Psychology of Media & Technology

Everyone, even Royals, face challenges managing their digital lives.  The trick is to balance costs (psychological, and in the Sussex case, economic) vs. benefits.  Social media is at the core of maintaining audience interest and engagement, but you can't take advantage of the upside without dealing with the pressures.  Managing digital life is the topic of my presentation at the Fielding Graduate University Alumni Conference today (virtual) with Jerri Lynn Hogg.

Positive role models do  a lot of good.  If you're a parent who has read the delightful Rosie Revere Engineer to your kids (or my fav, Iggy Peck Architect which is currently free on Kindle Unlimited) to encourage exploration of STEM fields, then show them this clever GE commercial about Molly.  This is a charming story that shows how creativity and innovation can develop into interesting and rewarding careers.  We spend so much time worrying about the down side of media, we forget it has the potential to leverage positive and empowering messages and model desired behaviors (without being pedantic and heavy-handed.)  Nice job @GE!