http://www.senseworldwide.com/categories Sense Worldwide Categories Wed, 04 Oct 2006 15:50:31 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Sense Categories Our new tool is titled Sense Categories. This is our way of adding order and consistency to the vast array of information, news, stories and trends out there. Through our work, we have whittled the topics down to ten categories. Each category opens with an article that offers an ... http://www.senseworldwide.com/categories/senseworldwide/introduction/ Experiences and expectations of Work and Education are changing, resulting in a mix of new opportunities and dangers. The worlds of work and education are experiencing seismic shifts as globalisation and new technologies have changed the nature of labour markets and altered people’s expectations and experiences. While this has increased ... http://www.senseworldwide.com/categories/work/work/ Environmental issues have reached new heights of public awareness, which has had an affect on the way people conduct their everyday lives and business operations. Sustainability and environmental issues now hold greater significance for global consumers. Since the ecological movement began to highlight environmental problems in the sixties, the developed world ... http://www.senseworldwide.com/categories/environment/environment/ The way people portray their aspirations, their affiliations and themselves is represented by the multi-faceted identities they create for themselves, identities that are a combination of various lifestyle influences. In the past identity was predominantly conferred by society onto individuals, but today the fragmentation of social structures has resulted in ... http://www.senseworldwide.com/categories/identity/identity/ Technological advancements have made it is easier to connect people and things. Forging connections has always been a priority for people. Connections allow for the sharing of ideas, thoughts and interests over time and space. As society has developed and technology has improved, new ways of communicating have emerged. The emergence ... http://www.senseworldwide.com/categories/connections/connections/ People are more conscious of their general health; they engage with health and wellbeing issues in a holistic way, taking into account not just the physical, but also the emotional and spiritual. People are becoming more proactive. They are conscious of their wellbeing and the negative implications of leading an ... http://www.senseworldwide.com/categories/body/body/ We are undergoing one of the biggest social changes in human history as the power of many previously integral institutions diminishes. Societies around the world are currently undergoing arguably the most profound transformation since capitalism and the industrial revolution upturned feudal societies in the beginning of the 19th century. The social ... http://www.senseworldwide.com/categories/society/society/ Globalisation is affecting culture, as cultural differences become useful points of separation in an increasingly consumer-driven world where culture itself is becoming commercialised. Culture is inextricably linked to the way societies function; it includes everything from codes of dress to religion. UNESCO extends the definition of ... http://www.senseworldwide.com/categories/culture/culture/ The consumer-driven world is dictated by what people consume, how they consume it and how much they consume. The consumption of products, services, culture and information represents how people interact with their social contexts. Consumption is a fundamental part of the way societies and nations function. People ... http://www.senseworldwide.com/categories/consumption/consumption/ People’s attitudes and behaviours towards what they do when they are not working are changing in response to new technologies and social developments. Modern time-starved and ‘on the go’ lifestyles mean people are attaching more importance and value to what they do with their leisure time; they are more ... http://www.senseworldwide.com/categories/leisure/leisure/