Are your work chats filled with emojis? Or are they all text, all-the-time? In this episode, we debate if emojis belong in workplace communication at all.
Debater Maren Hotvedt points out the problems with emoji, including cringe-worthy misinterpretations and accessibility challenges. She’s joined by accessibility researcher )and assistant professor at Rochester Institute of Technology Dr. Garreth Tigwell,) and qualitative user experience researcher) Esha Shandilya.) Emoji super-fan Shannon Winter advocates in favor of emojis as a culture builder and tool to express identity, with support from Tomoko Yokoi,) entrepreneur and researcher on digital innovation) at International Institute for Management Development and ETH Zurich.
