Chat, email, three filing systems and now AI. And still only one brain.

We take a close look with your team: where interruptions eat up concentration, which tools run in parallel or get bypassed – and how AI can actually take load off instead of adding stress.

every 2 min. people are interrupted at work – by emails, chats or meetings. That adds up to 275 interruptions a day. Microsoft Work Trend Index, 2025 (Microsoft 365 usage data and survey, 31,000 people)

~1,200 times a day employees switch between apps and windows. Getting back on track costs almost 4 hours a week. Murty et al., Harvard Business Review, 2022 (137 people at 3 large US companies)

86% of employees in Switzerland use AI. Only 28% are satisfied with the training on offer. EY European AI Barometer, 2025 (500 respondents in Switzerland)

44% of interruptions at work are self-inflicted. Nobody wrote – we check anyway. Gloria Mark, UC Irvine (observational studies in offices)

Workshops and talks

Two formats to get started. In a talk or short workshop, we get one topic to the point. In a longer on-site workshop, we work with your team on its own tools and questions. The topics below are examples – almost anything can be combined, on site or virtual.

Working digitally – healthy, focused, productive

What does research say about our digital habits, what does it mean for your working day – and what will you do differently the next morning? As a talk for a large audience or as a short workshop for one team.

Key facts

Duration: 60–90 minutes, incl. questions
Group: Talk without limit, short workshop up to 20 people
Format: On site or virtual
Included: Preliminary call and materials

Example topics

The myth of wonderful multitasking Why we feel we get nothing done and still end up more stressed. Possible questions

How does attention work – and how is it lost?
What does switching tasks cost, and how can we get back into flow?
Why does multitasking feel productive when it rarely is?
Why are we constantly busy and still feel so unproductive?
What helps us stay calm and able to act at a high pace?

Interrupting digitally and being interrupted – and how not to Chat, mail, phone, video call: just because we can constantly reach each other does not make us more connected or more productive. Possible questions

Which interruptions are really necessary – and which are not?
Which settings on phone and computer support our productivity?
How can we communicate without constantly interrupting ourselves?
What do idle time, overload and waiting have to do with self-interruption?
In which moments do we reach for the phone – and why then?

Natural intelligence in the age of artificial intelligence Anyone who expects answers from an AI needs to be able to ask well. Possible questions

What is AI worth using for, and what not?
What can I do better than the AI?
How do I phrase a prompt so that I don't have to refine it over and over?
What do I do while the AI “thinks”?
How do I check whether the result is right?

Request a non-binding offer from CHF 1'200 (Schools and associations: from CHF 800)

Your team, your agreements

This is about your specific workflows and team dynamics. How reachable is your team today? How do you communicate with each other digitally? Where can AI take load off, and where does it cause more stress? At the end, there are agreements the team has worked out itself – not ones leadership has dictated.

Key facts

Duration: 2–8 hours, also spread over several sessions
Group: Up to 12 people, larger groups on request
Format: On site (recommended), optionally with a short team survey beforehand
Included: Preliminary call and materials

Prices

Half day (4 hrs): from CHF 2'100
Full day (8 hrs): from CHF 3'400
Other durations or several days: on request

Example topics

Availability: team norms and role models Who is reachable, when and how? Agreed by the team – and modelled by leadership. Possible questions

Who is reachable how – and when not?
Should there be focus time, and how do we protect it in daily work?
How do we handle phones in meetings and focus time?
What do leaders role-model today, and how can they reinforce norms by example? Optionally with a separate block beforehand.

Communicating effectively in digital channels as a team Which channel is for what, and how do we protect the team's attention? Possible questions

Which channel is meant for which message – and which counts as urgent?
What response times are expected?
How do we handle emergencies?
How do we protect the team's attention?
How does clean documentation strengthen asynchronous communication?

Less AI or more? Automation where it saves time – not everywhere it is possible. And without leaving the team alone with it. Possible questions

How is technostress in the team? We assess it beforehand with a short questionnaire.
What weighs more: the pace, uncertainty about quality, or questions about one's own role?
Which tasks repeat almost identically every week?
Where does AI currently cost more time than it saves – through fixing and checking?
Who may use which AI for what, and who checks the result?
What should deliberately stay with people, and what does the team need so that AI takes load off instead of pushing harder?

Request a non-binding offer from CHF 2'100 (half day)

Digital wellness — continuous support

Workshops and impulses are an important start. They often create a clear picture of an ideal state, but that state is rarely realistic to implement overnight. We support you in developing a sustainable digital work culture, implementing measures, and continuously adapting to new challenges.

We give an overview of the research, put it into context, and translate it into practical guidelines. Then we analyze existing workflows as well as digital well-being and digital strain in the team. From this, we derive realistic standards and support implementation—including change management. This strengthens productivity, clarity, and recovery phases in a targeted way.

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Your contact

Dr. Maria Kliesch

Founder BewusstDigital · Digital Wellness Educator

I know the digital workday these workshops are about well. After five years as a data analytics consultant, I know how interruptions, parallel chats and half-hour meetings break up the flow of work – and when AI takes load off us or makes empty promises.

Before that: an interdisciplinary PhD in linguistics at the University of Zurich, focusing on neurolinguistics and healthy ageing – in other words, the question of how our brain reacts to the stimuli we feed it every day. Add years of teaching experience as a language teacher and tutor, a certificate as Digital Wellness Educator (Digital Wellness Institute) and Leadership Essentials (IMD).

Cyrill Frei is in charge of the technical implementation – ETH engineer (electrical engineering and computer science) and former CTO of two technology companies.

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