Akumen discuss the innovation opportunities in the Darzi report
This investigation identifies 138 contradictions, the summary and conclusion sections are thick with contradictions - so what do we mean...
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Sep 111 min
The role of protective factors in suicide prevention
To mark World Suicide Prevention Day 2024 we are trying to understand more about protective factors. Understanding the interplay between...
Aug 144 min
The Urgent Need for a New Approach to Suicide Risk Assessment
Every day in England and Wales on average fifteen people die by suicide*. *Source Samaritans These are not just numbers; they represent...
Jul 34 min
Psychological Safety & Closed Cultures: A Discussion
Amy Edmondson coined the term "psychological safety" and has significantly raised awareness about this crucial cultural aspect....
Jun 242 min
Innovation Summit: A Focus on Healthy Ageing
This past Thursday, June 20th, I ventured out to Discovery Park in Sandwich for the second annual Innovation Summit. As a lifelong...
Jun 181 min
Question framing - why does it matter?
At Akumen we have a wealth of experience in creating great questions to illicit valuable insights that can lead to positive change. Here...
Jun 111 min
The history of Akumen
Join Elouise and Paul for a fireside chat discussing the origins of Akumen, understand how cows played their part in the evolution of the...
Jun 51 min
An Introduction to Psychological Safety
Join Elouise and Paul as they discuss what psychological safety means to us, the first steps to take on a journey towards improving...
Jun 33 min
Did Kurt Cobain leave the ultimate legacy?
Over the last 20 years team Akumen have read, manually themed, and made sense of hundreds of thousands of “lived experience” comments,...
May 142 min
Most of us have a coping strategy but are you aware of your protective factors?
To mark day 2 of Mental Health Awareness Week we consider protective factors, what are they? How do they work? It wasn’t until about a...
May 132 min
Mixing Gratitude and "I am" Statements for Mental Health Awareness Week
Gratitude is about appreciating the positives in life. When we are struggling, it is easy to default to negativity.
Aug 29, 20231 min
Akumen Whitepaper - Suicide and Self Harm Risk Assessment
How a digital suicide and self-harm assessment and risk formulation tool will dramatically relieve a £500 million bottleneck of people...
Aug 29, 20231 min
The missing NLP capability from Employee Experience survey platforms
A conversation with Dr Tina Peeters (Behavioural Scientist), Global People Analytics Lead dsm-firmenich. Employee Engagement & Listening...
Aug 29, 20232 min
Akumen appoints new Chief Executive after 19 years of leadership from founder Paul Howarth
On Saturday 11th February 2023 Rob Horton took on the CEO role. During his 21 years of clinical experience working within the NHS, Rob...
Aug 29, 20232 min
Press Release - Akumen working with councils to reduce suicide rates
Bude, Cornwall, 29th Sept 2022 – Akumen Ltd, a Cornish based Artificial Intelligence (AI) company that specialises in extracting new...
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