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Work could heal the mind: microtasking from a cognitive perspective
May 17, 2010… therapy is based on training the neurocognitive functions that have deteriorated because of the mental illness. Cognitive remediation therapies can also include a metacognitive aspect through verbalizing and becoming aware of thought processes involved in completing the exercises.
Work can support wellbeing
In addition to its specific therapeutic benefits, cognitive remediation therapy provides the mind with stimulation and purpose. The mind needs purposeful action to heal itself, …
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cognitive exercising, mental health, microtasks, task-based work, therapy, work | 2 CommentsFood52: a recipe for crowdsourcing success?
January 23, 2012… has big ambitions. This year the company began a (no doubt very lucrative) partnership with US health food giant Whole Foods. They have also just launched a Holiday Cookbook iPad app. It’s still early days but, for now, Food52 seems to have cornered the market in “cooking social”.
Amanda Hesser, App Store, Cook, crowd, crowdsourcing, Food, Food52, Merrill Stubbs, microwork, new york times | Leave a commentSeptember 27, 2011
Share Conjuring wealth, health and (cute) digital moles: Behold Microtask, the modern alchemist
Before modern science, one of humanity’s most enduring obsessions was alchemy : the quest for a substance – known as the philosopher’s stone – that could turn lead into gold and even prolong life.
Alas, no one ever succeeded in this quest ( aside from Paul Coelho ), and the only people who still believe that …
A (cryptic) case for the crowd
May 9, 2011… out by America’s premier crime fighting (and conspiracy-theory-generating) agency: The FBI.
Mental man hunt
The FBI has a long history of working with the crowd. Ever since agents nailed up the first Most Wanted poster ( back in 1919 apparently ), citizens have been eager to aid “the Bureau” in the fugitive-catching business.
This March, the FBI published a unique appeal for crowd help. Here’s the story: in 1999, police discovered the murdered body of a man in a field in …
Too cool to play: the gamification backlash
April 11, 2011… people into believing that there’s a simple way to imbue their thing (gym, job, genital health outreach program, etc) with the psychological, emotional and social power of a great game.” In other words, it takes more than points and a leader-board to turn a banking website into the next Farmville.
Master class
It’s easy to see why game designers look down on gamification. Modern console games are hugely complex, multi-layered virtual realities. Gamified apps are often …
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