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Despite its growing scarcity, fresh, running water can still feel ubiquitous, with people taking it for granted in their day-to-day lives. To help people change their habits and start to use water more efficiently, a simple trigger is needed – something intuitive that can be integrated into their everyday lives. This is the thinking behind Droplet, a small but powerful water-use sensor. Find out how LIXIL's smart tech and insights into water usage can help people take control of their consumption. #ad

Ocean warming means that rapidly intensifying hurricanes such as Hurricane Beryl which tore through Grenada, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines in July 2024 are increasingly common. Pre-arranged financing helps nations to prepare and recover faster from events like these and other catastrophic weather events – but more needs to be done to improve access and affordability.

Amid understandable privacy concerns around a range of non-regulated wellness apps, a new generation of health tech is striving to ensure patient data is secure and used only to improve treatments... #ad with Otsuka Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd.

Digital therapeutics are a new kind of health technology designed to deliver treatment to patients directly via apps under the supervision of clinicians. But in order to be approved they must be rigorously tested to provide an effective experience for the user ... #ad with Otsuka Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd.

"I recovered from depression – and went on to help create a mental health app." When 49-year-old former IT professional Graham Wright suffered a bout of depression a decade ago, he enrolled on an online course aimed at alleviating his symptoms. At first, just like many people, Wright was sceptical of the technologies, in particular, digital therapeutics – a new generation of web and app-based health tech that can be used to deliver a variety of treatments – which have become a viable means of overcoming mental illness But he says this often comes down to a lack of understanding of how digital therapeutics work and their benefits. With that in mind, last year Wright left his 20-year corporate career and applied to join a mental health steering group, working with a software developer to aid the development of a new digital therapeutics solution to help others suffering from depression... #ad with Otsuka Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd.

A new generation of health tech is widening access to treatment... The latest digital therapies, prescribed and monitored by clinicians, could make treatment more convenient for many patients across the UK #ad with Otsuka Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd.

We teamed with Lucy Hitchcock and PayPal to help small business owners and SMB decision makers get the best out of the Christmas shopping season, build customer trust and generate repeat business 👉👩💻. Check out Lucy's three steps to help improve e-com conversions below: ⭐️ Build customer trust with product reviews 💰 Offer flexible payment choices 🏃♀️ Speed up the checkout And watch Lucy's video for helpful tips and advice on putting these into practice 📹 #ad #PayPal #PaymentProvider #CheckoutSuccess *Source: Nielsen, commissioned by PayPal, Nielsen Attitudinal Survey of UK (June 2023) **Source: PayPal internal data from Jan 2023 to September 2023. (Repeat Users - who have taken out more than 1 loan.) Q3, 2023. *** Source: Nielsen, commissioned by PayPal, Nielsen Attitudinal Survey of UK (June 2023) ****Source: Nielsen, commissioned by PayPal, Nielsen Attitudinal Survey of UK (June 2023)

Toilet technologies are ripe for a rethink, whether used in the global south or closer to home where Victorian sewers can no longer cope. So what have inventors dreamed up? Find out more about LIXIL's partnership with the Georgia Institute of Technology to reinvent the loo... #ad

Flex your new visual super skills 💪 We've all acquired new design smarts in this new working world. Now it's time to make the most of them with the tools and platforms that help you bring out the best of your work. We've teamed with Adobe Express to create the ultimate guide to harnessing those new visual super skills... Read more: https://lnkd.in/emXnC7P6

From manifesting to manifestos: Steven Bartlett is spearheading a new approach to achieving your goals 🏆 Steven Bartlett might be a visionary entrepreneur but he’s all-too aware that having vision isn’t enough on its own. As part of a partnership with Adobe Express, the quick and easy content app, he’s now on a mission to show people how to turn their vision into actionable steps with the help of a carefully-conceived manifesto that aligns with their goals and values... Read more: https://lnkd.in/egdCUZuN