What is Technolojoy

Technolojoy is a fun word we created at TLC Solutions - it’s a state of being and it’s part of our True North. However, that doesn’t do justice to understanding technolojoy…

Technolojoy is about fun! It’s fun to say, fun to think about what it means, and fun to have part of our business. All too often business comes across as corporate and having to fit into a box; however, when we established TLC’s vision, which involved creating a new word – a fun word – this gives a peak under the hood at TLC Solutions and how we fundamentally value joy, innovation, and growth.

For you, what comes to mind when you hear technolojoy?

Our Vision: We deliver Technolojoy!

The image above, part of our larger TLC Solutions Way, is our business philosophy at TLC Solutions with True North at the top, which includes our vision that serves as the guiding star for all TLC team members. I won’t dive into much detail on how it works, and if you’re curious you can read more about our business philosophy on our website: About > Working With Us.

Along with our mission and values, our vision of delivering technolojoy is the litmus test and driver for everything we do – from the technology solutions we implement, software & automations we build, interactions we have, and customer experiences we create. No matter what we’re doing, I ask myself and our team, “Does this align with technolojoy?” and/or “Did we deliver technolojoy?”

While there’s a definition of technolojoy on our website, it’s going to mean something a little different to everyone and that’s okay. I don’t want everyone memorizing and repeat a canned definition of technolojoy – that’s not technolojoy. Instead, I want technolojoy to inspire an emotion, values, and a vision of what can/should be done in a specific moment or when setting a goal.

Very simply, technolojoy is a state of joy that is achieved through the application of technology, which could be in our personal or professional lives. The opposite of technolojoy is dealing with things like slow computers/programs, crashing programs, getting cyberattacked, long waits for support, regular rebooting devices, IT downtime, using outdated technology, and the list goes on.

Examples of what technolojoy means to me:

• Building a software & automation solution that eliminates manual/duplicate work for a customer, saving time and costs while enabling massive scalability.
• Meeting someone at an event and learning how they’re strategically leveraging business technology for improve culture, competitiveness, and capacity.
• Solving a technology-related problem for a customer with great efficiency and care that inspires them to give positive and joyful feedback.
• Helping a business implement strong cybersecurity layers to protect them from cyberattacks.
• Listening to all the ways our team delivered technolojoy to each other and with customers in our weekly huddle. Also, hearing all the technolojoy-of-the-quarter submissions and eventual winner in our quarterly Town Hall.

There's More to Technolojoy

Beyond above, TLC Solutions trademarked “technolojoy” and purchased the domains. While we’re not using the domains yet, I’m excited about the future marketing ideas that we can bring to life. Technolojoy is our brand, it’s who we are now, who I want us to be as we grow, and the vision we will always pursue.

I dream of technolojoy being bigger than TLC Solutions – I see it growing and evolving into something that anyone or any business can use as a goal for what they want to achieve with their technology; or, as a way to define where you already are for those tech-forward people and companies out there.

Technolojoy, here we come!

Fired up, ready to GO!!

- Mike Nunn, CEO