This article was originally emailed as issue 183 of our monthly eBulletin at 11:30 on 13/02/2025. You can register here to receive them monthly.
NO BOTS HERE
I love AI. I use ChatGPT, Grammarly, NotebookLM, Perplexity and other tools for research, ideas, tidying up my thoughts and correcting my spelling, but I never get it to do the writing for me. I tried it once and it was a disaster: I thought I could get ChatGPT to write the whole article and then I could just tinker with it afterwards but I ended up abandoning the AI piece and starting from scratch. We hear that marketing is all about ‘authenticity’ but I don’t understand what’s authentic about publishing material you didn’t create. I research, prepare and write every eBulletin and will continue to do so. For more authenticity, see our two upcoming events below, my podcasts and published articles like this one for the British Safety Council.
ERGONOMICS CHALLENGES IN A HYBRID WORLD
For DSE assessors, Occupational Health, Health & Safety, Facilities Managers and Ergonomists, our first 2025 event is at the Senator Showroom in London on Wednesday March 26, 2025. From feedback and conversations, we know you want topics that take you beyond your current experience and expand your knowledge so we have two excellent speakers. Jim Taylour (formerly of Orangebox and now at Senator) will talk about today’s workplace from his perspective as an ergonomist and furniture designer. Robert Manson will summarise several neurodiverse conditions with suggestions about adaptations and products to address individual needs. Attendees will also have a discounted opportunity to attend a virtual half-day course covering this topic fully in the near future. As always, we shall also have products to show you. Find out more and register here
HOLISTIC WELLBEING: ALIGNING PEOPLE, PURPOSE & PLACE
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Following our critically acclaimed Wellbeing Action event in November, our next London IWS session is at the Flokk showroom on Tuesday March 18, 2025. Our line-up includes Bex Moorhouse, who will |
FLOOR WALK SERVICE
Despite strong evidence supporting hybrid working (when done well), many people are now spending more time in the office. As a result, we have noticed an increasing need for ergonomics awareness 
services. One offer that is proving both popular and valuable is our Floor Walk Service. Typically, Stuart Entwistle, our Training Manager with 20+ years’ experience and thousands of DSE assessments completed, simply walks through your office and talks to anyone who needs assistance with chair set-up, posture, sit-stand desk settings, monitor height, etc. Often, this is tied in with a Health & Safety Awareness Day or other event, which may also include one or more of our Posture Awareness workshops. For a bespoke proposal, contact Stuart directly.
SOCIAL MEDIA
If you follow social media, you may have noticed a boost in our activity in recent weeks. We have changed agencies and tuned our output so that we align our messages better to current marketing methodology and platform demand. More importantly, we aim to increase the value and usefulness of our posts,
introducing even more of the latest research and insights into our messages. One possible downside is that you may have seen much more of me on video! I am told that the social media algorithms love video. I wish I felt the same: I find the recording easy enough but watching it back is excruciating! If you can bear to watch, you can find us on LinkedIn, Facebook and Instagram.