Online Tools – Video Conferencing
Video conferencing tools – a comparison This article examines the origins and growth of video conferencing technology and compares the popular video conferencing tools that have gained in popularity during the recent lockdown. Disruptors (those that cause disruptions) both big and small are at play all the time. They impact individuals, families, businesses, cities, or…
The Anatomy of a Scam
How to protect yourself in a connect world What is a scam? Here are some real-life examples: Example 1 Date: 30th July 2020, time: 8.35am. Phone rings: Tring, tring, tring, tring. Hello, Hello. [Silence] ‘Your internet connection will be cut off within 24 hours. If you don’t want to be disconnected, press 3 to speak…
The Science of Wellbeing
Short while ago I came across an article by a respected NHS consultant in a newspaper which made me curious. It was about the most popular online course in the world with more than 2.5million subscribers. Having been an educator and trainer myself more than half of my working life, and good part of that…
Has coronavirus fulfilled Clarkes’ predictions?
Recently we held an Annual General Meeting (AGM) of a UK charity we are involved in, as an online event. It took us a couple of days to organise, cost very little other than some time, and there was a good attendance. The meeting started on time at 6.00pm, all items were covered giving ample…
Captain Tom Moore: An accidental Hero?
At the beginning of April 2020, few people had heard about him, by the middle of that month he had become a media phenomenon. By the end of the month, there were calls for him to be knighted. But why, who is he? He is Tom Moore, a Yorkshire man, born in Keighley on April…
COVID-19: The Big Disruptor
Since 9/11 and rise in global terrorism, countries around the globe have spent vast sums of time and money protecting their economies from natural and manmade disasters. Over the past 2 decades, Disaster Readiness and Business Continuity Planning has become an essential part of most technology and management training courses. Most medium to large businesses…