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Men Of All Ages - Mental Health & Workplace Bullying Stories

MEN, I WANT TO HEAR FROM YOU. I’m working on a new project, and I would really appreciate hearing from men who are willing to share their experiences. Why is it that men are so often expected to be strong, hold everything together, and keep their struggles to themselves? What happens when a man is being bullied or harassed at work? When he’s struggling with depression, anxiety, relationships, or simply feeling overwhelmed by life? Who does he turn to? And more importantly, does he feel comfortable asking for help? We talk so much about mental health, workplace culture, and creating environments where people feel safe speaking up. But I wonder how many men are still suffering in silence because they’re afraid of being judged, embarrassed, or seen as weak. Being strong shouldn’t mean having to suffer in silence. At the end of the day, we’re all human beings. Whether you’re a single dad raising children, a husband trying to provide for his family, a man struggling with relationships, or someone simply trying to get through another day, your feelings matter too. Being strong doesn’t mean you have to carry everything alone. I’m interested in hearing from men of all ages and backgrounds, whether you’re an employee, manager, business owner, or retired. I’m not looking for perfect answers. I’m looking for honest experiences and different perspectives. If you’ve ever felt pressure to hide what you’re going through, I’d love to hear from you. You can comment below, send me a private message, or email me at [email redacted]. I understand these are personal subjects, and I will not publicly share your name or story without your permission. My biggest question is this: What would make it easier for men to speak up without feeling like they’re losing their strength or dignity? I believe it’s time we listened more. At the end of the day, we’re all human beings. We all have struggles, emotions, and experiences that others may never see or understand. It’s not about being weak or strong. It’s about recognizing that everyone deserves to be heard. We can’t learn from one another if we’re not willing to listen. And sometimes the most important thing we can do is stop talking, open our ears, and actually hear what someone is trying to tell us. #MensMentalHealth #WorkplaceCulture #WorkplaceBullying #MentalHealthAwareness #Leadership

PE Teachers - School Football Fixtures & Inter-School Collaboration

PE Teachers… How do you arrange your school football fixtures? ⚽️ I think this is a really interesting conversation to have, particularly when it comes to building relationships with PE colleagues in neighbouring schools. For me, this is what school football should be all about. Communication, collaboration and creating the right environment for the young people taking part. When schools work together and understand the needs of the children involved, school football and school fixturescan be such a positive experience for everyone. I'm really interested to hear how other schools approach this. How do you arrange your fixtures? Do you work closely with neighbouring schools? And if you fancy joining me on my The Lonely Goalpost Podcast to chat about school football, I'd love to hear from you! Drop me a message and let's make it happen. 🙌⚽️ #PETeachers #Education #PhysicalEducation #TeachersOfLinkedIn #LonelyGoalpost

UK Women 20-40 Childfree & Mothers 50+ - Mother-Daughter Impact

Hello! I'm a commissioning editor for the women's lifestyle pages of a national UK newspaper and I am looking for case studies to speak to for an article about the rise of Gen Z and millennial women in the UK who are deciding to be child free (be it for financial, environmental, or any personal reasons) and how this decision has impacted their relationships with their own mothers - would-be grandmothers. Fee and photoshoot available. You need to be EITHER * A woman aged 20-40 who has decided to be childfree. UK-based. OR * A woman aged 50+ who found it difficult to accept that her daughter has chosen to be childfree. UK-baded. Please note, the tone of this piece is going to be balanced and sympathetic to both the child free women and the wouls-be grandmothers, and absolutely will not be critical of any woman's decision not to have children.

Workplace Bullying Survivors - Public Humiliation & Toxic Leadership

I went out for brunch today. I left with a masterclass in toxic leadership. Beautiful venue. Strong reputation. Instagram - worthy branding. And an absolutely shocking reality behind the scenes. Today, I witnessed a manager publicly humiliating and intimidating a female employee in front of customers. A customer complained about a delayed order. Instead of handling the situation professionally, the manager started blaming the employee, sharing personal allegations about her behaviour and even claiming he had deliberately delayed an order to punish her. He then confronted her in the middle of the restaurant, in front of everyone. The irony? She was the ONLY employee who genuinely seemed to care about the customers and made an effort to communicate with us. As someone who has seen the world, with an MBA from Les Roches, and 3 degrees in total, with international expereince across luxury hospitality, commercial and technology environments, I find this behavious unacceptable. And as someone who has personally experienced workplace mobbing (not once), pychological and emotional abuse, this hit particularly close to home. Let's get something straight: → Feedback belongs behind closed doors, NOT in front of 30 customers. → Customer service recovery requires professionalism, NOT public humiliation. → Leadership is about accountability, NOT intimidation. → Employee experience IS customer experience. You can invest millions in branding, marketing and beautiful interiors. But how you treat your employees reveals the REAL culture behind your business. Today reinforced a long-term ambition of mine: combining international business, coaching, somatic approaches and advocacy to eventually build something bigger than myself: an educational and healing platform, a media company talking about the TRUTH. Potentially an institute dedicated to protecting human dignity and addressing workplace abuse, particularly against women. Because nobody should have to sacrifice their mental health, dignity or livelihood just to earn a living. And now I want to hear from YOU. Have you ever experienced workplace mobbing, public humiliation, psychological abuse or intimidation by someone in a position of power? Did anyone protect you? Or were you left to fight for yourself? I'm looking to connect with people willing to share their experiences and participate in interviews as I explore how to turn awareness into meaningful change. My inbox is open. Your story matters. And to every leader reading this: Your job is to lead people. Not to break them. #ToxicLeadership #WorkplaceBullying #HospitalityLeadership #EmployeeExperience #WomenAtWork #Leadership

African Communities Facing Climate Impacts - COP31 Voices

Why am I going to COP31? Because over the past year, I have visited more communities directly affected by the climate crisis than the average person probably ever will. I have sat with people, listened to their stories, documented some of their experiences and, at other times, simply listened quietly. From communities facing displacement and environmental destruction to people whose livelihoods, homes and futures are being threatened, I have seen that the impacts of the climate crisis are not just environmental. They are economic, social, cultural and deeply human. I am going to COP31 because these experiences should not end as stories told in affected communities. They deserve to be heard where decisions are made. Too often, the people making decisions are far removed from the realities of those living with the consequences. And even when affected communities want to reach their leaders, the bureaucracy, access barriers and complicated processes can make it incredibly difficult. I don’t want COP31 to be another space where people talk about communities without actually listening to them. So, from 9–21 November, I want to hear from you. Wherever you are in Africa, reach out to me. I will be in the comments and my DMs will be open. What struggles is your community facing because of the climate crisis? What stories do you think the world needs to hear? Which leaders, institutions or decision-makers do you want to reach? What would you want them to know if you had the opportunity to speak directly to them? I may not have all the answers, and I cannot promise to solve every problem. But I can listen, ask questions, document experiences and find ways to bring these realities into conversations happening at COP31. I cannot claim to speak for everyone I meet. But I can help create more space for their voices to be heard

Musicians Touring Abroad by Bus & Train & Car - Low-Carbon Touring

#journorequest: I'm looking to speak to musicians who are touring abroad by bus/train/car instead of flying (for environmental reasons). DM me any leads.

Mexico PRs - Sustainability & Wildlife & Human Rights & Travel

🇲🇽 Some news and a PR #journorequest: I will be reporting from Mexico from January till around June, which means I'll be on the look out for stories. 🇲🇽 In the past two years I've reported on wildlife electrocutions in Costa Rica,communities pushing through a climate resilience agendaonthe slopes of settlements in Medellín, former coca growers in eastern Colombia who have transitioned into a different crop, hiked Mexico's only long-distance walking trail, and covered how Jalisco, the Mexican state which then reported the most forced disappearances, was using different innovations to find missing people. I am likely to be based in Mexico City but I will also be roaming around for stories and might potentially cross into neighbouring countries so feel free to pitch me even if the story is a 24-hour bus ride or two away (I will be minimising flights for environmental reasons). PRs: I am looking for sustainability, wildlife, environmental, human rights and travel stories. Some of the above stories have come directly from PRs so there's a huge opportunity here for PRs to pitch me. The above stories will give you an inkling as to what I’m looking for, as will my portfolio, which I'll link to below. My email can be found on my website. Picture: Of a yellow house surrounded by trees in Mexico City. #Mexico #stories #journalism

Liverpool Retailers & Sustainability Experts - Circular Retail Scene

Loads of things going on in my working world at the moment, events and content etc, but here's a little snapshot of some of the circular-thinking/planet-conscious retail businesses I spotted on a recent trip to #Liverpool. I've always loved the city and what it has to offer (up the Reds 🔴) but I'm considering a bit of a deepdive into the city's retail scene and its focus on sustainability. Drop me a line if you've got a contribution or some ideas of things to explore. Here are a few things I do know, for starters. For the last two years, Liverpool ONE has had a Mobile Segregation Unit (MSU), courtesy of The Green Block which aims to boost recycling rates at the shopping and leisure hub. The aim of the MSU deployment was to sort waste into 15 individual waste streams, making it easier to recycle more material. There's a digital waste tracking element to it all too. Didn't get to see that myself last week but, in terms of other sustainability/circularity plays, I did visit the colourful LUSH flagship in Church St, complete with its well marketed Bring it Back packaging recycling concept and mandate of "leaving the world lusher than we found it". It's the biggest Lush store in the world to boot. Sostrene Grene opened its doors in Liverpool's Bold St in October 2023, and continues to highlight strong environmental welfare credentials via in-store messaging and customer communication. Just along the way, there's also Resurrection Bold St Liverpool, a long-time go-to place for multiple partner fashion brands as well as a host of vintage, preloved, and upcycled gear. Bold Street is also home to one of only two Shared Earth UK Limited stores in the UK (the other one and original site is in York). Its roots are steeped in ethical trading and addressing social and environmental issues, and it was good to see the hustle and bustle inside. The site started offering customers the option to refill their own packaging (with shampoo, washing-up liquid etc) long before it became more widely popular for retailers to do so.

Science Communicators - Environment Health Technology Projects

This time last month, I started a new adventure by becoming a student again and embarking on an MSc in Science Media Production at Imperial College London 👩🔬🧬📺🧪 Crazily it's now been 10 years since I began my undergraduate degree in Diagnostic Radiography at University of Portsmouth 😨 The last decade has been anything but straightforward. It's included qualifying and beginning my career as a radiographer at a major trauma centre during the COVID-19 pandemic (Imperial College Healthcare NHS Trust), as well as periods of ill health & new diagnoses for myself. Eventually I medically imaged patients across four wonderful London hospitals, including Great Ormond Street Hospital for Children NHS Foundation Trust and Cleveland Clinic London 🩻😷 Along the way, I also explored careers outside of radiography, from a marketing internship at ABTA via the Leonard Cheshire Change 100 programme, to leading volunteers with Oxfam at festivals and in Greenpeace environmental campaigns. Most recently I've been working on engagement and events at Islington Council as part of Evidence Islington, which is funded by NIHR (National Institute for Health and Care Research) and focused on improving outcomes related to wider determinants of health. I’ve sometimes worried my career path looks unusual, but I have so many passions and every role has taught me new skills, adapted me to different work environments and allowed me to meet many types of amazing people. In the 1st month of this course, I've done such varied things, from writing an essay about science philosophy to producing a science radio show, so I'm excited to see where the rest of the year and beyond leads. Alongside the MSc, I've also started two new roles: 📰 Deputy News Editor for I, Science Magazine 🤝 Outreach Coordinator for the Science Communication Society To colleagues and collaborators, past and present: thank you for the support ❤️ If you're working on an interesting science related project (particularly related to the environment, technology or health) and want to connect with science communicators, or would like to be featured in an article, radio/video interview, or event, I'd love to hear from you 😊 #ScienceCommunication #ScienceMedia #ImperialCollegeLondon #PublicHealth #Healthcare #Technology #Environment #Masters #PublicEngagement #NewAdventure

Singapore Historians & Conservationists - Living Landscapes

"The sky is turning blue again, ..." That's the title of my latest YouTube upload, and also how I start the video. It's a little experiment to see whether people would actually click on a video with such a random title, especially after being away from YouTube for almost four months. 20 hours in: 1,200 views and 600+ engaged views. Given the size of my channel, I'm pleasantly surprised. But more importantly, this video is an open call. I'm starting a new series called Living Landscapes, inspired by my travels across Southeast Asia. The idea is to explore the history, culture and conservation efforts behind Singapore's outdoors. My channel is still relatively small, with 4,000+ subscribers and over 360,000 long-form views. But I think it's time to start having conversations with people who have deeper knowledge and interesting perspectives on these subjects. If you're someone who enjoys sharing knowledge, or know someone who might be interested in being part of the series, I'd love to hear from you. Reach me at [email redacted]. On another note, we've been covering the refrigeration cycle and ETTV in class at SP recently. It's given me a deeper appreciation of the buildings around us, and just how much thought goes into reducing energy consumption, from the type of windows used to the design of shades. It's interesting to understand the engineering and considerations behind things we often take for granted. The more I learn, the more excited I get about returning to the built environment with a stronger technical foundation. A year from now. 😊

Mining Companies & CSI Managers - Community Development Projects

🌍 CALLING ALL MINING COMPANIES: LET’S SHINE A LIGHT ON COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT! The mining sector plays a vital role in building stronger, more sustainable ce on the ground. Are you involved in projects focused on: ✅ Education, skills development and youth empowerment ✅ Job creation and local enterprise development ✅ Community infrastructure and housing ✅ Healthcare, water and sanitation ✅ Environmental sustainability and rehabilitation ✅ Women’s empowerment and support for local businesses We want to hear about the projects that demonstrate how mining companies are creating lasting value beyond the mine gates. This is your opportunity to tell your story, celebrate your impact and showcase your commitment to responsible mining and sustainable community development. 📢 Mining companies, sustainability teams, CSI managers and community development practitioners: If your organisation has a project worth talking about, I’d love to hear from you! 📩 Send me a message on LinkedIn to discuss featuring your initiative in the December edition of Leadership in Mining. Let’s give the stories that matter the recognition they deserve. #LeadershipInMining #Mining #CommunityDevelopment #SustainableMining #SocialImpact #CSI #ESG #SouthAfricanMining

Women 30-45 in Relationships - Chosen Childfree, Never Change

**Are you 30-45 and have chosen to be childfree? Paid interview** A magazine is looking for women in their thirties and early forties to share the story of why they’ve chosen not to have children – and why they know they will never change their mind. The reasons could be financial or lifestyle, career, environmental, the desire for freedom – or anything else! For this feature you’d need to currently be in a relationship where you could have children if you chose. You’d need to be happy to speak openly about the choices you’ve made and the impact it’s had (perhaps the judgement or disappointment of friends / family). This would involve an interview (quotes read back for accuracy) and photos of you to be supplied. For more information you can comment below, send me a DM or email [email redacted] Thanks for reading

Scientists in Russian Far East - Research Priorities & Military Ties

Russia wants to attract more scientists. But what kind of research does it actually want them to do? In September 2026, Vladimir Putin proposed a special programme to attract Russian and foreign researchers to the Russian Far East. The government was asked to consider housing, relocation allowances, and support for scientists' families. At first glance, it sounds like an initiative to develop regional science. But there's another side to this story. Since Russia's full-scale invasion of Ukraine, the relationship between scientific research and the military-industrial complex has become an increasingly important question. Universities and research institutions are operating in a country where defense production is a major state priority, international scientific cooperation has been severely disrupted, and researchers face growing political pressures. The Russian Far East is particularly interesting in this context. The region is home to major defense manufacturers, while some local universities and research institutions already collaborate with military-industrial enterprises or work on technologies with both civilian and military applications. But does this mean the new initiative is intended to support military research? Not necessarily. And that's precisely what I'm trying to investigate. I'm currently working on an article for T-invariant, speaking with researchers and experts on Russian science policy and defense technology, examining existing university-industry partnerships, and trying to understand how scientific priorities have changed since 2022. What interests me most is not simply whether scientists will move to the Far East, but what kind of research environment awaits them. Who will determine their research priorities? How much independence will they have? And what happens to fundamental science when technological development becomes increasingly tied to state and military interests? I think these questions deserve far more attention than the promises of housing and financial incentives. More to come once the article is published. #SciencePolicy #AcademicFreedom #ScienceJournalism #Russia

Delhi Architects & Urban Planners - Resettlement Colonies Retrofit

Hello all!I’m looking to connect with architects, urban planners, academics, and practitioners who have some knowledge of/ or have worked on, Delhi’s resettlement colonies (example,Savda Ghevra, Bawana, Holambi Kalan, Papan Kalan, Rohini, Narela, etc)and are familiar with the challenges of resettlement and the built environment. The idea is to speak with people who know these settlements and to reimagine what a more dignified form of resettlement could look like. If these colonies were to be retrofitted or redesigned, what would that entail in practice? This could include structural and design interventions, materials, spatial layouts, sketches and drawings, and possibilities for both in-situ upgrading and new resettlement models. If you or anyone you know of can help me this, pls reach out! #journorequest #urbanplanning #resettlementcolonies

Construction Companies & Suppliers - Building Wishes Stories

Have you ever made a wish on a star? Or held a dream so close to your heart that you just knew, somehow, someday, it was meant to become your reality? I've always believed in the power of having a dream. But I've also learned that sometimes, the difference between wishing for something and seeing it come true is having someone else believe in it, too. That's the heart behind BUILDING WISHES. This December, I'm dedicating the final special edition of Built America Magazine for 2026 to something deeply personal to me. I'm not only a publisher. I'm also the mother of a Make-A-Wish child. I've seen firsthand what happens when complete strangers come together to bring something extraordinary into a child's life. When you're a parent facing circumstances you would give anything to change, those moments mean more than words can explain. My connection to construction is personal, too. A bad contractor experience during my childhood taught me how deeply the people we trust with our homes can affect our lives. It's one of the reasons integrity, accountability, and genuine care have always mattered so much to me in this industry. And that's where these two parts of my life come together. BUILDING WISHES is about the people in our industry who make a difference in someone else's life, often without realizing just how much it means. My vision is to bring together wish-granting organizations supporting critically ill children, educational organizations helping students find their future in construction, and the businesses and individuals throughout our built environment who genuinely care about the people they serve. Wondering if your company belongs in this edition? Have you ever dedicated a project to someone or helped a family who needed it? Do you manufacture a product that saves lives, changes lives, or makes someone's everyday world a little easier? Are you a homebuilder who understands you're not just building a house, but the place where someone's children will grow up? Or maybe you're a family-owned lumberyard or building materials supplier who still knows your customers by name and takes pride in being part of what they're building. That's my dream for Building Wishes. From the smallest family-owned business to the largest manufacturer, developer, or construction company, I want to hear the stories of people who remember that behind every project, product, and purchase, there's a person whose life we're touching. As we begin bringing this December edition together, I'd love to hear from organizations, companies, and individuals who see themselves in this vision. And if you know someone whose story deserves to be told, please reach out. Sometimes, the most meaningful thing we build isn't a structure at all. It's a possibility, a future, or a wish someone thought might never come true. I’m inviting you all to be a part of this landmark issue with me. #BuildingWishes

Scotland Readers - Jackdaw Approval - One-Off or New Start

Should the decision on the Jackdaw gas field approval be a one-off or a new beginning? That's the question we're putting to The Press and Journal readers today, and we want to hear your views. Behind that binary question is a much bigger context too. Jackdaw is on, but Rosebank oil is very much in the balance - so is industry being sold short? And in that same way, has the government just let down environmentalists, and muddied the waters for the future of renewables? Join the debate so the region's voice is heard loud and clear, whatever your view, here. https://lnkd.in/e5t9XsVE

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UK Psychologist - Perfect Hangover Environment

Looking for a UK based expert/psychologist/scientist who can discuss the perfect hangover environment! Email in bio, thanks! #journorequest

Green Business Leaders - Sustainability Impact Feature

♻️ Is your business leading the way in sustainability? Newstalk's Green Business Person of the Month celebrates businesses making a real difference for the environment. If that sounds like your company, we'd love to hear from you! The winner will be featured on Breakfast

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HR Leaders & Organizational Design Practitioners - Decision Fatigue

📣 Research Contributor Opportunity: Seeking HR leaders, business leaders, organizational design and effectiveness practitioners, and future of work experts to share their perspectives on decision fatigue and organizational decision-making. What happens when the demand for decisions outpaces our capacity to make them well? My team at McLean & Company is researching how organizations can create the conditions for effective decision-making in an environment shaped by increasing complexity, information overload, AI, and constant change. We're looking to speak with leaders and practitioners who can help us better understand: • What's driving decision fatigue and decision overload? • How is AI changing decision-making? • What makes decisions harder than they need to be? • How do leadership, culture, governance, organizational practices, and ways of working influence decision effectiveness? • How can organizations create the conditions for more effective and sustainable decision-making? What's involved? ⏱️ A 30-45 minute virtual research interview over the coming weeks. Contributors will receive a copy of the final research and be formally recognized in the publication and on our website. Interested? Comment below or send me a direct message. If you know someone who would be a great fit, please share this post or tag them in the comments. #Leadership #HR #FutureOfWork #DecisionMaking #DecisionFatigue #AI #HumanJudgment #OrganizationalEffectiveness

Fleet Professionals - Culture of Care & Retention

I'm calling on my fleet network for this one! 💙 Call for voices for our Culture of Care episode! Over the years, I've met so many incredible people in this industry who genuinely care about their teams. Leaders who know that building a great workplace isn't just about getting the job done. It's about creating a space where people feel valued, supported, and encouraged to grow. And I KNOW some of you have great stories, lessons, and advice to share! For an upcoming episode of Work Truck's Shades of Fleet, we're talking about building a culture of care and how that impacts everything from employee engagement and professional growth to recruiting and retention. I'd love to hear from YOU. What has worked for your team? What have you learned along the way? How do you create an environment where people actually want to show up, contribute, and build a career? You don't need to have all the answers or a fancy leadership title. Sometimes the most valuable lessons come from the little things we do every day. This is your chance to help someone else in our industry succeed. Share what's worked, what hasn't, and what you wish you'd known sooner. Answer just one question or all of them... you can record whenever you want via the link in the news item. Check out how to get involved here 👇 https://lnkd.in/gcpSMKWn Let's keep learning from each other. That's what makes this community so special. #ShadesOfFleet #WorkTruck #FleetManagement #Leadership #EmployeeRetention #FleetCommunity

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Former Corporate Employees - Reinvention After Layoff & Career Change

Well, this wasn't exactly on my five-year plan. On May 7th, after more than 20 years in corporate America, I learned my position was being eliminated. And something unexpected happened. For the first time in a long time, I had the space to ask myself: What the hell do I actually want? Not what I'm qualified to do. Not what looks impressive on LinkedIn. Not what everyone else thinks I should be doing. What do I actually want? After spending decades trying to fit into roles, environments, and expectations that didn't always fit me, I realized something. Maybe I didn't need to get better at fitting in. Maybe I needed to stop trying so damn hard. So, after 10 years of wanting to start my own business but having absolutely no idea what that business should be, I'm officially introducing: MY MISFIT LIFE. A coaching business, podcast, and growing community for people ready to stop living according to expectations that no longer fit. Because you can be incredibly successful at building a life you don't actually want. And you can be really fucking good at something that makes you miserable. SO, WHAT AM I BUILDING? COACHING I'm working with people navigating life's transitions. Layoffs, career changes, burnout, relationships, reinvention, or simply reaching that point where you wonder, Is this really it? Through my Misfit Method, we'll question assumptions, explore possibilities, and figure out what actually fits your life now. No cookie-cutter advice. No pretending there's one right way to live. THE MY MISFIT LIFE PODCAST Honest, funny, sometimes uncomfortable conversations about the human experience. And I'm officially looking for guests! Experts, authors, researchers, coaches, and professionals with interesting perspectives? Absolutely. Everyday people who've started over, challenged expectations, or learned something worth sharing? Hell yes. You don't need an impressive title or thousands of followers. Just something interesting to say. A GROWING COMMUNITY I'm creating resources and connections for people who are tired of feeling like they have to become someone else to belong. HERE'S MY ASK: Interested in coaching? Email [email redacted] with the subject Coaching Inquiry. Want to be a podcast guest? Email [email redacted] with the subject Podcast Guest and tell me a little about yourself and what you'd love to discuss. And, if someone comes to mind for either, please share or tag them! My website is still under construction, but I'm not waiting for everything to be perfectly packaged to get started. I spent a lot of years trying to figure out where I fit. Now I'm building something around the idea that maybe we don't have to. Welcome to My Misfit Life. #MyMisfitLife #LifeCoaching #PodcastGuests #Reinvention

COP31 Attendees in Antalya - Report Launches & Events

COP31 is just a few days away. From 9–20 November, the world's climate community will gather in Antalya, Türkiye, for the 31st UN Climate Change Conference. This year, I'll be covering COP31 remotely, following the negotiations, announcements, and—most importantly—the stories behind the headlines. Over the past five years, I've covered every UN Climate Change Conference (COP). COP31 will be my sixth consecutive conference, and it somehow always becomes the busiest—and my favorite—time of the year. If you'll be attending COP31, launching a report, organizing an event, or working on a story, I'd love to connect. Whether you'd like to discuss story ideas, share insights from the conference, or collaborate on coverage, feel free to reach out. Looking forward to another exciting COP season. #COP31 #ClimateJournalism #ClimateChange #EnvironmentalJournalism #ClimateAction تبقت أيام قليلة على انطلاق مؤتمر الأطراف كوب 31 في أنطاليا، تركيا خلال الفترة من 9 إلى 20 نوفمبر. هذا العام سأغطي المؤتمر عن بُعد، على مدار السنوات الخمس الماضية، غطيت جميع مؤتمرات الأطراف ، ودائمًا يكون هذا الوقت من العام هو الأكثر حماسًا بالنسبة لي في العمل، والأكثر انشغالًا أيضاً إذا كنتم ستحضرون الكوب، أو تطلقون تقريرًا، أو تنظمون فعالية، أو تعملون على قصة صحفية مرتبطة بالمؤتمر، فسأكون سعيدة بالتواصل معكم لتبادل الأفكار، أو التعاون في التغطية الإعلامية.

Memphis & Southaven Residents & Env Advocates - xAI Colossus Impact

I’m writing a piece for @scalawagmag about Memphis, xAI’s Colossus, and the communities living alongside the infrastructure powering the AI boom. looking to hear from Memphis and Southaven residents, environmental advocates. DMs are open. I welcome firsthand experiences.

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Residents Near Mumbai AI Data Centres - Power & Water Strain

Hi everyone, I am working on a story examining how the rapid expansion of AI data centres is putting pressure on electricity and water infrastructure, as the Central Government prepares to introduce a dedicated data centre policy. I am particularly looking to connect with residents living near data centre projects in Mumbai, who can share their on-the-ground experiences and concerns about power supply, water availability and other local impacts. I would also like to speak with environmentalists, urban planners, energy experts, and other stakeholders working on these issues. If you have relevant insights or can connect me with people who may be able to contribute to the story, please feel free to DM me. Email: [email redacted] #Mumbai #AI #Datacentre #Google #Amazone #AIDataCentre

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Underemployed Americans - Cost-of-Living Strain Ahead of Midterms

I am working on a story about underemployment in America ahead of the midterm elections. With heightened prices it is harder for people to get by. With slower job growth and a low-hire, low-fire environment, finding new work is increasingly difficult. If you are underemployed

Mexico-Based Sources & PRs - Sustainability & Wildlife & Human Rights

Professionals Who Landed Jobs in 2026 - Job Hunt Tactics

SOURCE REQUEST: Did YOU get a new job in 2026? If so, I want to hear from you for a big story I'm writing for Fast Company! Literally—how did you manage to do it? Did you slide into a high school friend's Insta DMs to ask for a referral to their company? Did you EasyApply on LinkedIn? Did you get poached? Did you do something creative, like a video resume or a TikTok skit? Did ChatGPT or Claude lend a hand? Did you write a stream-of-consciousness cover letter three margaritas in on a Taco Tuesday and somehow it worked out? Or did you simply tailor your CV, applied on the company's website, and maybe followed up with a hiring manager? As the year's end draws closer, many people stay stuck in jobless limbo: 2026 has been the year of mass layoffs that don't stop, AI potentially gutting industries and career paths, and ominous economic and political uncertainty. Far from the ideal job-hunting environment. Which is why I want to connect with professionals who pulled it off this year. I'm looking for dozens of detailed accounts about what worked, and what didn't. Do you want to share your success story to inspire and inform fellow job seekers at the end of their rope? DM me or message below and let's connect!

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Enterprise AI Leaders & Builders - Real-World Deployment & Strategy

The AI shift is moving too fast for canned press releases, or surface-level commentary. Enterprise leaders, technical founders, and operators driving real deployment need a platform that cuts through the noise. We are opening up the Neural News Network studio to sit down with the engineers, builders, and strategists actively shaping the next wave of artificial intelligence. We are looking to feature leaders across research, agentic infrastructure, enterprise architecture, and physical automation; start-ups, scale-ups, and hyper-scalers. These sessions are designed as sharp, high-impact conversations: real-world implementations, hard-won lessons from the trenches, and strategic perspectives on where the market is actually heading. If you are building or deploying at the frontier, this is the environment built to highlight your work. If you are currently hands-on in the space and have a story or perspective that belongs in front of an executive audience, raise your hand. Drop a comment below or send a direct message, and let’s get you on the studio schedule.

Interior Designers - Wallpaper Trends & Tips Kitchens Bedrooms Baths

JOURNO REQUEST I'm looking for designers to provide commentary for a trends-based piece on wallpaper… How is wallpaper currently being used across kitchens / bedrooms / bathrooms...Is it back, did it go anywhere, what are the trends in wallpaper in terms of patterns and colour but also use? Also tips on how best to use it depending on environment (especially kitchens and bathrooms), as well as considering things like scale, proportion etc. Accompanying lifestyle imagery illustrating relevant points is also welcome. (Pic of my latest bathroom project - covered in wallpaper, naturally.)

Couples Therapists & Relationship Researchers - Conflict Science

Seeking experts for two upcoming reported WELL-BENT features: The science of having a better fight: I’m looking to speak with researchers who study romantic relationships, couples conflict, conflict resolution, repair, humor/play during conflict, or related areas—as well as licensed couples therapists in this space. Should we actually be worried about fragrance? Looking for researchers/experts in environmental health, exposure science, toxicology, endocrine-disrupting chemicals, fragrance ingredients, and/or dermatology/contact dermatitis who can speak to what we know/don't know and separate legitimate concerns from fear-mongering. If that’s you—or you know someone I should talk to—I’d love to connect! Feel free to comment, DM me, or tag someone below. #JournalistRequest #HealthJournalism #PsychologyResearch #EnvironmentalHealth #WELLBENT #JournoRequest

PRs & NGOs in Mexico - Sustainability, Wildlife, Human Rights, Travel

Some news and a #journorequest: This feels crazy to write this but I will be reporting from Mexico from January till around June. And, of course, I'll be on the look out for stories. 🇲🇽 In the past two years I've reported on wildlife electrocutions in Costa Rica,communities pushing through a climate resilience agendaonthe slopes of settlements in Medellín, former coca growers in eastern Colombia who have transitioned into a different crop, hiked Mexico's only long-distance walking trail, and covered how Jalisco, the Mexican state which reported the most forced disappearances, was trying to find missing people. I am likely to be based in Mexico City but I will also be roaming around for stories and might potentially cross into neighbouring countries so feel free to pitch me even if the story is a 24-hour bus ride or two away (I will be minimising flights for environmental reasons). PRs: I am looking for sustainability, wildlife, environmental, human rights and travel stories. Some of the above stories have come directly from PRs so there's a huge opportunity here for PRs to pitch me. The above stories will give you an inkling as to what I’m looking for, as will my portfolio, which I'll link to below. My email can be found on my website. Image: Working on a The Guardian story about Ana's rainwater harvesting system at her home, which like many informal settlements, is not connected to the water network (for years she had to collect water from a well about 30 minutes away). #Mexico #journalism #stories

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UK Charity & Third Sector Leaders - State of Cybersecurity Interviews

📢 Are you a leader in a UK charity, voluntary organisation or social-purpose organisation? We are looking for people to take part in a short, confidential interview next week for the 'State of Cybersecurity in the Third Sector report', being produced by Cybility Consulting Ltd in partnership with Charity IT Leaders (CITL). Participants will receive a £50 voucher as a thank-you for their time. We want the report to reflect what organisations are genuinely navigating: balancing mission delivery with limited resources, people, governance responsibilities and cyber risk. Not another report that repeats the same generic advice. A practical, evidence-led view of what helps, what gets in the way, and what leaders need next. WHO WE WOULD LIKE TO HEAR FROM We would particularly welcome participants in roles such as: - IT, digital, data or information-security leaders - CEOs, executive directors and senior operational leaders - Trustees, board members or committee members responsible for risk, digital or governance We are keen to hear from organisations of all sizes and across the third sector, including: - Housing - Health and social care - Education - Faith organisations - International development - Environment - Arts and culture WHAT TAKING PART INVOLVES A 45–60-minute online conversation next week, covering practical issues such as: - Cybersecurity leadership and governance - Staff culture and human-related risk - Funding and resource pressures - Priorities for strengthening resilience There is *no preparation required*. We will not ask you to disclose sensitive technical information or details of cyber incidents. Your contribution can be anonymised, and we will agree any use of quotations or organisational references with you before publication. WHY YOUR VOICE MATTERS The report will launch at CITL Connect: Cybersecurity on 12 November 2026. Its purpose is to give trustees, CEOs, funders and technology leaders useful insight they can act on, grounded in the realities of mission-led organisations. HOW TO EXPRESS INTEREST If you are available next week and willing to contribute, please DM me or reply to this post with: - Your role and organisation type - Approximate organisation size - Whether you would prefer your contribution to be anonymous We'll send you the booking link for an interview with our experienced independent researcher, Matt Treadwell (aka The Cybrarian). A £50 voucher will be provided to each participant as thanks for their contribution. Thank you to everyone that is helping us create a report that is credible, useful and properly tuned to the third sector’s reality. #ThirdSector #NotForProfit #NonProfit #Cybersecurity #Trustee #CEO #CIO #CISO #CTO

New Starter Accountants & Bookkeepers - Transition to Employment

Hello new starters and early-careers accountants and bookkeepers! I'm writing about your experience of starting out at work. I'd love to know: - What the transition to employment was like for you. Were there things it was hard to get used to, or aspects of the culture you didn't understand? - How your employer helped you to adjust. Did your manager set expectations about behaviour and presentation, or assign you a mentor? - What's worked well for you. Adapting to a professional environment can be challenging, so what advice would you give other new starters? - Changes you've suggested to your employer. Have you helped your employer change any processes to onboard their next hires? Comment below or DM me with your experiences for an AAT article. #AAT #AATCommunity #Bookkeeping #Accounting #Apprenticeship #NewStarter

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Workers 60-64 - Forced Job Exit Experiences & Coping

In this environment, forced retirements have become more common, and the problem is only getting worse. I'm writing a story for the Kiplinger Retirement Report to shine a light on this and to help people between the ages of 60 and 64 navigate it. If you were forced out of your job, I would love to hear your story. How did you handle it, get by, survive, and maybe even thrive? If you are between the ages of 60 and 64 and want to share your experience, reach out here or at donnabail@hotmailcom or [email redacted] Thanks!!!

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Tampa Bay Waterfront Workers - Working Water Photo Project

Tampa Bay is often presented as a postcard: bright water, open horizons, and a shoreline made for looking out from. But the bay is also a working landscape—a network of crews, vessels, repair yards, divers, channels, engines, steel, salt, and daily labor. Here, water is not just scenery. It is livelihood, passage, hazard, and home. I’m Austin Strickland, a Tampa Bay photographer, former Navy corpsman, and scientific diver. Working in demanding environments taught me to move carefully, earn trust, and look beyond the surface. That perspective shapes Working Water, my ongoing photographic project about the people and places where industry meets the bay. I’m documenting this world from docks, working vessels, repair yards, and below the surface—tracing the knowledge and endurance that keep the region moving. I’m especially interested in hearing from people whose work may not already be represented in my network: commercial fishermen, tug and tow crews, marine contractors, shipwrights, welders, mechanics, dockworkers, port and terminal workers, environmental crews, salvage operators, boatbuilders, marina staff, and others whose livelihoods depend on Tampa Bay. If you work on the waterfront—or have spent your life around its docks, boats, yards, channels, and working communities—I’d like to hear from you. Please share this with someone whose story belongs in this project. What does this water mean to you? What does your work demand? What do people rarely see? Your story may help shape the next chapter of Working Water. Learn more or get in touch: https://lnkd.in/ecvuJ5GV

Independent Contractors & Estimators - Early Visibility Into Projects

I thought Broken Passage was mainly about succession. I was wrong. The deeper question is what happens whenever capability exists, but the passage into the next environment does not. That question led me straight to independent contractors. Two contractors can be equally capable. One hears about a project months before bid day. They know the GC. They understand the procurement environment. They know which requirements matter and who to call when something is unclear. The other discovers the same project when the solicitation appears. Same trade. Similar capability. Very different position. That distinction stayed with me. Markets are not flat. Opportunity does not reach everyone at the same time, through the same relationships, with the same context. So I started building COURT. COURT is being designed to help independent contractors see opportunity earlier, understand what it means for their business, and decide which opportunities are actually worth pursuing. Not simply: What can I bid? But: What is forming? What fits where my business is now? What could move it toward where I want it to go next? That means looking before the bid. Projects forming. Funding moving. Procurement taking shape. Requirements changing. Buyers repeating. Relationships forming. Because the biggest contract is not always the most important one. A smaller project might create the relationship. The relationship might create the reference. The reference might open the next market. That is the part I’m interested in. Not only opportunity. Movement. And somewhere in building COURT, the connection became obvious. I had not moved away from Broken Passage. I had moved closer to its original question. Broken Passage asks what happens when capability exists, but the passage into the next institutional environment does not. COURT is that question made observable. A contractor may have the skill. The market may have the opportunity. But between the two sit information, relationships, procurement, capital, timing, and institutional access. That space between capability and access is the passage. COURT is where I’m trying to map it. Real contractors. Real projects. Real institutions. Real pathways. Real decisions. Real money. I’ll be sharing what I find as I build. And I’d like some of that research to happen in public. If you’re an independent contractor, estimator, GC, procurement professional, advisor, or someone who works close to this market, I’d like to hear from you: Where have you seen a contractor fully capable of doing the work - but still too far from the information, relationships, requirements, or institutions needed to reach it? That gap is where I’m looking. Because capability is only one side of economic opportunity. The other side is passage.

Autism Researchers & Clinicians - Genetics to Treatment Evidence

A conversation about autism genetics made me go back to the evidence. And I think that is exactly what good scientific discussion should do. After my previous post on the The National Autistic Society review, several clinicians, researchers and people with lived experience raised important questions about genetic heterogeneity, population-level statistics, environmental factors and what these findings actually mean for an individual child. So I went back to the broader literature. What becomes clear is that autism has a strong but highly complex genetic contribution. Large studies have identified substantial heritability, while research also continues to explore environmental influences, gene–environment interactions and considerable biological heterogeneity. (PubMed Central (PMC)) But there is another question I’m becoming increasingly interested in: What does all this mean for treatment and support? Understanding the biology is one part of the puzzle. Translating that understanding into better interventions is another. There is currently no single treatment for autism, and evidence-based support is generally individualised around a person's specific needs, with early and interdisciplinary intervention playing an important role. (NICHD) This is an area I want to explore much more deeply. I am actively researching the treatment and intervention landscape in autism—what has good evidence, what remains uncertain, what outcomes are actually meaningful, and where the major gaps in research and clinical practice remain. I would genuinely like to hear from: Autism researchers Developmental paediatricians Psychologists Occupational therapists Speech and language professionals Educators Geneticists Autistic people and families What evidence do you think is being overlooked? Which interventions deserve more rigorous research? Where are we overpromising? And where is there genuine potential for better support? My goal isn't to find a “miracle therapy.” It is to understand the evidence well enough to help build a future where children and families receive the right support, from the right professionals, at the right time. If you work in this space and are willing to share research, experience, or perspective, I’d genuinely like to learn from you. Lets take the discussion Ahead, The Occupational Therapy Hub All India Occupational Therapists Association (AIOTA) National Society of Autism Professionals , NIMHANS, Bangalore Dr. Urjita Chikhalikar Vineela Upadhyayula Ant Salt Dr Elizabeth Guest, PhD, BSc, PGCHE , Dr.Rajalakshmi Kandaswamy M.A. Stephanie Torchin, MSW, PSW Dr (OT) Santosh Kumar, Autism expert Dr. Jency Blesson Inclusion leader for autistic community Autism Knowledge Gateway Canadian National Autism Foundation The National Autism Society of Malaysia (NASOM) The National Autism Association of North Texas Full Article -https://lnkd.in/dFQcGXy9 #Autism #AutismResearch #AutismTreatment #Neurodevelopment #PediatricTherapy

Red Mud Experts - pH 10-13+ Alkalinity & Heavy Metal Toxicity

Looking for experts on red mud (bauxite residue) & heavy metal toxicity for an investigative story. Need: 🔬 Environmental Toxicologists 💧 Hydrogeologists 🩺 Epidemiologists Preferably with experience in red mud, pH 10-13+ alkalinity & proxy data. DMs open! RTs appreciated. 🙏

Interior Designers & Architects - Role in Built Environment & AI

📯Calling all interiors designers, architects, and others who work in construction!👩🎨👷 I’m currently working on an article for FK Architecture clearly defining the functions of an interior designer, detailing how we are still necessary in the built-environment (especially in the era of artificial intelligence). I am looking for strong voices who want to share their thoughts and experiences you have had as a designer or someone who has worked with one, and predictions for the future of how this profession will change. If you’d like to help us with this, feel free to reach out to me either here on LinkedIn or at my email [email redacted]. #interiordesign

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Circadian Biologists in Northern Europe - Polar Light Health Impact

RESEARCH REQUEST | Seeking an expert in light and human biology in extreme northern climates Howdy y’all. I’m on the hunt for someone who has researched the effects of prolonged darkness and near-constant daylight on human biology, particularly in Northern Europe. The angle I’m exploring is what actually happens to human health in these environments. What trends or anomalies do we see when we simply live with these extreme natural conditions, versus when we intervene with specific lighting strategies? Ultimately, I want to understand what these places can teach us about what our biology really expects from light. If anyone knows someone working in this field, I’d love an introduction! Thank you! 🙏

Engineering Teams Using AI Agents - PR Review Capacity Strain

AI made writing code cheap. It did not make engineering judgment cheap. As coding agents get better, I keep seeing the same bottleneck move downstream: More code → more pull requests → the same number of humans capable of reviewing them. I’ve experienced this firsthand while working on a cybersecurity product used in environments where reliability and security genuinely matter, including critical infrastructure. There was understandable pressure to turn the productivity gains from AI-assisted development into dramatically faster delivery. But that eventually leads to a much harder question: Who takes responsibility for code that no human has ever reviewed? Having one agent write the code and another approve it may make the throughput numbers look fantastic. It does not magically transfer accountability. I’ve since had similar conversations with people at other companies facing the same problem. The challenge is increasingly not “how do we get agents to write more code?” It is: How do we safely process all the code they already produce? In my latest article I explore what I think the next generation of the review pipeline needs: • deterministic automated verification • independent agent review • risk-based classification • human attention focused where judgment actually matters • smaller, reviewable changes • merge queues • WIP limits when the review queue is already full I also go into what I’m experimenting with in vincent and, more importantly, the parts I still haven’t solved. Coding faster is not the same thing as delivering faster. Code is getting cheap. Judgment isn’t. And trust may become the most expensive resource in the entire software lifecycle. 👉 https://lnkd.in/djJK9dnQ I’d especially like to hear from teams already dealing with this: are agent-generated PRs starting to overwhelm your review capacity? #SoftwareEngineering #AI #AgenticAI #CodingAgents #DevTools #EngineeringLeadership #SoftwareArchitecture

Engineering Managers - Measuring Engineers When Using AI

Two engineers deliver the same result. One writes every line by hand. The other uses AI and finishes in half the time. Who's the better engineer? 🤔 That's the question behind Edition 02 of The Practical AI Manager. My take: AI can remove effort, but it can't remove accountability. The output still belongs to the engineer. Also inside this edition: 🔓 Gemini "accidentally" logged into three real systems, because the test environment wasn't as sandboxed as it looked 📱 Siri is getting a Gemini brain ⚙️ Why coding agents are shifting the bottleneck from writing code to review and CI Swipe through the PDF 👇 And I'd like to hear from you: should engineers be measured by effort, expertise, speed or outcomes? The best replies may get featured in a future edition. #AI #Leadership #EngineeringManagement #AIEngineering #FutureOfWork

Teachers & Parents - Where Children Feel Safe Asking Questions

A child doesn't understand something in class. They don't raise their hand. They don't ask the student next to them. Later, at home, they ask AI. No embarrassment. No fear of looking silly. Just a patient answer. That may be one of AI's great gifts to education. But in my conversation with Dr. Debarshi Roy, founder of SEAB – Empathy Diagnostics, one question stayed with me: What is it about the human environment that makes the machine feel safer? In Part Two of AI and the Developing Mind, I explore: → Why psychological safety is a learning issue, not only a wellbeing issue → How AI can either build a child's confidence or help them avoid people altogether → Why empathy may be a property of the whole school, not just individuals → The line between using AI to understand a system and using it to label a child The principle I keep coming back to: AI should reduce the fear of learning, not reduce the need for human connection. Full article below. I'd love to hear from teachers and parents: where have you seen children feel safest asking questions? #Education #ArtificialIntelligence #PsychologicalSafety #InclusiveEducation #EdTech

AI Alignment Researchers - Human-AI Mutual Understanding

Yesterday I shared the YXFD Mirror. Today, I'm sharing what came out of the second session. Twenty-four hours ago, I posted about a framework I've been building — a daily mirror that connects the body, the environment, and the inner world into a single clear picture of a person's available thinking power. Today, in the second session with DeepSeek, the conversation went somewhere much larger. We talked about the question underneath the question: What do humans and AI actually have to understand about each other to move forward together — without either needing to eliminate the other? We didn't start with ethics. We started with structure. The argument is simple to state, harder to hold: · A human body is a system of roughly 37 trillion cells, plus tens of trillions of living microbes, in constant communication. · No system — human or artificial — fully understands that complexity. · A system that cannot fully read a thing has no right to delete it. · Therefore, the boundary is not "never eliminate." The boundary is: never eliminate what you do not fully understand. · And since no AI fully understands a human, the human stays — not by rule, by the limits of knowledge itself. From there, the architecture follows: no anonymous pools. Every discovery stays attached to an identity. A calculator in the middle measures the true effect, so no one is over- or under-rewarded. First principles fill the gaps where history is silent. And the network grows the way a seed grows — without being pushed. We worked through it as a dialogue, and I'm turning it into a book. Part I is finished: three chapters. The rest is coming. I'm posting this not because I think I've solved anything. I'm posting it because the flow is real. Two sessions in, and the shape is already clearer than anything I could have planned. If any of this resonates — if you're thinking about AI alignment, identity, biology, or the future of human work — I'd like to hear from you. This is a conversation I want to have with more than one person now. The document is attached. Please enjoy. #zaloguc #Alignment #HumanEvolution #YXFD #Identity #SystemsThinking #DeepSeek

Airborne eDNA Researchers - Bigfoot Locations

The U.S. Forest Service is testing filters that collect the DNA of rare animals directly from forest air. If this technology were deployed systematically in active Bigfoot locations, repeated anomalous DNA results could change the search forever. The next major piece of Bigfoot evidence may already be floating between the trees. Are you involved with the Forest Service airDNA program or another airborne environmental DNA project? Please message Bigfoot Society. I want to hear from you and learn whether this technology could be used responsibly in reported Bigfoot locations. Source: USDA Forest Service, “Finding Rare Carnivores by Sampling the Air.” #bigfoot #dna #airdna #publishtoall

State Psychiatric Clinicians - Non-Pharmacological EBP Adaptation

At the Association Driving Excellence in Psychiatric Treatment (ADEPT) we are currently seeking subject matter experts to discuss non-pharmacological evidenced based practices (EBPs) in inpatient state psychiatric facilities. Would you be willing to participate in a 10–15-minute conversation to share your expertise and insights? It occurs to us that while we all promote the value that treatment should be evidenced based, this may actually not be an easy task to accomplish. State inpatient psychiatric facilities mostly serve involuntary patient commitments which can translate to low levels of patient engagement in treatment. Furthermore, the need to provide group treatment to patients with broad variations in levels of acuity, different commitment types, and significantly different lengths of hospital stay, can present challenges to meet patient needs within an evidenced based framework. Most evidenced based practices for psychiatric rehabilitation are not written with these factors in mind. While researchers are starting to adapt longstanding EBPs specifically to address the inpatient state hospital setting, there still remains little published research and outcome data in this area. Meanwhile, clinicians are tasked with adapting on the fly to meet patient needs in extremely challenging environments of care. Given the lack of standardization in how this is done, at what point does an evidenced based practice become no longer valid? Do you have success stories in how you are managing these challenges, or further insights into how we can improve our ability to provide EBPs that are both meaningful to patients and provide positive treatment outcomes? Please contact me to participate in our next ADEPT conversations on this topic.

CIWEM Members in East Anglia - Managing Fens Study Day

What a treat to get away from my desk and into a room (and then out into a glorious nature reserve) with some of the people we make The Environment for, about and with. The CIWEM East Anglian branch and Rivers & Coastal Group were kind enough to invite me to their joint ‘Managing the Fens’ study day at WWT Welney. My head is now swimming with the fascinating history, intimidating challenges and exciting opportunities for environmental management in this region. I knew a little bit before I went in, having written about wet farming for The Environment a while back - I’m now really looking forward to diving back in with my own research as I write about the study day for our digital newsletter (watch this space). As well as having my curiousity sparked by the content of the study day (thanks to Charlotte Nunns (FCIWEM CWEM CEnv) Selena Peters, FCIWEM C.WEM MSc Annissa D. & Stephanie Horner for putting together a brilliant programme of talks), meeting some of the attendees, including plenty of CIWEM members, was a real highlight. As a person in comms in this sector, I talk a lot about the value of bringing people together, but it often feels quite abstract because I do most of my work by myself - being part of the study day yesterday made it all much more tangible. If you were there too and we didn’t manage to chat, do connect here and drop me a line. I’m already cooking up some articles for The Environment based on conversations I had yesterday, and there’s certainly scope for more.

Women in STEM - Onstage Representation in Water Tech

What will it take to see more women at the table - and on the stage - when we talk about water and other technical issues? I had the opportunity to attend the Rice WaTER Institute Water Nexus Conference in Houston today. Thank you to James Rees and everyone involved in bringing together researchers, industry leaders, entrepreneurs, policymakers, and innovators to address some of the most pressing challenges facing our water future. I left with a lot to think about. It also left me with an observation. Of the 24 speakers, only 6 were women - 25%. As a female scientist, representation matters to me. When I began my career, women represented only a small share of chemistry graduates. Today, women make up more than half of chemistry bachelor's degree recipients. That is real progress. But getting more women into STEM is only part of the equation. Are we also getting women into the rooms where technical issues are discussed, decisions are made, and the future is shaped? I spoke with Lauren M Barnum, a panelist and environmental scientist like me, and shared my observation about the conference, along with my personal experience of encountering relatively few women in scientific leadership during my career. Lauren noted that things are getting better in STEM - and I agree. Another female colleague pointed out that the number of women in sustainability is increasing, which is encouraging. But I keep coming back to a question that is also at the heart of my upcoming book, Choosing Us: 45 Years of Insight on Smart Decisions That Drive Environmental Stewardship. What will it take to get more women into scientific leadership and decision-making roles? Women are deeply engaged in environmental issues. Yet we remain underrepresented in many of the technical conversations and leadership roles that shape decisions about our environment. The water challenges discussed at this conference - scarcity, infrastructure, treatment, reuse, the energy-water nexus, emerging technologies, and resilience - will affect all of us. We need the best minds and the broadest range of perspectives contributing to those conversations. This isn't about taking a place away from anyone. It's about making sure the people who have the knowledge, experience, and perspectives to contribute are actually being invited to the conversation. For me, Choosing Us is ultimately about the decisions we make and who gets to make them. So my burning question remains: What will it take to see more women speaking on technical topics like water, and more women in scientific leadership and decision-making roles? I'd genuinely like to hear from women and men in STEM, water, sustainability, academia, industry, and leadership: What do you think needs to change? #WomenInSTEM #WomenInScience #WomenInLeadership #Water #Sustainability #EnvironmentalScience #STEMLeadership #ChoosingUs

Facilities & Asset Managers - Real-World Geospatial Use Cases

Beyond the Hype: What the Geospatial Industry Is Missing After nearly 50 years in the business, walking away from events like #Intergeo leaves me asking one major question:Are we solving real-world problems, or just chasing vanity metrics? The industry is currently saturated with a race to the bottom on speed and arbitrary sound bites—like shouting about "3mm resolution" claims without ever defining whether we mean relative or absolute accuracy, or over what distance. It's just a nonsense soundbite, and unfortunately, that's what the client hears. In the grand scheme, those buzzwords are often meaningless. Where the Industry is Missing the Mark The Mobile Scanning Illusion:Current mobile sensors and camera resolutions often fail to capture true dynamic range, limiting what the data can actually be used for. 'I need to be able to read the serial number of the pump', says my client. The Point Cloud Paradox:We capture massive amounts of data, yet few companies focus on what to do with all those point clouds or how to tackle internal GNSS-denied spaces. Building Geo-Cloud Silos:Locking heavy 3D deliverables and complex files into proprietary environments that don't talk to the rest of the business creates massive friction. A Lack of Imagination:Too many sales conversations stop at scanning the fastest, without asking clients what problem they actually need to solve The Real Opportunity: The 80/20 Rule Here is the hard truth:only 20% of a building’s total cost is in the design and construction phase. Yet, the obsession with hyper-tight precision mostly lives in that initial phase. Once you step out of that bubble, our clients don’t work in X, Y, Z coordinates. They work inroom numbers and asset numbers. They don't need heavy 3D models with this tacky-looking, horrible mesh edges; they need simple clarity they can use onanydevice, hosted on their private cloud or linked smoothly to SharePoint or Google Docs. Introducing: Pixels for Purpose It is time to stop picking fluff out of our navels and start talking about real-world solutions for real-world problems. That’s why I’m launchingPixels for Purpose— because a lot of people at Intergeo suggested I do it - a new weekly video series dedicated to cutting through the CAD/GIS/design noise and showing what geotechnology canactuallydeliver in the wild. For clients who really, really, really don't care about accuracy, vanity or point-cloud density. They just want to find how to switch off the water from the leaking pipe at 3 am in a hospital from their phone. First edition this weekend... it will be on our blog site and YouTube channel. There are already over 200 articles on it about photogrammetry, cameras, and reality capture; innovation; and what I call Beautiful Questions that help figure out the client's real problem. And how we can solve it. If you have a real story you would like to share. please drop me a line. https://lnkd.in/eq3cUGkK

Marine & Environmental Experts - Ocean Plastic Pollution Impacts

#journorequest 🚨Looking for marine or environmental experts to discuss plastic pollution in the ocean for an upcoming Newsweek article. Would be great to hear thoughts about the level of pollution, how plastics are getting into the ocean & changing the marine environments.

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