If you’re like me, you probably don’t enjoy the hassle of resetting passwords. Sometimes you try logging into platforms where you created an account before the struggle and portioning of Africa, only to realize you’ve forgotten the password. The system […]
Inoculation Theory
Inoculation theory has a wide range of practical applications, particularly in communication campaigns that aim to safeguard public beliefs or behaviors against misinformation, apathy, or stigma. Below are some key areas where the theory has been successfully applied:
Understanding Social Interaction in the Workplace
Individuals tend to match goodwill and helpfulness when they perceive that others are acting in good faith—whether it is a girl who has a crush on a boy, within a family setting, in the workplace, or even among strangers.
What really matters? What is success? How do you know you’ve achieved it?
A few decades ago, after I finally learnt how to boot a computer—following a botched attempt at self-training that I wrote about recently—I deeply desired to own a laptop. As I mentioned in that article, personal computers were for the privileged few, and I wasn’t among them. I completed my university education without owning a PC. However, I did manage to buy the Motorola L6, one of the early smartphone entries into the Kenyan market.
Just seek guidance
I saw a computer for the first time in my life about 20 years ago when I was a first-year student in university. Things were different back then. I don’t remember seeing
Should Math Go as Well?
There are many reasons why some people hate mathematics. For some, it is simply because of mathematics teachers.
It is also true that the work environment cannot pay bills
I agree with those who rightly pointed out that a work environment alone does not and cannot put food on the table or pay bills.
When A Crisis Hits You
But do organizations prepare for risks and crises apart from hiring crisis and communication personnel and creating generic Crisis Communication Plans? One may never understand the need for a Crisis Management Plan until they are in a crisis either at a personal level or at an organizational level.