INSPIRATION
CognitV likes to tell a good story and inspire audiences.
With considered experience of delivering talks, lectures, anecdotes, this draws on a wealth of knowledge based on science, industrial application, and personal adventures! Ever relevant, passionately delivered, but with purpose to educate, inform, prompt new ways of thinking...
CognitV offers to deliver tailored talks to fit the needs of the organisation, based on this blend of science, real life application, and interesting contexts that provide analogy and insight.
Previous invited talks have involved communicating to diverse audiences including corporate organisations, academic institutions and the public.
These include, broadly, informative content and knowledge transfer about methods and principles for research and application; motivational content to inspire new thinking and purposeful behaviour:
- Applied consumer research methods for academic courses
- Psychology-infused design thinking for design agencies and
product innovation
- Stress-management using understanding of cutting-edge cognitive
neuroscience thinking for optimal performance and resilience
- Psychological principles applied in social enterprise context to
help motivate purposeful goals and mental wellbeing
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Using Virtual Reality in design of environments and for rapid prototyping combined with cognitive neuroscience thinking - delivered to a design agency to prompt new approaches to consumer experience design
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Consumer methods applied to aviation and adventure tourism - guest lectures to undergraduate business students to broaden their methods toolbox and incorporate a more 'consumer-centric' approach into their business models
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Methodological challenges in investigating cognition in the wild - address at an academic conference (British Psychological Society) sharing knowledge and experiences from many years of conducting scientific studies in real world challenging environments, including opportunities to use VR and wearable technology to capture neuropsychological data
Specific examples:
In the pipeline:
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Using triangulated (neurological, physiological, psychological) measures to understand human performance under stress and propose interventions for cognitive enhancement and resilience
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How lessons from extreme sports activities can provide insight into making risky decisions in everyday life
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Psychological benefits of exposure to adventurous situations including sailing: how this can help restore purpose in disadvantaged populations (including homeless and mental health suffers) - CognitV works very closely with a charitable organisation in Merseyside, Community-funded enterprise.
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Using virtual reality in STEM to educate and inform young people about the environment, sustainability and science (through Merseyside Adventure Sail Training - MAST programme)
