This presentation is from a technology and nonprofits conference in NYC in 1999. I presented on the issue of technostress and how it hinders adoption of technology practices and tools in nonprofits. (The tools were - email, web pages, etfc.)

1. Overcoming Techno Stress in the Workplace

2. What is Techno Stress? Frustration Anxiety Tension Pain Fear

3. Techno Stress You're Not Alone A 1995 Microsoft study of nearly 3,000 adults found that 59% of respondents reported getting angry with their computers.

4. Personal Techno Stress Have you identified strategies for coping with technology when it doesn’t work? Do you understand the basic principles of ergonomics? Do you take frequent stretch breaks when working at the computer for long hours? Are you your own best filter?

5. Organizational Techno Stress Does our organization truly need this technology? How can we provide effective technology training? How can we provide ongoing and peer tech support? How can we provide ample technology playtime? How can we alleviate staff’s techno discomfort?

6. Techno Stress What’s going on here?

7. Techno Stress How is TechnoStress depicted here?

8. Techno Stress How does technology make them feel?

9. Techno Stress Why isn’t this educator stressed out?

10. Techno Stress What does your TechnoStress look and sound like? If your TechnoStress were a famous painting, what would it be?

11. Techno Stress TechnoStress contains energy that can be harnessed and used in positive ways. How can you convert TechnoStress into usable energy?

12. Techno Stress Workshop participants will work in small groups: Discuss TechnoStress: What is it? How to turn it around? Draw a picture to illustrate your point. Each group will present their ideas to the group.