Finding new ways to stay connected

What a strange time for all of us. As we move into this unprecedented period, I have been really inspired by our teams’ innovation, creativity and agility. 

There are some fantastic examples of teams grouping around our clients and creating proactive, exciting, fun and simple recommendations for what they can do as they too, work through this period. I have also watched our teams pivoting to translate their skills and services into new offers, new approaches and new delivery mechanics to better meet the evolving needs of our clients.

 But was we come to the end of our first week of Managed Remote Working I wanted to share some examples and ideas pulled together from across our brands that show how we are continuing to do business as usual, during these business unusual times.

Just because we are physically (and socially) distant, doesn't mean we have to be disconnected from each other.

AKQA Melbourne's Barnaby Matthews gets his DJ on for AKQA's WFH FM

WFH FM

The AKQA team has taken it next level and set up their very own WFH FM radio station, feat. AKQA DJ talent from all over the world. You can tune in live here.

The station's popularity has gone global with the London office taking over the night shift, AKQA Melbourne's barista Barnaby (pictured) taking the morning slot from 8-11am, while Alberto from San Francisco has a sweet setup which sees him treat listeners with live mixes from his decks. There are even special segments and interviews with AKQA's team members about their top five songs.

The Cannings team get their steps in with a livestreamed walking lunch, complete with The Australian's daily quiz

Move, move, move

With no commute to work, favourite lunch spots to walk to, and the usual routine thrown upside down, opportunities to get moving can seem to go out the window. To maintain the health and wellbeing of their team, Howorth has joined a livestreamed gym session, while Cannings has set a Microsoft Teams walking meeting for lunch (complete with a livestreamed quiz from The Australian)