A collection of my interviews, podcasts, writings and side projects on virtual collaboration, design and more.
Press & Interviews
- Designing a New Rhythm of Collaboration for the Modern Workplace, Reworked, 2024
- The New Job We Should’ve Seen Coming 3 Years Ago, Fast Company, 2023
- The Critical Role Of Heads Of Flexible Work In Hybrid And Remote Work Models, Forbes, 2023
- Timeless Work documentary, Qatalog, 2023
- 5 Ways To Better Run Remote, Jody Grunden, 2023
- How To Thrive in a Remote World, Lying To Ourselves newsletter, 2022
- 5 Questions About Immersive Experience to Laïla von Alvensleben, Running Remote, 2021
- Immersive Virtual Retreat Ideas: Unpacking MURAL's Playbook, Arc Blog, 2021
- Work From Home and the Impact on Parenting, RecruitingDaily, 2021
- Building Collaborative Culture, Pass It On, newsletter, 2021
- How an Online Collaboration Platform Company Held Its Own Virtual Event, PCMA, 2021
- 5 Things You Need To Know To Successfully Run a Live Virtual Event, Authority Magazine, 2021
- Creating and Nurturing an Intentional Remote Culture, InfoQ, 2020
- How I Work Remotely, Daily Remote, 2020
- Interview with Laïla von Alvensleben, DNExp, 2019
- Laïla’s Journey Into UX Design, Coding Blonde, 2018
- On Improving the World Through Remote Collaboration, Miro, 2017
- Radio Svizzera Italiana, 2017
- Remote-Starter-Kit ist die ultimative Tool-Liste für Remote-Worker, t3N, 2017
- This Remote Design Company Uses Slack Bots To Recreate The Human Experience, Forbes, 2017
Features in articles, books & reports
- Top 100 Future of Work Leaders, Jobgether, 2024
- 2024 Remote Influencer Report, Remote, 2024 [Report]
- 2023 Remote Influencer Report, Remote, 2023 [Report]
- Remote Works: Managing for Freedom, Flexibility, and Focus, Ali Greene & Tamara Sanderson, 2023
- How The Future Works: Leading Flexible Teams To Do The Best Work of Their Lives, Brian Elliott, Sheela Subramanian, Helen Kupp & Stewart Butterfield, 2022
- The 100 Most Influential Remote Experts, Remote Weekly, 2021
- Rituals for Virtual Meetings: Creative Ways to Engage People and Strengthen Relationships, Kursat Ozenc & Glenn Fajardo, 2021
- Who’s Who in Remote Working, onalytica, 2021 [Report]
- Remote-ish: The Remote-First Solution for Hybrid Companies, Twist, 2020
- Remote Work Training Report, Workplaceless, 2020
- Using Technology To Keep Your Remote Workers More Human, Workology, 2017
- How Hanno Runs Remote Design Sprints with Mural, Mural, 2017
- Mastering Remote Work: 3 Ways To Improve Team Culture, Sun and Co., 2018
- Hyper Island Business Trends Report, 2015
Podcasts
- Hosting Unforgettable Events ft. Laïla von Alvensleben, Out of Office, 2024
- The Rhythm of Collaboration | Laïla von Alvensleben, Flex Perspectives, 2024 (Spotify/Apple)
- How to connect your remote work team with Laïla von Alvensleben, The Future of Teams, 2024
- Aumenta tu productividad y bienestar con el trabajo remoto con Laïla von Alvensleben, La Gran Renuncia, 2024
- Embracing Asynchronous Communication with Laïla von Alvensleben, The Virtual CPA Success Show podcast, 2023
- Building a Thriving Distributed Team: Insights of Laïla von Alvensleben, Default Global podcast, 2023
- Top 5 Wellness Focused Podcast Episodes, All Work, 2021
- Keeping your team engaged when apart w/ Laïla von Alvensleben, Remote First Podcast, 2021
- How to freelance like a pro with Laïla von Alvensleben, Higher! podcast, 2021
- Conversations with Marcus Wermuth and Laïla von Alvensleben, 21st Century Work Life podcast, 2020
- Why Mental Health And Communication Are Key To Keep Teams Happy And Engaged, The Future of Work podcast, 2020
- Building A Remote Culture, Pack Unleashed podcast, 2020
- Laïla von Alvensleben, Head of People Ops at Mural, The Remote Show podcast, 2019
- The Journey of the Remote Leader, 21st Century Work Life podcast, 2019
- Remote Design Thinking With Laïla von Alvensleben (iTunes/Spotify), The Etch Podcast , 2018
- Why We’ll Be Seeing More Companies Go Remote, Surf Office podcast, 2017
Webinars
- “Meet Me Where I Am” — How to Reinvigorate Your Team Through Connection, Interview with author Priya Parker for Re:Think Teamwork, Mural, 2022
- Rituals and Habits for Working From Home, Mural, 2022
- How Remote Teams Get the Most From Live Collaboration, Mural, 2021
- How Mural Planned a Virtual Company Retreat in 2 Weeks, PCMA, 2021
- Immersive Experiences at @Mural - Ask Me Anything, Running Remote, 2021
- How to Rethink Team Collaboration for a Hybrid Team, OWL Labs, 2020
- Ask Me Anything: Remote collaboration, Mural, 2020
- Virtual Strategic Meetings, Remote Work Association, 2019
- Ask Me Anything with Laïla von Alvensleben, Miro, 2017
- Jumpstart team creativity with remote design sprints, Mural, 2016
Writing
- 3 Remote Work Myths, Busted, Fast Company, 2023
- Three Remote Work Myths, Busted, wrkfrce, 2023
- Acing the All-Hands Agenda With MURAL, Mural, 2022
- Why Check-ins Should Be Part of Your Team Meeting Culture, Mural, 2021
- 2020 MURAL World Tour: A Case Study in Virtual Event Planning, Mural, 2020
- Online Warm Ups & Energizers, Mural, 2018
- Introducing Mural Guides: Improve your digital collaboration skills, Mural, 2018
- Hanno Bootcamp: A week of surfboards and yoga mats, 2017
- Feedback in remote teams: The gift that keeps on giving, 2017
- Remote workshops: Collaboration done virtually, 2016
- Living la vida local: Reflecting on 1 year as a remote worker, 2016
- How businesses can benefit from short sprints, 2015
- Rethinking our social purpose: a week of post-its in Croatia, 2015
- Getting into remote design thinking with Mural, 2015
- Design Thinking in 48 hours - Part 2, 2015
- Design Thinking in 48 hours - Part 1, 2015
- #remoteDT, 2015
- The Challenge of Change, 2015
- When Hyper met Hanno, 2015
- Why nomads?, 2015
- Fail to succeed, 2014
- A life-changing experience, 2014
Virtual Retreats
During the lockdowns caused by Covid-19, the CEO at Mural asked me to create two virtual company retreats. The result was Mural World Tour in 2020 and Mural Renaissance in 2021 — the first event won a Think Global Award in the “Outstanding Hybrid/Virtual Event” category in 2022. Below is a talk I gave on the inspiration and experience of both events.
Remote Design Thinking
In 2015, I published my master’s thesis for Hyper Island on Remote Design Thinking: A study on how remote design teams can apply design thinking effectively.
It includes an in-depth case study and recommendations on how to do a 5-day design sprint for location independent teams:
Remote Starter Kit
The Remote Starter Kit is a list of tools and processes for remote teams that was made when remote work was still in its early stages.
In 2017, it was voted #1 Product of the Day on Product Hunt and published in the German online magazine t3N.
In 2017, it was voted #1 Product of the Day on Product Hunt and published in the German online magazine t3N.
Health Redesigned
HealthRedesigned is a podcast I helped launch at Hanno to have conversations on developing digital products for better health and wellness. I hosted and assisted in the production of the first 27 episodes of Season 1.