November 2026: Digital Wellness Strategies, News, & Updates
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As some of you know, we've shifted our focus toward digital wellness. This is a natural outgrowth of the work we've done over the past three years to help individuals and teams use technology to improve their lives and support their productivity. Now, we are leading with the digital wellness strategies that will help founders and small teams make sure that their use of technology supports the life and career they are trying to build. This month, identify one digital tool that positively contributes to your wellbeing and one that possibly undermines it. Share your thoughts!
What's New
Guest Speaker Series
Our final panel discussion in our 2026 Guest Speaker series, "Ways of Wellness" is scheduled for Thursday, November 12.
Our featured panelists include:
Alicia Powers, CoreHarmonic
Elmira Loftin, Self Care Boss
Lynise Green, Inspired and Innovative Wellness Solutions
Tickets are still available, please register here.
Last month's guest panel was postponed.
We want to thank our panelists for their participation in the weeks leading up to the scheduled event.
Connect with them on LinkedIn:
Sean Boston
Donald Gardner, Caldera Cybersecurity Services
David Akinsanya, TeamLogic IT
Chuck Boyce, Cibi Creative
Right now, it's tentatively scheduled for Tuesday, May 11, 2027.
If you missed Rebecca Foley's session on Bookkeeping software, you can find it along with past recordings on our YouTube playlist.
Take our poll to weigh in our the topics for 2027. Use the comments to weigh in on speakers you would like to see again or topics not listed that you would like to see covered.
Community Events
During October, we were privileged to participate in two public tech community events:
10/02 - Digital Wellbeing in the Age of AI, Amazon Web Services (AWS) Community Day DMV (IN-PERSON)
10/30 - Digital Wellbeing in the Age of AI, Google DevFest Atlanta (IN-PERSON)
Upcoming Public Events:
11/14 - Lessons from SharePoint: User Adoption, Governance, and Sustainable Success, M365 Atlanta (IN-PERSON)
11/17 - Microsoft Planner: A Crash Course, Summit NA Roadshow, Denver (IN-PERSON)
12/02 - Digital Wellbeing in the Age of AI, Summit NA Roadshow, Ft. Lauderdale (IN-PERSON)
Upcoming Classes & Events
Learn, Connect, Grow
11/06 - Microsoft Planner: A Crash Course (Summit Denver preview)
11/12 - Lessons from SharePoint (M365 Atlanta preview)
Visit our Luma page to see our events and others you might want to attend.
What We're Reading
Some of our most popular articles from Flipboard:
Block Siri AI and Google Gemini from Accessing Sensitive App Data | Gadget Bond
How to Shut Off 'Write with Siri' | FastCompany
Have you read these books?
Jaron Lanier, You are Not a Gadget: A Manifesto, 2011
https://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/97779/you-are-not-a-gadget-by-jaron-lanier/
Kyle Chayka, Filterworld: How Algorithms Flattened Culture, 2025
https://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/695902/filterworld-by-kyle-chayka/
Ted Chiang, Exhalation: Stories, 2020
https://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/538034/exhalation-by-ted-chiang/
Read past newsletters, share your thoughts, and what's on your TBR (to be read) list.
Partner Spotlight
This audit from Carolyn Elges Coaching will help you see where your business is well supported and where strengthening your capacity may create your greatest opportunity for sustainable growth. Get started.
Ongoing Affiliate Offers:
View our partner offer page for select past offers and more!
Test Your Knowledge
What is one reason why consumers may be reluctant to share their data?
Check here to see the answer.
Contribute to our Digital Wellbeing Survey.
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