Meet the HybridX Solution
Workshops
The way we work is evolving. It’s time to unpack old ways of working and develop new practices that will help your team thrive in hybrid.
What does “evolving” look like?
Change is not always easy
There are a number of obstacles that keep organizations from recognizing the full potential of what their employees can do.
What's Hybrid all about?
Hybrid is about combining it all
Much like a hybrid car relies on both fuel and electricity in order to function smoothly, a hybrid work environment also relies on two very important elements: Space and Time.
Hybrid is about combining it all
Much like a hybrid car relies on both fuel and electricity in order to function smoothly, a hybrid work environment also relies on two very important elements: Space and Time.
Many people make the common mistake of assuming that the hybrid work model means either working from home, or working in the office. But it’s more complex than that. Hybrid is not just where you work (space) but also when you work (time).
Take a look at this diagram here:
Source: ET Group, adapted from Lynda Gratton
There are so many factors that play into your hybrid strategy. Whether you and your team work:
- Together in the same place, at the same time
- Asynchronously from different places at different times
- Independently in the same space, at different times, or over a call at the same time, from different places
Hybrid is about combining it all. Different work modes require different decisions to be made about the spaces and tools you use.
Workshops
Learning experiences that will transform your team’s ways of working.
| Introduction to Thrive in Hybrid | Recontracting for a Hybrid World | Hybrid Learning Journey | Design Thinking 101 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Format | 120-minute virtual workshop | 120-minute virtual workshop | 6 x 3-hour virtual workshops | 3-hour workshop (virtual or in person) |
| For Who | Team Leaders including C-Suite, VP’, Directors | Intact teams | Team Leaders including C-Suite, VP’, Directors | In-house R&D teams across all sectors, public-sector and third-sector business innovation teams, innovation directors, senior business managers, sales and marketing teams, policy makers, and entrepreneurs. |
| Capacity | 50 - 100 | Flexible | 50 - 100 | 50 - 100 |
| About | The pandemic was a huge learning curve for most organizations, as teams scrambled to implement technology to support remote work. Hybrid isn’t just about having the right technology, it’s also about learning how to work differently with it to support work in a healthy and sustainable way. This introductory workshop will unpack old ways of thinking about work, examine recent paradigm shifts including hybrid work, awaken participants to the possibilities of new ways of working, and crowdsource impactful practices | Rather than attempting to regulate how much people can work from home or from the office, we have the opportunity to focus on a shift in mindset and to recontract how we work together. A social contract is a tacit agreement between members of a group to behave in a certain way with certain privileges and duties so they can work together in a more efficient, healthier way. The only way to make sure it’s effective is to co-create the document with the entire team. In this experience, ETG coaches will invite participants to reflect on their experiences within the team, provide a framework and guidance to help participants navigate key pain points, and facilitate the co-creation of a social contract for your team. | The Hybrid Learning Journey will teach leaders, and teams about the underlying mechanisms at play while we work in a hybrid environment. This multi-week deep-dive will introduce tools to address the various risks involved in enhancing effective communication, creating transparency regarding expectations, and aligning team and organizational goals. | ET Group uses design thinking with a range of international clients to create breakthrough people-centric solutions. In this experiential workshop, participants will explore design thinking (DT) as a methodology for innovation, learn key DT frameworks and principles including how to combine divergent and convergent thinking, and practice leaning into the spirit of inquiry in a DT challenge. Participants will experience how, by centering onthe user’s needs, DT invites broad and diverse ideation to create a great user experience. This workshop is the pre-requisite for our 3-day design thinking course. For more information on this offering, please contact us. |
Knowledge platform and member network exploring the future of work and workplace
WORKTECH Academy is the world’s leading online knowledge platform and member network exploring the future of work and the workplace. The organization shares the latest insights, research, case studies, and expert interviews with its global community of high-level professionals, drawing the WORKTECH worldwide network to harvest the newest knowledge and ideas in six key areas: People, Place, Culture, Design, Technology & Innovation.
In addition to publishing articles and sharing in conversation through the WORKTECH network, ET Group will soon announce a new 3-day design thinking course we will be hosting through WORKTECH Academy.
Consulting and training for people-centric management style and practices
SEMCO Style Institute is a global body that aims to shape the future of work by helping organizations achieve more impact and better performance, with employees who are happier and more engaged. There’s no denying that people-centric organizations are the future of work, and SEMCO is spearheading that transformation.
We’ve partnered with SEMCO Style Institute USA to co-deliver a series of learning experiences relating to hybrid work and new ways of working. Available now, the Hybrid Learning Journey experience is a six-module experience that will dive deeply in to hybrid work including changing roles of leaders, social contracts, and hybrid tools and practices for team performance. Through our partnership with SEMCO, we’re also able to provide custom client-tailored learning experiences that uniquely bridge the relationship between technology and ways of working.
Expert facilitation and leadership training
XCHANGE is a premier organization for facilitating online and live events and teaching others how to do so. In this new era of virtual events, one of the most important qualities for anyone who leads groups is the ability to create connection and community through virtual meeting platforms. XCHANGE is a world expert at this exact subject, and its transformational strategies can change your approach to business, life, and partnerships.
Through our work with XCHANGE, not only have our ET Group facilitators benefitted from the education XCHANGE provides, we’ve gained access to their community of world class facilitators through our partnership.
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Award-winning transformation
Evolving your organizations ways of working to be more empowering, inclusive and ultimately life-giving is possible. We’ve done it, and through our expert learning experiences, we hope to ‘pay it forward’ and help others too.
Start your hybrid journey with a complimentary consultation.
Our workplace technology specialists will guide you through a complementary process to surface your workplace pains, gains, workflows, user experience, and more.