Insights

Someone once told me “80% of UX research is communication, 20% is actual research.” You can generate amazing, ground-breaking research insights, but they are not going to have an impact if they don’t “land” with your stakeholders. Basically, the story you’re telling has to stick, otherwise, you lose. ¯\_(ツ)_/¯ Here…

Over the last two years, we have been developing our insights and learning function to support the delivery of Wellcome’s equity, diversity and inclusion (EDI) goals. We have learnt a lot about how to inform and strengthen our EDI activity by drawing on emerging practice, metrics and learning, and how…

All about Tableau — In today’s data-driven world, organizations across industries are constantly seeking ways to extract valuable insights from their data. This is where Tableau, a leading data visualization tool, comes into play. Tableau empowers users to transform raw data into interactive and visually compelling dashboards, enabling them to uncover patterns, make informed…

And puts its social stability at risk — In my last post, I looked at how China’s checkered economic history contributes to its current economic woes. There’s more to discuss for that topic as well, but let’s discuss China’s current situation first. China is plagued by four main things right now: Too much debt, especially at the local…

The day I first heard the word ‘autistic’ — I’ve long suspected that time doesn’t flow the way we’ve been taught it does. …

Other funding this week went to health startups focused on virtual medical training, patient engagement, healthcare administration, and more. — This week’s reported health innovation funding included: BenchSci, a Toronto, ON-based developer of AI solutions for drug discovery, raised C$95M ($70M) led by Generation Investment Management, with participation from iNovia Capital, TCV, Golden Ventures, and F-Prime Capital. <source>

Each week, I would brighten your feed with humorous and relatable positive affirmations. Reminding you that not everything you’re stressing about is singled out for you and you’re not alone. I have fallen in love with doing this piece each week. It seems to connect with many other individuals on…

Taste. See. Hear. Hear. Thought. See. Hear. See. I’ve been sitting here, trying to observe the sensations that come and go through my awareness, for nearly 3 hours now. I have to qualify that; I’ve been sitting in the meditative position for 3 hours, but I’ve been at this for…

This commentary is on an open access, peer-reviewed journal article “de Haas, H. A theory of migration: the aspirations-capabilities framework. CMS 9, 8 (2021). https://doi.org/10.1186/s40878-020-00210-4 " [2]. This journal article combines both agency (human ability to make decisions) and the (historic-)structure (patterns of social relations, norms) into a theory for…