This toolkit offers holistic, human-centred approaches for organisations making the shift to sustainable hybrid working and digital futures.
You’ll learn about a range of topics in the collection, including:
- Digital skills and leadership
- Digital transformation and building a data-driven culture
- Sustainability
- Planning for the future, managing uncertainty and building resilience
- Hybrid employee experience and culture
- Collaborative communication and building trust
- Diversity and inclusion
- Physical and digital wellbeing
- Change management
You'll also hear contributors from higher education institutions, public bodies, businesses, and other organisations share their journeys towards new ways of working, alongside expert voices in sustainability and futures planning.
Hefyd ar gael yn Gymraeg. | Also available in Welsh.
Free online courses
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Hybrid working: organisational development
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Hybrid working: skills for leadership
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Hybrid working: change management
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Hybrid working: wellbeing and inclusion
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Hybrid working: skills for digital transformation
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Hybrid working: digital communication and collaboration
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Hybrid working: planning for the future
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Level: 1 Introductory
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Hybrid working: starting in the workplace
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Introduction to business agility
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The Open University's Carbon Calculator
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Calculating your carbon footprint
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What is a digital carbon footprint?
Read now to access more details of What is a digital carbon footprint?With increasing awareness of carbon footprints, how much does our digital lifestyle contribute? This article examines the impact.
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How we can all tackle our digital carbon footprints
Read now to access more details of How we can all tackle our digital carbon footprintsIt might seem daunting but there are lots of steps we can take as individuals to reduce our digital carbon footprint. We can help you make a start.
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Digital carbon footprints and remote working
Read now to access more details of Digital carbon footprints and remote workingWith many people preferring to work from home, whether hybrid or full time, this article examines the carbon footprint cost of remote working.
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How can corporations reduce digital carbon footprints?
Read now to access more details of How can corporations reduce digital carbon footprints?Corporations have a significant role to play in reducing the digital carbon footprint. This article examines the challenges faced and how much can be done to overcome them.
Level: 1 Introductory
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Reducing digital carbon footprint through responsible procurement
Read now to access more details of Reducing digital carbon footprint through responsible procurementTo what extent do procurement policies affect the digital carbon footprint? This article examines why we should look more closely when deciding what to buy.
Level: 1 Introductory
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Reducing the carbon footprint of on-premises IT
Read now to access more details of Reducing the carbon footprint of on-premises ITWith more buildings becoming ‘smart’, IT managers are increasingly responsible for the operation of building management systems. This article examines the carbon costs of the on-premises IT digital carbon footprint.
Level: 1 Introductory
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Reducing the digital carbon footprint of the cloud
Read now to access more details of Reducing the digital carbon footprint of the cloudHow much does our increasing dependence on cloud technologies add to the digital carbon footprint?
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The collection hears from those in higher education institutions (HEIs), public bodies and organisations, who share their journeys towards new ways of working, as well as featuring experts in sustainability and futures planning, and individuals who share their experiences of adapting to hybrid working, and the impact of this on their personal lives.
To help develop your own thinking, the skills you might need to develop and the role you play in supporting individuals, teams and your organisation through hybrid working and digital transformation, use the ‘Hybrid ways of working: a contextual sustainability framework’ illustration below, which was designed specifically for this collection. As many organisations and HEIs continue to evolve their hybrid practice, how you work and plan for the long term is essential. You need to balance the needs of your stakeholders and organisation while embracing and adapting to external factors, to successfully meet strategic objectives.
In order to do this mindfully and successfully:
- You and your ways of working should take account of the key stakeholders within your environment and their needs in relation to organisational development.
- You need to understand organisational requirements, the context, connections, and requirements for key areas of focus and how these relate to the needs of your stakeholders.
- You need to consider your ways of working for the wellbeing of future generations.
The collection focus on organisational development, leadership, wellbeing and inclusion, skills for digital transformation, hybrid communication and collaboration, futures planning and change management. It also provides guidance for those entering or returning to work, and asks HEIs to consider the role they can play to protect future generations.
As we continue to plan and adapt to change, and to consider the part we can all play in achieving sustainable working practices, this collection provides the opportunity to reflect on and remember the journeys we have been on, and to learn from these to develop ways of working that enable us to thrive in the future.
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