Labour Legend Tackles Technology

Labour legend, Norma Wilson, tackles not only the political upheaval of our country but also speaks out on the growing need of the elderly to be taught how to use technology. Small business, Living Connected, assists the elderly to set up and use computers whereby they remain independent, connected and engaged. Getting the interest of…

Listening is the key to Future Growth.

I earlier wrote a blogpost about the process of ethnography which focuses on the study of people and cultures, with the aim to understand how people live. Hermann Bausinger who studies empirical culture, intelligently sums up the difficulties of the ethnographic process, stating, “A bit of wild thinking is needed to catch and describe this…

Driven, competitive and love human interactions: Hire me?

It’s 12am at night and I cannot sleep. I also find myself not being able to write. Isn’t it funny how sometimes you think you have a purpose but then can’t quite pinpoint what it is? Not religiously, not politically, not economically and definitely not socially put upon me by others, but what do I…

Optimism is a Choice – you choose

As I sit here ready to create a blog post based around values, I am seemingly finding it difficult to put into words what I truly believe and appreciate on a day-to-day basis let alone in my long-term attitudes.  Elan Morgan in her Ted Talk, The Power of Personal Narrative indicates that ‘blogging rolls back…

A Reflection in Blogging

Throughout this process of blogging I have discovered two things: I love to blog. I don’t have time to blog. It’s so ironic; if I loved to blog I would make time to blog? Josh Pulman in his Somewhere Else project states “Everywhere we go, we carry with us options far more enticing than the…

Have we just regained faith in society?

Last week I interviewed my Mum about her memories of television when she was growing up. This gave my Mum great joy and excitement for participating in my research as it gave her a recollection of positive memories and interestingly reflected on nothing negative. As fellow students were asked to reflect on their interaction with…