Behind the Scenes – Could 2023

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It has been quite a very long time since we shared any updates. That is truly a great signal as we’ve been actually busy engaged on consumer analysis for Kindspace taking a look at how efficient it’s at decreasing emotions of fear and primarily based on the suggestions from the contributors we’ve additionally taken the chance to refresh among the wellness actions, plus we now have an entire new library of brief bedtime tales delivered to you in collaboration with an incredible author referred to as Neil Bebber. that can assist you destress on the finish of the day.

We needed to take a break from posting on social media by February, March and April because it was simply an excessive amount of to handle. Fortunately, we acquired again to posting this week, please give us a comply with if you happen to’re taken with retaining updated on the newest in good dwelling tech and wellbeing associated digital options.

I wished to provide you a quick replace on a few of our large information of the 12 months thus far after which additionally among the pretty issues we’re getting as much as this week. We intend to get again to common updates, aiming for a frequency of each month to check-in with you all.

This Years’ Highs (thus far)

ALISS: In February we launched the brand new ALISS My Scottish Group app on Alexa. This has been a collaborative mission with the Well being and Social Care Alliance (often called the ALLIANCE for brief). We acquired grant funding from InnovateUK and have actually loved the method of co-designing the app with people with lived expertise and professionals within the well being and social care sector. Yow will discover out extra about ALISS right here.

Kindspace: As I discussed we’ve been engaged on some analysis for Kindspace. This has been a part of the IT4Anxiety programme that we received final summer season. Ulster College have been serving to to information us in learn how to carry out medical analysis and the information evaluation. This has actually stretched us by way of our capabilities, however once more has been an pleasant expertise to study extra about learn how to conduct analysis. We’re hoping to publish a journal paper to share the findings. We offered at a chat with the NHS in the beginning of the week as a part of an occasion to mark Psychological Well being Consciousness Week. I’ve additionally been creating some infographic sort supplies to assist share the leads to a approach that is a little more enjoyable and accessible, like this poster beneath.

Connecting with the Voice Tech group: It has been pretty to have the chance to satisfy folks in particular person from throughout the worldwide voice tech group. I offered on the European Chatbot and Conversational AI summit in Edinburgh in March and in addition at Undertaking Voice in Chattanooga, Tennessee, US in April. We’ve shared a bit extra about our journey to the US in our separate Kindspace weblog which you’ll entry right here.

Here’s a video of the presentation I gave in Edinburgh.

AccelerateHer Awards: In March we made it to the finals of the Investing Ladies AccelerateHer Awards and past all expectations we received within the Well being Tech class. It truly is a testomony to all of the arduous work that we’ve put in during the last three years, and so good to be recognised for every thing that we do to assist folks entry applied sciences and deal with urgent societal challenges round wholesome ageing, caregiving and the rising digital divide.

There have additionally been some lows, most notably, the weekend proper after profitable the AccelerateHer award, Thomas had an emergency keep in hospital as he had some stroke signs. That is one thing that has occurred prior to now, however not for about 12 years, so it was a little bit of a shock. Fortunately he was properly taken care of, all of the mind scans got here again clear and he’s had his remedy adjusted.

Out and About This Week

Thomas has been busy over the previous couple of weeks doing upkeep for the Albyn Housing properties. I’ve been in Glasgow for a Tech for Good occasion organised by the Third Sector Lab and a spotlight group with the ALLIANCE. We additionally attended our son’s college Well being and Wellbeing Pageant, the place we shared some recommendations on how expertise can be utilized to help wellbeing. Final night time I used to be a visitor on the Rethinking Getting older Membership on Clubhouse, the place we mentioned options for caregivers to help their psychological well being. It’s my favorite home in Clubhouse and the one one I nonetheless comply with frequently after the excessive of Clubhouse throughout lockdown. The organisers are actually wonderful at curating fascinating audio system and there are all the time a great deal of sensible takeaways. Here’s a hyperlink to the home, if you happen to’re taken with becoming a member of let me know as I’ve member invitations. The earlier session recordings are additionally accessible to hearken to afterwards.

Hyperlink to Clubhouse https://www.clubhouse.com/home/rethinking-aging-club

As I write this, I’m on the brink of head out to the Main college to assist out with the swimming classes as a chaperone (sadly I’m no assist with regards to the precise swimming!) and have to pack for our journey to Fife tomorrow for the Fife Household Enjoyable day the place we’ll be doing engineering workshops about Chemical Engineering and Good Properties. In case you are within the space and in search of one thing to entertain the children, it’s free to attend and I don’t suppose you want to guide upfront, we’d like to see you. Take a look at this hyperlink on Fb for extra data https://fb.me/e/vI6GLF7v

In order that’s it from me for now. I’m hoping that we are able to begin to get into extra of a routine and that I can get caught up on the housekeeping. That’s one other ball, just like the social media, that we’ve needed to drop to prioritise spending break day with the children and letting Thomas relaxation as a lot as attainable.

We’re so grateful on your help and to have the ability to do the work that we do.