WEARABLE HEALTH TECH
Earlier this year ciChange hosted and promoted #inov8healthjsy and working with Jersey Business and Digital Jersey run a breakfast briefing, lunch networking and evening panel discussion on Health Tech and future opportunities.
I am really interested in this as someone who is a curator for TEDx (Technology Education and Design) I clearly have an interest in these matters. I am also a keen sports person so am interested in health and as an ex-programmer with a technology and change background I am fascinated by this new frontier, and the implications for corporates and individuals. See link 1 below.
MY OWN EXPERIENCE WITH WEARABLE HEALTH TECH
I recently have upgraded my Garmin to track my performance when I swim, bike and run and have always found it useful to monitor and measure both effort and recovery. I also maintain a training log and am aware of the impact of over-training on my mood and physical wellbeing. This of course makes sense for any athlete in training, so I suppose I am used to the merits of wearables.
I have recently also bought a FitBit which offers monitoring of food, water, activity and sleep amongst many other things. It will even connect me with friends to promote healthy competition. I recognise this is a more user-friendly and publically beneficial tool than the Garmin. Currently I find the greatest value in the FitBit is in monitoring my sleep (often over-looked as a vital component of a healthy life-style)
The former does improve the way I train, but the latter has had a more subtle but potentially more significant impact on my lifestyle. The future will be interesting.
SOME BROADER IMPLICATIONS
I heard on Radio 4 (but sadly cannot remember the programme / podcast) someone suggesting that not only will insurance companies be interested in wearable tech but also businesses may be curious to know if people are fit for the tasks ahead.
There are some insurance companies that already fit gadgets to the car to assess your driving, and we already have breathalysers to assess whether we should be behind the wheel. It can only be a matter of time before these judgements on our abilities are applied to professions.
With doctors and nurses working long hours and under incredible stress perhaps a good place to start would be the medical profession.
JERSEY IOD ANNUAL DEBATE
The Jersey IoD Annual Debate, which ordinarily attracts an audience of over 500 people, takes place on Thursday 17 September 2015 at the RJA&HS from 4.45pm – 9.45pm and is open to all islanders. Places cost £80 per person, including a supper, whilst a table of 12 can also be booked via the IoD Jersey Branch Officer on 610799 or jedirector@localdial.com. Further information is available at www.iod.je, the IoD Group on LinkedIn and by following @iodjersey on Twitter. See link 2 below.
LINKS
http://projectspeoplechange.blogspot.com/2015/08/inov8healthjsy-tedx-and-iod-conclude.html
http://www.iod.je/News.aspx?id=iod-annual-debate-2015#sthash.CKrT5Fzd.dpbs
The Author
Tim Rogers is an experienced Project and Change Leader. He is founder of www.ciChange.org and curator for www.TEDxStHelier.Com . He is Programme Manager for the commercialization of Jersey Harbours and Jersey Airport, and previously Operations Change and Sales Support for RBSI/NatWest, and Project Manager for the Incorporation of Jersey Post. He is also Commonwealth Triathlete and World Championships Rower with a passion for teaching and learning and is a Tutor/Mentor on the Chartered Management Institute courses. He is a Chartered Member of the British Computer Society, has an MBA (Management Consultancy) and is both a PRINCE2 and Change Management Practitioner.
Tim HJ Rogers
PRINCE2 - MBA (Consultancy) - APMG Change Practitioner
www.timhjrogers.com | Twitter @timhjrogers | Skype @timhjrogers | Mobile: 07797762051
Curator TEDxStHelier www.TEDxStHelier.com
Founder ciChange www.ciChange.org
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