Greetings from the now-empty University of New Hampshire! All the students are gone and I still can't find parking. What's up with that? Sigh. Luckily I live close enough that I can walk to work. Technically today is the second day of winter, but winter seemed to have officially settled in about two weeks ago with our first two storms of the season. I took the above picture after the first storm on my walk to work. This is the Oyster River running through the back side of campus - you can see the UNH water pumping station through the branches on the right.
Here's this week's links. No theme, but I think they are all super cool. What do you think?
PS - Merry Christmas to those of you who celebrate. Happy week to the rest!
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What: Wired Magazine, WHAT HAPPENS WHEN WE LET TECH CARE FOR OUR AGING PARENTS, by Grant Cornett
https://www.wired.com/story/digital-puppy-seniors-nursing-homes/
Why: Reading this article yesterday at the breakfast table hit me for three reasons. First, over the course of this semester, many of my students came to realize they had an interest in long term care. They are drawn to it for the opportunity to have high-touch interactions with residents and really make a difference in their lives. Their interest has piqued my own - trying to get them more exposure to what they want to learn about. Second, I just did an interview with the administrative director for telehealth services for Dartmouth-Hitchcock on Wednesday for the Health Leader Forge (look for it in January). What they do at D-H is fundamentally the same as what is being done here - except they provide a much higher level of skill. And third, this exposes more of the evolution described by Tyler Cowen in "Average is Over" - the future is not robots taking our jobs, but humans working with robots in a complementary capacity. I have to say, I really loved this article. A little bit of a tear jerker at the end.
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What: Insider, Here's how prosthetic eyes are made (2 min)
http://www.thisisinsider.com/prosthetic-eyes-are-made-2017-10
Why: This video definitely belongs in the "this is so cool" bucket. As in, we do some really cool stuff in health care. It's fun to take a step back and look at the small miracles that we as leaders help enable.
Listen
What: The Art of Manliness Podcast, The Art of Mingling (40 minutes)
https://www.artofmanliness.com/2017/12/07/how-to-mingle-at-a-party/
Why: Last week I sent out a few links having to do with networking. This podcast goes very well with those links. In this podcast, the host interviews Jeanne Martinet, author of the book The Art of Mingling. Martinet realized at one point that most people were uncomfortable striking up casual conversations at public events like parties, or even networking events, but she was not. So she wrote a book about her techniques. I haven't read the book yet, but it's on my list now. She gives some great advice about how to read a room, start a conversation, and withdraw from a conversation to make the most of your mingling (networking) opportunities.
Here's this week's links. No theme, but I think they are all super cool. What do you think?
PS - Merry Christmas to those of you who celebrate. Happy week to the rest!
Read
What: Wired Magazine, WHAT HAPPENS WHEN WE LET TECH CARE FOR OUR AGING PARENTS, by Grant Cornett
https://www.wired.com/story/digital-puppy-seniors-nursing-homes/
Why: Reading this article yesterday at the breakfast table hit me for three reasons. First, over the course of this semester, many of my students came to realize they had an interest in long term care. They are drawn to it for the opportunity to have high-touch interactions with residents and really make a difference in their lives. Their interest has piqued my own - trying to get them more exposure to what they want to learn about. Second, I just did an interview with the administrative director for telehealth services for Dartmouth-Hitchcock on Wednesday for the Health Leader Forge (look for it in January). What they do at D-H is fundamentally the same as what is being done here - except they provide a much higher level of skill. And third, this exposes more of the evolution described by Tyler Cowen in "Average is Over" - the future is not robots taking our jobs, but humans working with robots in a complementary capacity. I have to say, I really loved this article. A little bit of a tear jerker at the end.
Watch
What: Insider, Here's how prosthetic eyes are made (2 min)
http://www.thisisinsider.com/prosthetic-eyes-are-made-2017-10
Why: This video definitely belongs in the "this is so cool" bucket. As in, we do some really cool stuff in health care. It's fun to take a step back and look at the small miracles that we as leaders help enable.
Listen
What: The Art of Manliness Podcast, The Art of Mingling (40 minutes)
https://www.artofmanliness.com/2017/12/07/how-to-mingle-at-a-party/
Why: Last week I sent out a few links having to do with networking. This podcast goes very well with those links. In this podcast, the host interviews Jeanne Martinet, author of the book The Art of Mingling. Martinet realized at one point that most people were uncomfortable striking up casual conversations at public events like parties, or even networking events, but she was not. So she wrote a book about her techniques. I haven't read the book yet, but it's on my list now. She gives some great advice about how to read a room, start a conversation, and withdraw from a conversation to make the most of your mingling (networking) opportunities.
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