Monthly Archives: June 2010
G20 and Social Media Anarchy
Posted on June 26, 2010
Social media has captured the violence associated with the G20 protests well, but in the process managed to take citizens’ responsibility out of the picture in the process of getting a picture.
The iPad and True Social Computing
Posted on June 24, 2010 8 Comments
The iPad may be the first truly social computer. In this post I explain why.
Knowledge Translation & the Systems Problem
Posted on June 18, 2010 3 Comments
Knowledge translation is a field with lots of great ideas about how to get messages out, but until the issue of the system in which that KT takes place is addressed, it might not matter.
Personal and Social Wellbeing Meets Time Crunch
Posted on June 15, 2010 2 Comments
A new report out on the wellbeing of Canadians paints a picture of a country harried, stressed and unhealthy. The thinking that got us here won’t help make it better, but systems thinking might.
Is Public Health Modeling Good Behaviour?
Posted on June 14, 2010 4 Comments
Public health professionals know that stress kills, yet it may be killing us. Are we modeling good behaviour for the public or simply serving as an example of what not to do?
Mobile Health Promotion and Web 3.0
Posted on June 10, 2010 1 Comment
Mobile technologies are making huge in-roads in advancing health promotion. Some examples are provided and speculation of whether we are at the dawn of a Web 3.0 era.
Leadership Systems
Posted on June 5, 2010 1 Comment
Leadership can change the world. Psychologist Robert Sternberg has proposed a model that guides us on how to create the conditions for those who choose to lead to do so in a manner that serves humanity, rather than contributes to its downfall.
