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Technology For Humans: The Importance Of Human Connection

Technology For Humans: The Importance Of Human Connection

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Solid Systems’ purpose is to strengthen human connection to make a positive impact in people’s lives, and it sees technology as one of the best tools for doing that. Picking up the phone when a client needs you, a Microsoft Teams video call between offices, or a message that reaches every device are small touchpoints that make a big difference. The page shares team perspectives, guidelines for being human in a digital world, and related reading.

At Solid Systems, we operate with a purpose. And it might not be one that you’d expect to hear from a technology company.

We aim to strengthen human connection to make a positive impact in people’s lives.

And we see technology as one of the best tools to help us do that. The simple act of picking up the phone when a client needs you, of having a video call over Microsoft Teams to connect your offices around the country, of being able to send a message and have it distribute across all of your humans’ devices, these are small touchpoints that can make a massive difference in the way you and the humans in your business work.

This month, we’re taking a look at some of the ways that Solid Systems is strengthening human connections, both within our business and yours. Plus, we’re sharing some great reads that can help you to strengthen human connection within your own business as well.

What Does Being Human Mean In A Digital World?

While living in a technology-driven world has numerous benefits, there is one important area where technology has failed us. In being human. At Solid Systems, we’ve put together guidelines for being human in a digital world, and we’ve even broken them down into a downloadable infographic so that we can share these simple steps far and wide.

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Frequently asked questions

How can technology connect people?

Technology connects people through small touchpoints, such as answering a client’s call, holding a video call over Microsoft Teams between offices, or sending a message that reaches all of your people’s devices.

What is Solid Systems’ purpose?

Solid Systems aims to strengthen human connection to make a positive impact in people’s lives. It sees technology as one of the best tools to help it do that, both in its own business and in yours.

What does being human in a digital world mean?

Technology has fallen short in one important area: being human. Solid Systems has put together guidelines for being human in a digital world, shared as a downloadable infographic.

Written by

Michael Claxton

Co-Founder and COO of Solid Systems. A father of two and a mentor of many, Michael understands the true value of time, and the ways technology can help businesses and their people make the most of it.

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