Introduce mindfulness to your team to unleash their full potential

http://www.uxaustralia.com.au/conferences/managing-design-2018/presentation/introduce-mindfulness-to-your-team-and-unleash-their-potential/

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1. PATRICK THOMPSON | @PATRICKT010
   Introduce mindfulness to
   your team and unleash their
   full potential
   

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2. Equal breath
   Start each meeting with 1 minute of
   breathing together.
   

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3. Agenda
   What is mindfulness?
   Why mindfulness for teams?
   A few techniques
   Mindfulness at Atlassian
   Final thoughts
   

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4. We believe behind every great human achievement, there is a team.
   Our mission is to unleash the potential of every team.
   ATLASSIAN MISSION
   

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9. harvardneuroblog.com/blog/2016/01/06/the-neuroscience-behind-mindfulness
   

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10. 8 sec
    attention span
    time.com/3858309/attention-spans-goldfish/
    "#$%
    

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11. 9 sec
    attention span
    time.com/3858309/attention-spans-goldfish/
    
    

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12. Mindfulness is awareness that arises
    through paying attention, on
    purpose, in the present moment,
    non-judgementally. It’s about
    knowing what is on your mind.
    JON KABAT-ZINN
    

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13. Mindfulness is awareness that arises
    through paying attention, on
    purpose, in the present moment,
    non-judgementally. It’s about
    knowing what is on your mind.
    JON KABAT-ZINN
    

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14. Mindfulness is awareness that arises
    through paying attention, on
    purpose, in the present moment,
    non-judgementally. It’s about
    knowing what is on your mind.
    JON KABAT-ZINN
    

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15. Mindfulness is awareness that arises
    through paying attention, on
    purpose, in the present moment,
    non-judgementally. It’s about
    knowing what is on your mind.
    JON KABAT-ZINN
    

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16. Mindfulness is awareness that arises
    through paying attention, on
    purpose, in the present moment,
    non-judgementally. It’s about
    knowing what is on your mind.
    JON KABAT-ZINN
    

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17. Why mindfulness for teams?
    Agenda
    What is mindfulness?
    A few techniques
    Mindfulness at Atlassian
    Final thoughts
    

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18. In most organizations today, people are
    faced with increasing expectations and
    a high degree of uncertainty, leading to
    stress , anxiety and burnout .
    THE PROBLEM
    

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19. 10 bil
    a year to Australian companies
    medibank.com.au/content/dam/medibank/About-Us/pdfs/The-Cost-of-Workplace-Stress.pdf
    

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20. 20%
    of highly engaged employees experience burnout
    osf.io/h6qnf
    

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21. Focus
    Improves our focus so that
    we can create better work.
    Mindfulness
    Empathy
    Improves our compassion so
    that we can be kinder.
    Resilience
    Improves our resilience to
    uncertainty and change.
    

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22. The Slow Mo Guys
    

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23. Mindfulness
    

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24. Why mindfulness for teams?
    Agenda
    What is mindfulness?
    A few techniques
    Mindfulness at Atlassian
    Final thoughts
    

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25. Hopes and fears
    As a team, open up and share your
    hopes and fears before starting a
    project or design sprint
    

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26. Fear
    What is the thing that you fear the most
    in your role as a leader?
    Hope
    What do you hope to get out of your
    time at this conference.
    

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27. Mindful listening
    Listen as each person uninterrupted
    speaks for two minutes.
    

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28. Mindful listening
    Listen to each person
    uninterrupted for 2 minutes.
    Mindfulness techniques
    Hopes and fears
    Share your hopes and fears
    before starting each session.
    Equal breath
    Start each meeting with 1
    minute of breathing together.
    

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29. Why mindfulness for teams?
    Agenda
    What is mindfulness?
    A few techniques
    Mindfulness at Atlassian
    Final thoughts
    

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31. 22%
    of companies have mindfulness training
    workplace.fidelity.com/sites/default/files/NBGH%20Fidelity_2017_WellbeingWebinar_Presentation05022017.pdf
    

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32. Why mindfulness for teams?
    Agenda
    What is mindfulness?
    A few techniques
    Mindfulness at Atlassian
    Final thoughts
    

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33. Everyone thinks of changing
    the world, but no one thinks
    of changing themselves.
    LEO TOLSTOY
    

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34. Thanks
    pthompson@atlassian.com
    PATRICK THOMPSON | @PATRICKT010
    

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