{"id":3664,"date":"2020-04-07T07:53:24","date_gmt":"2020-04-07T07:53:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ttconf.org\/journal\/?p=3664"},"modified":"2020-10-07T15:11:05","modified_gmt":"2020-10-07T15:11:05","slug":"team-now-or-team-next-what-to-do-during-covid19","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ttconf.org\/journal\/2020\/04\/07\/team-now-or-team-next-what-to-do-during-covid19\/","title":{"rendered":"Team Now or Team Next: What to do during COVID19"},"content":{"rendered":"

I\u2019m just like you \u2014 I was scared too. Then, I wanted to do something\u2026so I joined Team Next.<\/em><\/p>\n

I\u2019m going to be honest. I started out calm, and then suddenly, I wasn\u2019t. I have an elder who I love with all my heart who lives in another city. Getting her food before the lockdown turned into a big challenge \u2014 you probably had some scrambling to do too. It sent me over the edge for a week. I was so frightened. I had a hard time thinking, sleeping, meditating, and working. Finally, I was able to use my science of wellbeing knowledge and some transformative tech to reset. I got my fear levels back down and eventually I could function again.<\/p>\n

Once I calmed down again, I started to wonder how I could help. Since I am not a doctor or nurse, I can\u2019t go to the front lines. It made me think about all of us who don\u2019t have those front line skills \u2014 but do have other talents. What this virus has shown us is that we are all on Team Human. Within that bigger team, I believe that there\u2019s a division of labor I\u2019ve started to call Team Now, and Team Next.<\/p>\n

Team Now is made up of three main groups. First, our healthcare providers \u2014 who are truly heroes \u2014 our doctors and nurses and all those who support them. Second, our \u201cessential services\u201d armies who are making it possible for us all to stay home \u2014 we couldn\u2019t be home to flatten the curve without them. And third, our government officials \u2014 many of whom seem to have finally dropped that partisan crap \u2014 and are now working together around the clock.\u00a0Anyone on Team Now, will be there for the next 4\u201318 months depending on how effective the lockdowns are.<\/em><\/p>\n

Team Next is made up of people who can start working on what happens after the storm. These are the people who can get started on what we do when it\u2019s time to pick up the pieces. Team Next people can start working on redefining \u201cnormal,\u201d whatever that normal is going to look like \u2014 economically, environmentally, and socially. This big pause should be a time of redefinition. It\u2019s time to think about what we really want \u2014 and to start working on it\u00a0now<\/em>\u00a0while we are home.\u00a0(Read to the bottom to see how we\u2019re going to help with this.)<\/em><\/p>\n

One thing for sure, is that our goals with Transformative Tech are now more relevant than ever.\u00a0We seek mental and emotional wellbeing, social and emotional flourishing, and enhanced human potential for ALL.<\/em>\u00a0The impact of this on our mental health will be significant \u2014 we will all need the skills for less vanity and more sanity (1). The coming job losses and economic impact will require millions to reinvent themselves \u2014 developing future work skills that will center on human interaction. And what\u2019s next will see us revisit purpose, meaning, and enhancement because the scoreboard we used to follow will be broken for quite some time. It has been our premise all along that one of the more important uses for tech is to help us become more human and more humane. We do not need more ad servers or champagne delivery apps. It\u2019s time to build the tech we really, actually, need.<\/p>\n

For example:<\/p>\n

Mental and Emotional Wellbeing<\/h1>\n