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Wearables, Biometrics and Mindfulness as Medicine

@JoeWburton

Mindfulness as medicine

Improve mental wellbeing, emotional intelligence and situational awareness

Attention and awareness training programs to move consumers from stress, anxiety and illness to increased focus, performance and resiliency.

Helping people form daily habits to be healthier, happier and more productive.

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Scientific research publications on the health and performance benefits of mindfulness

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Source: University of California, 2013

AbsenteeismHealthcare Costs

Stress Anxiety Depression Blood PressureAddictionInsomniaPTSDPain

The interest in neuroscience-based mindfulness training

IMPROVEPerformanceProductivity

Focus Memory

RelationshipsCardiovascular Health

Immune SystemHealing Time

Self-controlCreativity

Mind Wandering

Distraction Awareness

Reorientatio

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Sustaining Attention

Sources: Hasenkamp et al., 2012; Ricard et al., 2014

The brain cycles through states of awareness, with 47% spent “wandering”

Follow the Breath

DistractionReorientatio

n of Attention

Notice Distraction

Mindfulness mimics the brain’s cycles to increase neural pathways and the ability to sustain attention

#Stress

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The pace of change• Robotics• Globalization • Espionage • Outsourced innovation

“Faster, cheaper” as a way of being• Offshoring• Coopetition• Procurement• Turnover

4 generations in the workforce for the first time EVER• Traditionalists• Baby Boomers• Gen X• Millenials

1. Death of a spouse 2. Divorce 5. Death of a relative 6. Injury or illness 7. Marriage*10. Retirement*

Source: The American Institute of Stress

Holmes and Rahe Stress Scale

12. Pregnancy*16. Change in finances20. Large mortgage*22. Promotion* 23. Child leaving home*30. Trouble with boss

“Extreme” stress is up and getting worse

Source: APA Stress in America: The Impact of Discrimination Report, 2016

% of people experiencing extreme stress

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Source: CDC, 2016

Suffer from insomnia with significant impacts on health and performance

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It’s impacting our sleep

It’s impacting our resiliency

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Sources: PopSci, 2015; Stanley, 2013

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Assess, Prescribe and Measure

Is your data in search of solutions?

Consumer wearables

Stationary devices

Medical wearables

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Mindfulness and connected wellbeingToCalm, focused and kindCollaborative and creativeEmpoweredProactiveRested and energizedSituationally aware and safe

Data-enabled solutions

Moving from Stressed, anxious and angry

DisconnectedOverwhelmedReactive (EAPs)Sleepless and tiredDistracted and injured

Data in search of solutions

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