On Wednesday, July 7th, 2021 at 10:00 a.m. PST/6:00 p.m. BST, please join the following guest speakers in Sinewave Entertainment’s Breakroom (the corporate cousin of their social VR/virtual world platform Sinespace), who will be speaking on the topic, The Coping Strategies Astronauts Use for Working in Isolation, and How to Apply Them in the Workplace:
- Dr. Jeevan Perera, an aerospace engineer with the U.S. space program;
- Dr. Walter Greenleaf, a neuroscientist at Stanford University; and
- Dr. Stephen Goldberg, a psychiatrist with the Mental Health Association, Maryland.
Here’s a brief description of the talk:
With increased numbers of companies adopting hybrid/remote work models, employee well-being and mental health are fast becoming top priorities as companies race to adapt to this new working environment. So, who better to turn to for guidance than the ultimate remote workers – astronauts!
Join us on Mars, in Breakroom’s virtual world, for a free virtual event featuring some of the world’s leading authorities on mental health to discuss the impact of isolation and remote working on employee wellbeing. Hear from Dr. Jeevan Perera from the US space program, who will share his experience managing risk for large, crewed missions and discuss how astronauts prepare for long periods of isolation and their steps to protect their mental health, and how to apply them in the workplace. Dr. Walter Greenleaf, a neuroscientist from Stanford University, and Dr. Stephen Goldberg, a psychiatrist, will join Dr. Perera to discuss mental health in the workplace, its potential impact, and what companies can do to support employee well-being.
With a large chunk of the workforce still working from home (many, like me, in self-isolation) during the current coronavirus pandemic, this event promises to be both timely and pertinent!
You can register for the event here; you will receive an email with instructions on how to access the event, accessing a special Mars world in Breakroom using your web browser (you won’t need to download a client program). See you there!
This blogpost is sponsored by Sinespace, and was written in my role as an embedded reporter for this virtual world (more details here).