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Why Understanding Psychological Safety is the Key to Thriving in the AI Era
Most organisations dream of building high-performing teams, yet many fall short because they overlook a vital component: psychological...
Apr 12 min read

Supporting our health and care workforce: Health Innovation West of England Conference 2024 panel discussion
Akumen were proud to have had a place in this panel discussion at the Health Innovation West of England Conference 2024. Chaired by Shane...
Mar 181 min read


Understanding the Impact of NHS Change: The Importance of Listening to Frontline NHS Employees
Recent news about the abolishment of NHS England has sparked a range of reactions. At Akumen we think that it is essential more so now...
Mar 173 min read


Ethical AI in Healthcare
Join us in our cliffside discussion about the benefits and challenges around the use of AI in healthcare. We will be presenting our...
Feb 251 min read


Akumen Networking and Life Saving Event
On February 11th Akumen hosted our first ever networking event for local charities and not for profit organisations in Cornwall and...
Feb 181 min read


Sustainable Roots Day
On Monday 10th February the team gathered together in a field in-between Bude and Camelford and planted 150 trees to offset some of our...
Feb 131 min read

Networking & life saving skills training event
Our team is passionate about making a difference for those facing mental health challenges and in particular around suicide prevention....
Jan 141 min read


ADHD and Neurodiversity: Nature’s Innovation Engine?
In recent years, there’s been a growing recognition of ADHD and neurodiversity not as disorders to be “fixed” but as essential elements...
Jan 133 min read


A Day of Reflection and Hope: Insights from the Kent and Medway Suicide and Self-Harm Prevention Conference
Yesterday, I had the opportunity to attend the annual Suicide and Self-Harm conference hosted by Kent and Medway Suicide Prevention Team....
Nov 27, 20242 min read


Supporting our health and care workforce: Exploring the link between culture, safety, innovation, and productivity
On November 13th, Akumen's team ventured to the Health Innovation West of England annual conference at Enterprise Park in Bristol. While...
Nov 20, 20243 min read

Akumen respond to the King's Fund 7 key priorities to address health inequalities
On September 29th, The King’s Fund released an in-depth analysis outlining seven key priorities for the NHS to address health...
Oct 14, 20244 min read

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...
Sep 17, 20243 min read

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...
Sep 11, 20241 min read


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...
Aug 14, 20244 min read

Psychological Safety & Closed Cultures: A Discussion
Amy Edmondson coined the term "psychological safety" and has significantly raised awareness about this crucial cultural aspect....
Jul 3, 20244 min read


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 24, 20242 min read


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 18, 20241 min read


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 11, 20241 min read


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 5, 20241 min read


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,...
Jun 3, 20243 min read
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