Networking - Online vs Face-to-Face

Support & Advice

AGOR IP, a Swansea University-led project that helps businesses realise the potential of their idea, product or research, joined us at this week's ION Open Doors session to discuss their offering
The Wales Co-operative Centre is running a webinar next Tuesday discussing digital tools to boost your business
The Swansea University Employment Zone are running a webinar next Thursday (30 July) discussing generating ideas and investigating all the considerations for turning an idea into reality.
4hteregion joined us at this week's ION Open Doors session to discuss the work they are doing in the region and also introduce their 'Build Back Better' series of online conversations

Always Learning

It was another ace ION Open Doors virtual networking session this week with some fantastic conversations. Everyone was asked to share the one thing they miss about office life and the one thing they love about working from home. Keep an eye out for a future blog on this very subject. We meet every Thursday at 11am so why not come and join us next week? Sign up here.

Next week sees us discuss learning organisations in our Is your business learning session. Delegates will assess, understand & plan how workplaces will benefit from developing as learning organisations. It would be fab to see you there.

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