The prospects for the future are... exactly what you choose them to be.
The day when
Queen Elizabeth II
dies
causes a mix of feelings of love, gratitude, admiration and surprise.
Not that I wasn't expecting this could be happening but precisely for this, having just received the new prime minister a few days ago made it seem quite unexpected, in spite of the circumstances.
Hearing Liz Truss saying "God save the King" in her second speech as prime minister is also surprising. Is this signalling the end of this so familiar Era, magnificently symbolized by QE2? Is this marking the beginning of a new and totally unfamiliar one?
But if I can take a bit of inspiration from her life is that the belief and persistance on a set of strong values (check the
World Values Day) can make a profound impact in the world regardless of the power position one has in life.
She had no political power at all in what concerns UK democracy, everybody told me that when I lived in the UK. Yet, she was the living example that her symbolic power can be the most important of all powers, the power to captivate our souls.
With 'symbolic power', whenever facing adversity and even if it is the worst possible kind of adversity, you can always be inspired, you can always listen inside you, and you will always know what needs to be done next.
Looking back at this summer, I took the extra time to keep contributing with our powerless symbolic platforms(*) to host conversations that mater and shift the direction of change for the better.
What have we done
Throughout this summer, on our associated platform
Fórum Hospital do Futuro, we held 'on-the-spot debates' about the crisis in emergency rooms and the new SNS statute: How to overcome the crisis in the Emergency Department |
LinkedIn Live (in Portuguese)
And I expressed my opinion on how a focus on Digital Health could mitigate the problems that are still being felt today (in Portuguese):
here.
I also moderated a debate on the new status of the SNS: whose conclusions can be followed here (in Portuguese):
What's still to be done
Due to this new window of opportunity to change things in the Portuguese health system (and not just in the SNS), it is important to keep the voice of civil society very active and for that reason I would like to invite you to support our next hybrid event that will be broadcast live from Porto, on the 29th and 30th of September:
5th Meetup & Digital Health Innovation Campus | FMUP
If you think it might be relevant for your company to join this event as a speaker or as a partner, do not hesitate to
contact us.
Health Data Forum Global Hybrid Summit
As we start the second semester in 2022 our renewed energy is now focused in the creation of the best event experience ever in what is now becoming recognized as the Davos conference of Health Data and the diversity and quality of our previous event participants testifies that:
more.
Since 2020 we have been convening participants under diverse content programs but our goals remain the same: how to combine the different perspectives of data scientists, healthcare professionals, patients and governance to find the much- needed consensus for the next generation of healthcare systems?
To accomplish our goal we have decided to focus this year summit's theme on health data quality.
The aim of this next global hybrid summit in Porto is to demonstrate the importance of quality of healthcare data, how to measure data quality and how to improve it. Whether for primary use or secondary use, data quality is an universal requirement. It is the most important real world data challenges.
Data without quality can neither contribute value nor serve any useful purpose.
Boosting our Digital Facilitation community
During the summer, with dear colleague and Digital Collaboration Academy co-founder we have been busy providing hands-on learning experiences with digital tools for collaboration.
You can still join the last session next 14 September register here for:
Digital Collaboration BootCamp - Group Decision Support System 3/3 Series (MeetingWizard masterclass)
Join our community by visiting our
Howspace virtual space below and watch the Visual Collab 2018 case that I have shared on session with with
Seshboard.
Talk to your meeting doctors
Along with my dear PhD colleague
Martin Duffy, we didn't stop producing our monthly episodes in the summer and we couldn't possibly regret this decision. We had such wonderful discoveries and shared learning with a variety of guest speakers from across the world. The regret would be not having hosted these great conversations.
Difficult to highlight anyone in particular, I invite you to visit the
Healthy Virtual website for past episodes or the Howspace space below.
Facilitation Community Builders
Next 11 October we will host two renowned facilitators and community leaders, respectively Myriam Hadnes with NDB Never Done Before and Elise Keith and the MIC Meeting Innovation Community.
Are you curious to know more about them? Please register to find more information and watch live:
here
Howspace™ Transformation Agent Program
Finally, we are busy in the Digital Collaboration Academy preparing our next training course on how to become a Transformation Agent with Howspace™, an AI-powered digital facilitation platform.
The Transformation Agent program with Howspace™ is especially fit for change and transformation consultants, facilitators, learning designers, as well as business and HR leaders. 4 x 2,5 hours starting 1 November and then 8, 15, and 29 November. UK VAT is included in this price. If you buy this course from outside the UK you will get a 20% reimbursement for VAT exemption.
About the author
Paul Nunesdea is the English pen name of Paulo Nunes de Abreu, Facilitator, Master of Ceremonies, Author, and Publisher of the book series - Architecting Collaboration, his LinkedIn profile can be reached here, or in Spanish here, or Portuguese here.
Paul is an IAF Certified Facilitator™ who designs and hosts events for clients ranging from large companies to municipalities and regional governments.
His academic background as a PhD researcher combined with +15 years of experience as a former CEO and entrepreneur have sharpened a client-serving mentality eager to co-create win-win solutions. As an NGO founder, he co-founded Digital Health Portugal and hosts the Health Regions Summit, the Health Data Forum, and several other initiatives.
As both a GroupMap™ and Howspace™ certified facilitator he co-founded the Digital Collaboration Academy with renowned facilitator Peter Seah united by the vision of creating and sustaining a new emerging field - Digital Facilitation - augmented by the core competencies of the IAF - Internacional Association of Facilitators.
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About us
My Meeting Support, through its parent company col.lab | collaboration laboratory Ltd, aims to revolutionize the way events and training programs are managed. By bringing together a community of experienced facilitators and leveraging the power of Howspace™, it provides services that are not just about executing an event or a training session, but about crafting unique experiences that promote collaboration, learning, and engagement. It's about fostering connections and creating environments where ideas can thrive and lead to actionable outcomes. This approach ensures that every event is not just a fleeting moment but a lasting impact.
"Talk To Your Meeting Doctors" is a dynamic and engaging series that aims to address common challenges faced in meetings and offer expert advice and strategies to enhance meeting effectiveness. As co-hosts, Paul Nunesdea and Martin Duffy bring their wealth of experience and expertise to the forefront, sharing practical insights and facilitating discussions on topics such as meeting design, participant engagement, decision-making processes, and fostering a culture of collaboration.
This LinkedIn Live event series serves as a valuable platform for professionals from diverse industries and backgrounds to gain actionable knowledge, exchange ideas, and discover innovative approaches to optimize their meeting experiences. By leveraging the expertise of Paul Nunesdea and Martin Duffy, participants can tap into a wealth of practical guidance and best practices that will enable them to transform their meetings into productive, meaningful, and impactful sessions.
Check out the next upcoming episodes: here and our training courses here.
