#Octribe: Walking Communities Online and Off

Beth Kanter and Allison Leahy July 29, 2015

Beth Kanter: Master Trainer, Author, and Blogger

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http://bethkanter.wikispaces.com/walk

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Beth’s Story: How I Got Started Walking at Work

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Where do you find the time in your work day?

People are sitting 9.3 hours a day, which is

more than we’re sleeping, at 7.7 hours

Sitting increases risk of death up to 40%

Sitting is the New Smoking

Walking: The Killer App for Creativity and Problem Solving

“If you don’t like something, change it. If you can’t change it, change your attitude.” – Maya Angelou

What You Can Change!

• Stop thinking of solo walking as “exercise” it is a great time to think about challenging work task

• Recognize when you are not productive sitting and take a five minute walk around your office, stretch

• Hack a standing desk • Incorporate 20-30 minute solo walks during the

day or do calls w/ your mobile phone • Walking commute to work, if possible or park

far away or get off bus a stop early • Plan by minutes – 20/8/2

Stretch At Your Desk or Standing

Standing Desk Hack

Beverly Trayner-Wenger

List of Standing Desk Resources http://bethkanter.wikispaces.com/walk

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List of Standing Desk Resources http://bethkanter.wikispaces.com/walk

Share Pair: How Can You Incorporate More Movement Into Your Work?

Busting Sitting Culture: Walking Meetings

Walking Meetings Are Like Any Other Meeting

Source: Andrea Kihlstedt

• Purpose • Agenda • Note Taking • Facilitation

How Walking Meetings Are Different

• Route Planning/Weather • Pacing • Walking shoes • Note-taking methods • Tracking Steps

http://bethkanter.wikispaces.com/walk

Meeting Type Description

Informal Chats To decide to act on a problem you are facing

1:1 Regularly scheduled check-ins with your boss or people who report to you

Networking Meeting with a professional colleague for relationship building

Huddles To offer help or take action on tactical issues such as scheduling or daily work

Staff Meetings Reporting, decision, planning, scheduling, updates, brainstorming, etc

Work Session To develop a strategy, process improvement, or implementation plan

Conference Calls Meetings by phone or online

How To Get Started: Pick One Meeting

Easy Win: Suggest replacing weekly status updates with supervisors with a walking meeting. Suggest meeting for a walk instead of coffee for networking meetings. Switch conference call meetings to your mobile phone and walk or pace

Walking Communities

Informal Walking Communities Online

Walking Communities

Walking Communities

Walking Communities

More about walking at work: http://bethkanter.wikispaces.com/walk Friend Me on Fitbit for Walking As Work Challenges https://www.fitbit.com/user/288NYK Walking Community https://www.facebook.com/groups/1554269958171058/

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