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COVID-19: A Risk Management Model 2020 has always been portrayed as a ' futuristic state ', globally connected with accelerated scientific development that opens up new opportunities such as space travel, medical ingenious, digital computing and advanced intelligence. BUT in this state, we are not immune to natural disasters, warfare, political super-powers and biological risks. We are indeed vulnerable and need to respond appropriately to these globally interconnected events. The COVID-19 virus, case in point, has been accredited with pandemic status by the World Health Organisation. Worldwide governments have responded in efforts to 'flatten the curve of infection' to give medical facilities the best chance to deal with sick people.  None of us are immune to this pandemic. The question on everybody's lips: ' How do we best determine and manage our risk? ' not only to protect the health of our families, our loved ones and our wider communitie...

We are surrounded by social media hype and fake news around COVID-19. This page attempts to reference research to inform our decisions. GENERAL ADVICE What is the novel Coronavirus? Listen to this video from the World Health Organisation to get basic background information about the virus.  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mOV1aBVYKGA&feature=youtu.be What are the signs and symptoms of COVID-19? The following symptoms may appear 2-14 days after exposure. Fever Cough Shortness of breath *This is based on what has been seen previously as the incubation period of MERS-CoV viruses. Reference:  https://www.cdc.gov/coronavirus/2019-ncov/symptoms-testing/symptoms.html What are the emergency signs? If you develop emergency warning signs for COVID-19 get medical attention immediately. Emergency warning signs include*: Difficulty breathing or shortness of breath Persistent pain or pressure in the chest New confusion or inability to arouse Bluish lips...

Many people think that Open Source software is some weird academic, socialist software thing. "Real businesses" make money by protecting their intellectual property , not giving it away. Unless you plan to dominate the world and set your own standards, here are some pain points that open specifications address. You cannot import data from partners because they only provide PDFs (Portable Document Format) which is not really editable and very hard to process. Many vendors actively try to prevent you from accessing their data without authorization (code obfuscation, anti scraping terms etc.) Exporting your data to partners is a custom project every time because each one wants to have data in a different format or is skilled in a different technology. There is no scalability in your relationships with partners because everything is a custom integration. Imagine you allow people to connect to you on different technical levels, based on their technical maturity? That so...

What are Digital Psychology Journeys and why are they important? In a world that is characterised by disruption as a result of computing power, artificial intelligence that empower more tools and advanced analytics that drives digitalisation trends, brand new opportunities for psychology to bring the human back into the equation, are being created. Unique human properties such as collaboration, empathy, compassion, intuitive problem solving, creativity and deep knowledge invites psychologists to uniquely add value in the digital era. Corporates have woken up to the idea of “the human experience” and are realising the value of mapping Customer and Employee experiences alike. Using tools that are historically originating from the creative and design industries, Corporates create empathy models to help make decisions that are not only more inclusive and sustainable, but also directly adding value to the business bottom line. Many of these techniques are repositioned to create alignment ...