The promise of a connected world...
Democratization, strengthened personal relationships, and all the knowledge in the world available at your fingertips, more or less for free.
And all this regardless of whether you are in India, China, Chile, or Chad.
Indeed, the connected world has changed the premise of what it means to be human, and it will continue to impact lives at a rapidly growing pace in the years to come, both on a personal and professional level. Many organizations take advantage of the "anytime, anywhere office" without accepting responsibility for the flip side. On an individual level we have accepted the promise of the connected world and headed into this new way of living without reflecting and acting upon its ramifications.
This book will advise you on how to handle the challenges constant connectedness poses to our wellbeing--sleeping patterns, close relations, work-life balance, and parenting. It does not discuss whether this is a threat or an opportunity for us, because it is both. What we really need to start discussing is how to handle the new challenges that constant connection brings and when to step out of it in order to tend to our wellbeing. The book concludes that while accepting that we live in a constantly connected world, we at times need to disconnect to reconnect with the world.
Darmell, Micke: - Micke Darmell is Sweden's foremost evangelist for improving personal and business relationships. He has over 20 years of experience in the area and has been running a consultancy company "gr8 meetings" for the past 9 years, helping organizations and individuals improve relations at work and at home. With a background in healthcare, he has an interest in people and human connections. Micke was one of the first to identify that constant connection is leading to major issues in personal and business lives. In 2013, his much acclaimed book Uppkopplad eller Avkopplad was released in Sweden. Since then, Micke has had the opportunity to meet thousands of people in his role as a public speaker. Today, he is one of Sweden's most sought-after speakers on topics related to constant connectedness.
Kapil Rampal is a serial entrepreneur who founded and managed several businesses in technology, communication, social media, education, mining, and other areas. Currently, he is the Managing Director of Ivory Education Private Limited, one of the leading companies in online education. He has been a major contributor to online communities. His company provided online community solutions to MSN, IBM, ZEE, Yahoo, Star TV, Sony, indya.com, hindustantimes.com, Wipro, NIIT, and others. Being a constantly connected social media leader, he brings in his perspective on how being continuously connected affects you negatively. He lives in New Delhi with his family. When he is not working or spending time with family, he indulges in sports.
Rampal, Kapil: - Kapil Rampal is a serial entrepreneur who founded and managed several businesses in technology, communication, social media, education, mining, and other areas. Currently, he is the Managing Director of Ivory Education Private Limited, one of the leading companies in online education. He has been a major contributor to online communities. His company provided online community solutions to MSN, IBM, ZEE, Yahoo, Star TV, Sony, indya.com, hindustantimes.com, Wipro, NIIT, and others. Being a constantly connected social media leader, he brings in his perspective on how being continuously connected affects you negatively. He lives in New Delhi with his family. When he is not working or spending time with family, he indulges in sports.
Micke Darmell is Sweden's foremost evangelist for improving personal and business relationships. He has over 20 years of experience in the area and has been running a consultancy company "gr8 meetings" for the past 9 years, helping organizations and individuals improve relations at work and at home. With a background in healthcare, he has an interest in people and human connections. Micke was one of the first to identify that constant connection is leading to major issues in personal and business lives. In 2013, his much acclaimed book Uppkopplad eller Avkopplad was released in Sweden. Since then, Micke has had the opportunity to meet thousands of people in his role as a public speaker. Today, he is one of Sweden's most sought-after speakers on topics related to constant connectedness.
