meetings - Blog - Global Risk Community2024-03-29T01:11:10Zhttps://globalriskcommunity.com/profiles/blogs/feed/tag/meetingsDigital Facilitation - Embrace the Future Work Environmenthttps://globalriskcommunity.com/profiles/blogs/digital-facilitation-embrace-the-future-work-environment2020-09-19T07:06:02.000Z2020-09-19T07:06:02.000ZMark Bridgeshttps://globalriskcommunity.com/members/MarkBridges<div><p><a href="{{#staticFileLink}}8028337099,original{{/staticFileLink}}" target="_blank"><img class="align-right" src="{{#staticFileLink}}8028337099,original{{/staticFileLink}}" alt="8028337099?profile=original" width="400" /></a>In the wake of global pandemics when meeting face to face is not possible, it’s about facilitating workshops digitally, designing a formal agenda, and utilizing digital tools to ensure a productive virtual meeting. Digital Collaboration Platforms have been pivotal in the current scenario.</p><p>As a matter of fact, Digital Collaboration platforms have become a new norm and have forever transformed business work environment. Digital Facilitation tools are extensively used by facilitators, Change Management consultants, Organizational Development practitioners, and learning professionals as a way to collaborate on workshops, events, change initiatives, and learning programs.</p><p>Digital Workshop Facilitation can be categorized into the following 3 major types:</p><ol><li style="text-align:left;"><strong>Virtual Facilitation</strong></li></ol><p>In this type of Digital Facilitation, a group collaborates remotely in real time but from different locations. Common tools used are Zoom, GoToMeeting etc.</p><ol start="2"><li><strong>Asynchronous Facilitation</strong></li></ol><p>In this facilitation method, a facilitator leads participants remotely at a different time and place. Common tools include Email, Slack etc.</p><ol start="3"><li><strong>Face-to-Face Facilitation</strong></li></ol><p>In Face-to-Face facilitation, a facilitator interacts with a group of people in the same workshop space, in person. Digital tools can be used in such a setup instead of flip charts and sticky notes.</p><p><a href="https://flevy.com/browse/flevypro/virtual-work-digital-facilitation-primer-5224"><img class="aligncenter size-full wp-image-7363" src="https://flevy.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2020/09/Slide-Deck-Image-Virtual-Work-Digital-Facilitation-Primer.png" alt="" width="1002" height="752" /></a></p><p>The new scenario brings forth new challenges in workshop facilitation that necessitate robust principles, methods, and tools for the future work environment to run smoothly. Understanding and adhering to the following best practices and principles in Digital Workshop Facilitation helps in attaining effective results just like face-to-face workshops:</p><ol><li>Specify well-defined guidelines and expectations.</li><li>Form an assured environment to enable discourse.</li><li>Ensure effective interaction before, during, and after a workshop.</li><li>Ensure all voices are heard.</li><li>Document the conversations.</li><li>Alter the moderation approach based on the participants’ level of understanding.</li><li>Seek comments and iterate.</li></ol><p>Let us delve a little deeper into some of the principles:</p><p><strong>1. Specify well-defined guidelines and expectations.</strong></p><p>The remote nature of digital workshops limits the element of reacting to audience’s lack of attention. This warrants clear instructions regarding ground rules, both in writing and orally to compensate for this disadvantage. Participants need to use precise language in asking questions and answering them.</p><p>Instructions on technology and tools usage should be reiterated from time to time.</p><p><strong>2. Form an assured environment to enable discourse.</strong></p><p>Trusting participants in a virtual setting is difficult if you do not know them. It is the digital facilitator’s job to create conversation security in different ways. Spending time on icebreakers or other pre-engagement activities may ease the discomfort. Providing quick and positive feedback to those who actively contribute encourages shy participants and creates a positive environment. Informing the participants on how meetings are being documented and information on who has access to this documentation can reassure participants.</p><p><strong>3. Ensure effective interaction before, during, and after a workshop.</strong></p><p>Digital Facilitation platform can be used ahead of a meeting to help participants familiarize with each other, disseminate the agenda, initiate discussions, or obtain helpful information from the participants, such as questions, skill levels, ideas, etc. Digital Collaboration Platform should be the center of post-workshop activities, e.g., sharing documents, closing agendas, answering additional queries, and extended discussions.</p><p><strong>4. Ensure all voices are heard.</strong></p><p>Digital Workshop tools can facilitate participation of people who in a traditional workshop setup will not be able to participate due to dominance by a few individuals.</p><p>Interested in learning more about the <a href="https://flevy.com/browse/flevypro/virtual-work-digital-facilitation-primer-5224">Digital Workshop Facilitation principles, methods, and tools</a>? You can download <a href="https://flevy.com/browse/flevypro/virtual-work-digital-facilitation-primer-5224">an editable PowerPoint on <strong>Virtual Work Digital Facilitation (Primer)</strong> here </a>on the <a href="https://flevy.com/browse">Flevy documents marketplace</a>.</p><h3><strong>Are you a Management Consultant?</strong></h3><p>You can download this and hundreds of other <a href="http://flevy.com/pro/library/frameworks">consulting frameworks</a> and <a href="http://flevy.com/pro/library/consulting">consulting training guides</a> from the <a href="http://flevy.com/pro/library">FlevyPro library</a>.</p></div>Emerging Applications Of Webcams And Current Challenges With The Technologyhttps://globalriskcommunity.com/profiles/blogs/emerging-applications-of-webcams-and-current-challenges-with-the2020-07-21T09:21:33.000Z2020-07-21T09:21:33.000ZKBV Researchhttps://globalriskcommunity.com/members/KBVResearch<div><p>The initial concept of webcams introduced their use as a video camera connected to the Web continuously for an indefinite time. This is different from a particular session that generally supplies a view for anyone who visits its web page over the Internet. Many of them, for example, used as online traffic cameras, are costly, rugged professional video cameras.</p><p></p><p><a href="{{#staticFileLink}}8028332464,original{{/staticFileLink}}" target="_blank"><img src="{{#staticFileLink}}8028332464,original{{/staticFileLink}}" class="align-center" alt="8028332464?profile=original" /></a></p><p></p><p>Webcams are known for their low cost of production and high flexibility, making them a highly affordable type of videotelephony. When <a href="https://www.kbvresearch.com/webcams-market/">webcams</a> evolved at the same time as display technology, USB interface speeds, and broadband Internet speeds, resolution increased from 320×240 to 640×480, and some now deliver 1280×720 or 1920×1080 resolution.</p><p></p><h2><strong>What is a webcam?</strong></h2><p>A webcam is a hardware camera and an input device that connects to a computer and the Internet and records either still images or motion video of a user or other entity. Today, most webcams are either installed in a laptop computer monitor or linked to a USB or FireWire port on a device. A webcam is an input tool since it records a picture of the scene in front of it. It is either built into a computer (e.g. a laptop) or connected via a USB cable.</p><p></p><p>The term webcam is a combination of "web" and "video camera." The aim of a webcam is to broadcast videos on the web. Webcams are usually small cameras that either connect to a computer monitor or rest on a laptop. Many webcams connect to the computer via USB, although some use a Firewire connection.</p><p></p><p>Webcam software allows users to record a video or view a video on the Internet. Since video streaming over the Internet requires a lot of bandwidth, these streams typically use compressed formats. The overall resolution of a webcam is, therefore, smaller than most portable video cameras, because the higher resolution will be reduced during transmission. The lower resolution allows webcams to be comparatively inexpensive compared to most video cameras, but the effect is sufficient for video chat sessions.</p><p></p><h2><strong>Why have webcams become an essential technology?</strong></h2><h3><strong>Webcams for unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs)</strong></h3><p>Unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) are new technologies that are used more commonly to monitor construction projects. Although customers recognize their benefits, they also understand the challenges. Common challenges related to drone operations, in addition to inherent risks and FAA limitations, are that they are restricted by weather conditions, expensive to operate and generate enormous volumes of data that are difficult to manage.</p><p></p><p>Organizations can optimize UAV deliverables when combined with all-weather webcams and 3D imagery operated by an experienced service provider. The result is a detailed analytical study with numerous benefits. The partnership of webcams and drones helps to increase the value of UAV live webcam images, reduce costs, and allow for continuous content updates.</p><p></p><h3><strong>Webcams as a valuable business communication tool</strong></h3><p>Webcams can be introduced to instant messaging, text chat services such as AOL Instant Messenger, and VoIP services such as Skype, one-on-one live video contact over the Internet has reached millions of mainstream PC users worldwide. Increased video quality has allowed webcams to compete with conventional video conferencing systems.</p><p></p><p>The outbreak of the COIVID-19 pandemic in January 2020 resulted in the cancelation of various corporate events, such as investor presentations, international seminars, and trade shows. As a result, the organizers of these activities are focused on the use of video conferencing services to host such conferences, which have a positive effect on the development of the market. In addition, various governments and law enforcement agencies are focusing on carrying out their operations through these systems as a result of lockdowns imposed across countries.</p><p></p><h3><strong>Webcams for the healthcare sector</strong></h3><p>Telehealth has emerged as a viable choice for safe and affordable coverage. What started out as virtual house calls to easily diagnose basic diseases has been expanded to offer medical treatment to people with complex and chronic diseases. This new technology enables patients to contact primary care doctors or specialists — often out of reach or budget — with video conferencing on their laptops or mobile devices. Webcams continue to play a key role in the quality of telehealthcare offered.</p><p></p><p>For doctors only a click away, online conferencing makes it easier than ever to communicate to healthcare professionals. Such conference tools are easy to set up and highly cost-effective by using the same network infrastructure and the traditional Internet connection. In addition to diagnostics, videoconferencing may be extended to a wide variety of medical needs. Most modern webcams are capable of capturing the rate of the arterial pulse using a simple algorithmic trick. Researchers say that this approach is accurate to within ±5 bpm.</p><p></p><h2><strong>The flip side of the coin: current challenges with webcams that restrict their adoption</strong></h2><p>Most users do not want constant exposure for which webcams were originally designed but prefer privacy. This privacy is compromised as malware allows malicious hackers to access a webcam without the user's knowledge, supplying hackers with live video and audio feeds. This is a particular problem on many laptop computers since these cameras cannot usually be physically disabled if they are compromised by either a Trojan Horse program or other similar spyware programs.</p><p></p><p>The fraudulent method of attempting to hack into the webcam of an individual and trigger it without the permission of the webcam owner has been called camfecting. The remotely enabled camera can be used to monitor something within the field of vision of the webcam, even the owner of the webcam itself. Camfecting is most commonly achieved by infecting the victim's device with a virus that can give hackers access to the victim's webcam. This attack is specifically targeted at the victim's webcam, and thus the term camfecting, the terms portmanteau cam and infecting.</p><p></p><h2><strong>Summing up</strong></h2><p>The webcams market has evolved from providing webcams as basic computer accessories to security devices. Increasing security concerns and awareness of security devices have paved the way for the growth of the webcam market. Webcam installation is rapidly gaining momentum in developing countries, with smart city projects growing. Security is one of the principal aspects of smart cities.</p><p></p><p><strong>Free Valuable Insights:</strong> <a href="https://www.kbvresearch.com/news/webcams-market/">Global Webcams Market to reach a market size of USD 9.9 billion by 2026</a></p><p></p><p>The governments are installing webcams in roads, kiosks, shopping centers, and residential areas. The webcams are anticipated to see high growth due to increased demand from both government agencies and individual consumers. Increased connectivity and higher adoption of internet services are also leading to webcam market growth. Smart homes have IP addressed webcams that allow the house owner to monitor it easily.</p></div>