A week before the Thanksgiving holiday, it was 7:00 AM and I was in my car making the trip to Dallas from my home in Oklahoma City. It's a three hour trip one way. I was in route to a meeting when I got a frantic text from my friend asking how far I was from the Blue Whale in Catoosa, Oklahoma. Apparently, the Snapchat bot was there dispensing the company's newest wearable ... Read Full Article
Too Much Information: When Metrics Meets Surveillance
What's the line between workplace metrics, good communication and surveillance? Odo, a new product from online survey platform Qualtrics, raises this debate once again. Reported on by Cale Guthrie Weissman at Fast Company yesterday, the program's features include internal chat, task assignment, metrics and "access to birds-eye cameras looking over the office's entire open floor ... Read Full Article
Is the Future of Wearable Devices Tattoos?
I have written several times on the use and utility of wearable and embeddable devices in HR, most notably here and here. Some people get squeamish about the thought of embedding a device in their body, while others decry the expense of wearable devices in things like uniforms and equipment. What if there was an option between the two? Would that perhaps change your ... Read Full Article
Which Side of the “Wearables” Debate Do You Fall On?
If you recall, when Google Glass first came out there were two sorts of reactions. There were those people who said that it was a very interesting and exciting technology that had a lot of potential. On the other side there were those that saw Google Glass as a huge invasion of privacy. There were even bars and companies that banned their use. Fights started as people tried to ... Read Full Article
Ep 29 – Wearable Tech at Work with Casey Sipe
Wearable devices are everywhere. We’re wearing them with Google Glass, using them to monitor our fitness and calorie counting. One of the newest wearables is a camera that can be pinned on a shirt or placed on a desk. Photos can be taken and controlled using your mobile phone. The wearable market is on pace to be a 5.8 billion dollar industry by 2018, but how does that fit into ... Read Full Article
MaximusLife Launches Mobile Platform at #SXSWi Focused on Wearable Market
MaximusLife, a crowd funded people-based technology company with roots in HR technology, today announced the launch of MaximusLife “My Greatest Life” on mobile. The platform is the first people-focused platform that empowers individuals to create Mobile/SMART goals for life, work and fun. The platform makes users goals SMART and then connects them with the user’s social ... Read Full Article
Thinking of Adding Wearables Tech to your Company's Wellness Program?
I’ve always considered myself an HR person first but man I LOVE tech and gadgets (good thing I’m a HR technologist). I get really excited about some of the wearables that are now available. I use (or have used) many of what is currently out there -- but I saw something that got me really excited! Ralph Lauren is going to introduce a wearable technology shirt at this year’s US ... Read Full Article