News
How technology is changing the way we think
Posted: 13/11/11
Date and time:
20th March 2012 6.00 pm
Venue:
Speaker: Sheila Keegan
Venue: The Pavilion, at the WESTMINSTER CAVENDISH CAMPUS, 115 New Cavendish Street, London W1W 6UW
PLEASE NOTE THAT THIS IS A CHANGE OF VENUE
Register via the link http://www.eventbrite.co.uk/event/3029837325
Description:
The internet and other digital and social media, Google, Twitter, gaming and so on are radically changing the way we live, work and how we spend our time. By the age of 12, British children spend eight hours a week online (Ofcom). American young people will have been exposed to 30,000 hours of digital information by the age of 20 (Tapscot). The benefits of digital media are undeniable but it is not all good news. It is estimated that 12% of a company’s payroll is wasted dealing with unsolicited and unproductive mail (Watson). Internet addiction is growing and Cary Cooper of Lancaster University cites email as one of the greatest stressors of modern life. Studies are increasingly demonstrating how web usage changes the way our brains work; strengthening some capabilities and weakening others.
This interactive seminar explores the effects of technology on our brains and what it means for our working and home lives. The roles of different technologies in our lives will be explored, alongside strategies for managing digital technologies so that we can maximise their benefits and reduce the drawbacks.
Dr. Sheila Keegan is a Business Consultant, Chartered Psychologist and author. She is a Founding Partner of Campbell Keegan Ltd, a consultancy working with private and public sector clients within the areas of change and communication. CKL works with organisations to generate new thinking and new strategies; developing brands, products and services, internal communications and corporate strategy. Sheila is also a trainer in qualitative market research techniques and a Master Practitioner of NLP.
Sheila is a regular speaker at conferences, universities and to government and commercial bodies and acts as an advisor on cultural trends and consumer psychology to companies, ad agencies, think tanks, public service companies and others. She is also a media commentator on national radio and TV.