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I saw Craig Rispin (http://www.futuretrendsgroup.com/) in Auckland today and found him an interesting speaker. I had never heard of a Futurist before (you can do a Degree in it) so here is the web definition from good old Wikipedia:

“Futurists, or futurologists, are those who speculate about the future.”

Craig didn’t tell us too much about the future, but spoke about current trends and technology to improve productivity.  I really liked what Google have implemented which are power naps (good old Winston Churchill won a war with these).  A website called Pzizz.com offers mp3 downloads of soundtracks that guide you through these naps.

There is research out there which proves that having a 15 minute power nap in the day can improve productivity by 30%. 30% is a huge amount, and Google thinks so too, so now Google workers can plug into Pziss downloads, get the mp3 they want and nap in these specially built “power nap pods” that look like giant eggs.

I have downloaded the two free 15 minute mp3’s from the Pzizz.com website, one is for a quick energizer nap, the other you play before you go to sleep. Both are excellent. I can’t say if my productivity has improved as yet (don’t judge it by my blog posts!) but I do feel pretty good when I use them. They are like a guided meditation.

 News story about pods here – http://www.dailymail.co.uk/sciencetech/article-557752/Business-giants-install-power-nap-pods-boost-productivity-workforce.html

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