Can we all stop worrying?
May 7, 2021
This is not an instruction. It’s a genuine question. With so much cause for worry, can we control how much we do it? The answer may surprise you....
Interaction: hidden treasure on Zoom - well hidden!
April 7, 2021
In this final Deaf technophobe blog, Jane explores some of Zoom’s interactive tools – you know the ones everyone else seems to use, but which seem to be invisible on your system? ...
‘It’s not me, it’s you’: taking back control on Zoom
March 29, 2021
If someone were about to take over your life, wouldn’t you want to know something about their behaviour and motivation first? Zoom now plays a major role in many peoples lives but is not always clear why it does what it does. Here I look at the psychological impact of losi...
Ever found yourself fuming on Zoom? ‘Where did the key person’s video suddenly go to?’. ‘How come there’s no option to re-copy my invitation to that meeting I set up?’ And, ‘Where did those dratted black boxes over my beautiful slides come from?’
With these n...
A new pavement etiquette?
February 25, 2021
Going outdoors at the moment is fraught with danger isn’t it? And not just due to the risk of picking up Covid-19. Having to keep our distance from other human beings on often narrow pavements isn't easy. On daily walks I have noticed certain types who make this spati...
Something missing?
January 15, 2021
The global health crisis is sharpening our understanding of leadership and what has been lacking. There is inspiration out there if we are willing to learn. ...
Feeling switched off?
October 30, 2020
Why working online isn’t always the joyous experience it’s cracked up to be.
Imagine a meeting. In a room. With other humans. You know – old school from back in the mists of time – say last year. How would we have felt if people had said:
‘You have frozen.’
‘You sound like a dalek.’
‘Where did you go?’
‘You are melting… You l...
Do less with more: handling lockdown's flatness
July 22, 2020
Inspiring hope: Samuel Remi-Akinwale
June 22, 2020
This blog collection is dedicated to people who are changing our society for the better. I feel privileged to know them and to have worked with them.
If I ever risk losing hope, I only have to think of them and their work to regain it....
Inspiring hope: Jass Thethi
June 18, 2020
This blog collection is dedicated to people who are changing our society for the better. They are asking new and important questions. I feel privileged to know them and to have worked with them.
If I ever risk losing hope, I only have to think of them and their work to regai...
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