Presented to Toronto Public Library Information Services staff on November 30, 2010 in Toronto.

1. A DAY IN THE LIFE OF A
DIGITAL NOMAD
by Connie Crosby
Crosby Group Consulting
@conniecrosby
for Toronto Public Library
November 30, 2010

2. A DAY IN THE LIFE OF A
DIGITAL NOMAD
by Connie Crosby
Crosby Group Consulting
@conniecrosby
for Toronto Public Library
November 30, 2010

3. Photo: Wayne MacPhail
http://www.flickr.com/photos/wmacphail/3300368742/
MY LIFE
AS A DIGITAL NOMAD

4. “Digital nomads don’t need an office.
They have many offices. In fact,
anywhere is an office as long as
there is connectivity....
photo: Eva Blue
http://www.flickr.com/photos/evablue/4982314424/

5. “... They work from
Starbucks, the local library, in front of
their televisions, in hotel lobbies,
in the backseats of cabs, and even
in some parks.”
- Mitch Joel,
Six Pixels of Separation, 2009
photo: Eva Blue
http://www.flickr.com/photos/evablue/4982314424/

6. BEFORE: LAW FIRM
LIBRARY MANAGER
18 YEARS OF BAY STREET LAW FIRM WORK!

7. I WAS TIED TO A
CRAZY DESK!

8. AND A DESKTOP COMPUTER
PC & Microsoft!

9. NOW: I’M AN INDEPENDENT
CONSULTANT

10. WHERE I WORK

11. IN MY HOME OFFICE

12. IN MY KITCHEN

13. IN COFFEE SHOPS
(YES, ESPECIALLY STARBUCKS)

14. IN TORONTO
REFERENCE LIBRARY
IF I CAN FIND A SEAT!

15. IN CO-WORKING SPACES
E.G. CENTRE FOR SOCIAL INNOVATION & CAMERADERIE

16. IN HOTEL ROOMS

17. ...BUT MOSTLY ONLINE

18. WHO I WORK WITH

19. WHO I WORK WITH
clients (of course!)
other consultants
freelancers I hire
virtual assistant

20. VIRTUAL ASSISTANT (VR)

21. MY GEAR

22. MACBOOK PRO
I DREAM OF AN IMAC & MACBOOK AIR

23. FREETALK EVERYMAN
HEADPHONES

24. IPAD
INCASE CASE AND APPLE BLUETOOTH KEYBOARD

25. IPHONE 4
EMAIL, CALENDAR, CAMERA,VIDEO, TELEPHONE, SMS

26. HP OFFICEJET ALL-IN-ONE
WIFI PRINTER, SCANNER, PHOTOCOPIER

27. GMAIL

28. GOOGLE DOCS

29. GOOGLE FORMS

30. GOOGLE FORMS

31. GOOGLE CALENDAR

32. GTALK

33. GTALK

34. SKYPE - VIDEO

35. SKYPE - CHAT

36. SKYPE - VOICE

37. SKYPE - CONFERENCE CALLS

38. DOODLE

39. BASECAMP

40. MOCKFLOW

41. MINDMEISTER

42. WORDPRESS

43. BLOGGER

44. TWITTER

45. TWITTER
water cooler
networking
fast answers
news
current awareness
connecting with friends, clients, business contacts

46. WIKIS

47. KEYNOTE

48. SLIDESHARE

49. PREZI

50. DROP BOX

51. DROP BOX

52. DELICIOUS

53. LINKED IN

54. FACEBOOK

55. MEETUP.COM

56. EVENTBRITE

57. USTREAM.COM

58. YOUTUBE

59. VIMEO

60. PAGES
(MACBOOK & IPAD)

61. TRIPIT

62. GOOGLE MAPS
(& IPHONE GPS)

63. FOURSQUARE

64. KOBO
(IPAD & IPHONE)

65. SOME PREDICTIONS

66. 1. NUMBER OF DIGITAL
NOMADS WILL INCREASE

67. 2. NETWORKING &
COWORKING WILL
INCREASE

68. 3. RISING INTEREST IN
ENTERPRISE 2.0

69. 4. VIDEO VIDEO VIDEO

70. 5. VIRTUAL WORLDS WILL
MAKE A COMEBACK

71. WHAT ARE YOU DOING TO
HELP THE DIGITAL NOMAD?

72. THANK YOU!
Connie Crosby
Crosby Group Consulting
connie@crosbygroup.ca
416-919-6719
@conniecrosby
http://crosbygroup.ca
http://conniecrosby.blogspot.com
http://slaw.ca