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Cheshi r e ‘ Mi niboom’i nhousepr i cesf uel sdemand f orconveyanci ngpr of essi onal sacr osst he Mi dl ands Vac anc i esf orpr i v at epr ac t i c el awy er sac r os st heMi dl andshav er i s enby68% mont honmont hac c or di ngt onews ur v eydat af r om s pec i al i s tr ec r ui t er ,Cl ay t on Legal .Thef i r m bel i ev est her i s ei nadv er t i s edpos i t i onsc anl ar gel ybeat t r i but ed t ot he‘ mi ni boom’ t hehous i ngmar k ethasex per i enc edi nr ec entmont hs .Thi s ,i n t ur n,hasr es ul t edi nas pi k ei ndemandf orr es i dent i al c onv ey anc i ngpr of es s i onal sac r os st heMi dl ands . Thes ur v ey ,whi c hwasc ompi l edbas edont her ec r ui t er ’ sc ompr ehens i v edat a onadv er t i s edr ol es ,r ev eal st hatr es i dent i al c onv ey anc i ngpar al egal s ,s ol i c i t or s , andheadsofdepar t ment shav ebeent hemos ts oughtaf t erpr of es s i onal s .Thi s i si nk eepi ngwi t hnewdat af r om Ri ght mov ewhi c hr ev eal st hat ,des pi t eat r adi t i onal s l owdowni nt hepr oper t ymar k etdur i ngt hes ummermont hs ,t heMi dl ands hasbuc k edt hi st r endmak i ngi t‘ oneoft hehot t es tpr oper t ymar k et s ’ wi t hi nEngl andandWal es . Comment i ngont her es ul t soft hedat a,Ly nnSedgwi c k ,Managi ngDi r ec t orat Cl ay t onLegal s ai d: “ I t ’ sper hapsuns ur pr i s i ngt hatv ac anc yl ev el si nt her egi onar er i s i nggi v ent he unus ual l ybuoy antpr oper t ymar k eti nr ec entt i mes .Whi l et hes ummermont hs us ual l ygi v ewayt oaqui et erhi r i ngenv i r onmentwehav es eenqui t et heoppos i t ewi t hi nt her es i dent i al c onv ey anc i ngar ena.Andt hi shasmeantt hatpr of es s i onal swi t hex per i enc ei nt hi sar eaar enotonl yhi ghl ys oughtaf t er ,butt heyar e al s oabl et oc ommandl uc r at i v epac k agesasf i r msgr appl ef ort hev er ybes t t al ent .Andatat i mewhendemandi sout s t r i ppi ngs uppl yi ns omel oc at i ons ,we ar ei nc r eas i ngl yadv i s i ngf i r msont hei rt al entpi pel i ni ngs t r at egi est oens ur et hat t heyhav eac c es st ot her i ghtt al ent–bot hnowandi nt hef ut ur e-t oc ont end wi t hi nc r eas edwor k l oads . ” El s ewher eac r os st heMi dl ands ,Cl ay t on’ sdat ar ev eal st hats ol i c i t or sandpar al egal ss pec i al i s i ngi nf ami l yl awandpr obat emat t er swer eal s oi ndemand ac r os st her egi on–t woar east hatt her ec r ui t mentc ons ul t anc yhasnot eds t eady r equi r ement sf ors i nc et hebegi nni ngoft hey ear
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Resear chi nt owear abl est echnol ogysett ot r ansf or mt hef ut ur eof ment alheal t hcar e Api oneer i ngEur opeanr es ear c hc ons or t i um i ss eek i ngt or ev ol ut i oni s e‘ per s onal i s ed’ ment al heal t hc ar ev i at hedev el opmentofanewdi gi t al s el f hel ppl at f or m Lanc as t er ,UK-Sept ember5t h2017-Ani nt er nat i onal c oal i t i onofs c i ent i s t sar e l aunc hi ngt heAf f ec T ec hpr oj ec t ,des i gnedt oc r eat eani nnov at i v ewear abl et ec hnol ogypl at f or mt oc ombataf f ec t i v eheal t hdi s or der s ,not abl ydepr es s i on,anx i et y andbi pol ardi s or der . Af f ec T ec hget sunder waySept ember2017andai mst odel i v eranef f ec t i v el ow c os t‘ s el f hel p’ t ec hnol ogypl at f or mt ohel ps uf f er er sofaf f ec t i v eheal t hc ondi t i ons . Thef our y ear ,3. 88mi l l i onEur opr oj ec twi l l c ont r i but ec ut t i ngedger es ear c hi nt o wear abl es y s t emsf oremot i onr egul at i on,andadv anc eunder s t andi ngofhow per s onal i s edt ec hnol ogyc anempowerpeopl et obet t erunder s t andt hei remot i onsandr egul at et hem i ndai l yl i f e. LedbyLanc as t erUni v er s i t y ’ sPr of es s orCor i naSasi nt heUK,Af f ec T ec hbr i ngs t oget herr es ear c her sf r om i ns t i t ut i onsac r os sEur ope,i nc l udi ngOx f or dUni v er s i t y i nt heUK,t heUK’ sNHS,Phi l i psRes ear c hi nt heNet her l ands ;aswel l asa r angeofpr es t i gi ousas s oc i at epar t ner si nc l udi ngSt anf or dUni v er s i t y ,Car negi e Mel onUni v er s i t yandUni v er s i t yofCal i f or ni aatSant aCr uzi nt heUSA. Pr of es s orSasex pl ai ns :“ Af f ec t i v edi s or der s ,s uc hass t r es s ,depr es s i onandbi pol arc ondi t i ons ,ar ees t i mat edt obeamongt hehi ghes tr ank i ngc aus esofdi s eas eby2020.Thepot ent i al s oc i al i mpac tofwear abl eheal t hdev i c esf ort hes e di s or der si sv as tbec aus eemot i onal awar enes sandr egul at i onar ei nv al uabl ef or dai l yf unc t i oni ng. ” “ Ourpr oj ec tmar k sas i gni f i c ants hi f tf r om c ur r entwear abl et ec hnol ogi est hat c apt ur eemot i onal r es pons est hatt henneedi nt er pr et i ngbyheal t hpr of es s i onal s , t ol owc os ts el f hel pt ec hnol ogi esf orv i s ual i s i ng,ex pl or i ngandr egul at i ngemot i onst hatpeopl emaybeabl et ous ei nt hei rdai l yl i v es . ”
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Mor et han33mi l l i onpeopl ei nt hedev el opedwor l dhav ebeendi agnos edwi t haf f ec t i v eheal t hc ondi t i onsandt heannual as s oc i at edheal t hc ar ec os t sex c eed100 bi l l i onEur os . Whi l s tc ur r entwear abl et ec hnol ogi esar ebei ngs hownt ohel ppeopl et ak eac t i on t oi mpr ov et hei rment al heal t h,t her ei shugepot ent i al t os c al eupt omor eeas i l y admi ni s t er eds y s t ems ,pr ov i di ngnotonl yl onger t er m benef i t sf orpat i ent s ,butdel i v er i ngl ar ges c al ec os t s av i ngsf orheal t hs er v i c es . Af f ec T ec hPr oj ec t Af f ec T ec hi ses t abl i s hedwi t hs uppor tf r om t heMar i eSk l odows k aCur i eI nnov at i v e Tr ai ni ngNet wor kf undedbyEur opeanCommi s s i onH2020. Af f ec T ec hCons or t i um:Lanc as t erUni v er s i t y ,UK( c oor di nat or ) ;Kungl i gaT ek ni s k a Hoegs k ol an,Sweden;Tr i ni t yCol l egeDubl i n,I r el and;Uni v er s i t yofOx f or d,UK; Uni v er s i t aDi Pi s a,I t al y ;Uni v er s i t atJ aumeIDeCas t el l on,Spai n;Uni v er s i t aCat t ol i c aDel Sac r oCuor e,I t al y ;Bogaz i c i Uni v er s i t es i ,Tur k ey ;Phi l i psEl ec t r oni c s , Net her l ands ;TheLeedsT eac hi ngHos pi t al sNat i onal Heal t hSer v i c eTr us t ,UK; Pl ux-Wi r el es sBi os i gnal s ,Por t ugal . Af f ec T ec hAs s oc i at ePar t ner s :St anf or dUni v er s i t y ,Car negi eMel onUni v er s i t y , Uni v er s i t yofCal i f or ni aatSant aCr uz ,Uni v er s i t yofNewSout hWal es ,Er i c s s on, Li f eMot e,dac adooAG,Smar t exSRL,Bi os y ncT ec hnol ogy ,Dov et ai l edLt d,Si l v er Cl oudHeal t hLt d,Cent r oCl í ni c odePs i c ol ogi a,I s t i t ut oAux ol ogi c oI t al i ano,Codas i gn. Formor ei nf or mat i onv i s i t :www. af f ec t ec h. or g
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Cust omerServi cei nt heNext5Year s–I t ’ sal laboutVal ueand Exper i ence Cus t omerex per i enc et obeak eydi f f er ent i at or :Fi v eway st oens ur eex c ept i onal c us t omers er v i c ef r om BenWi l l mot tatT el eopt i I nt henex tf i v ey ear sex c ept i onal c us t omers er v i c ewi l l out pac epr oduc t sandpr i c ewheni tc omest oc or por at es uc c es s .ShepHy k en,i naFor besar t i c l e,quot es , ( i )“ v al ueandex per i enc ec ont i nuet ot r umppr i c e” asat r enddur i ng2017andr ec entr es ear c hbygl obal anal y s tf i r m For r es t er( i i )goesones t epf ur t her c l ai mi ngt hat72% ofbus i nes s esnamei mpr ov i ngc us t omerex per i enc east hei rt oppr i or i t y .Thi ss houl d c omeasnor eal s ur pr i s e.J us tl ookatt hes hi f ti nc ont ac tc ent er s ,f r om t r adi t i onal meas ur ementmet r i c s s uc hasav er agehandl i ngt i mes( AHT)t of i r s tc ont ac tr es ol ut i onandt heemphas i spl ac edonl i s t eni ngt o whatc us t omer sr eal l ywantt odr i v emeani ngf ul s er v i c ei mpr ov ement s . Thet r ut hi st hatc ons umer sar el ook i ngf ort hewhol epac k age.Goodpr oduc t sandc ompet i t i v epr i c esar e agi v en,i t ’ st hewayt heyar edel i v er edandaf t er s al ess er v i c et hatc anmak eorbr eakc us t omerl oy al t y . I t ’ st i met ot ak eac l os erl ookatt hec us t omerex per i enc ey ouror gani z at i oni sdel i v er i ng.Foc usont hef ol l owi ngf i v ear east oens ur eex c ept i onal c us t omers er v i c e: 1. Bepower edbys er v i c e–t oday ’ ss uper c onnec t edwor l dhasc r eat edas ens eofur genc yt hathasr ev ol ut i oni z edc ons umerbehav i or .Cus t omer sdemandandex pec tr oundt hec l oc ks er v i c eandi mmedi at eans wer st ot hei rquer i es .Thi si spar t i c ul ar l yt r ueoft hey oungergener at i on.Thos ei nt he1834agebr ac k et ar emor el i k el yt oqui tabr andduet oapoors er v i c eex per i enc e.I ti st hi ss amemi l l enni al gener at i onwhi c h t ur nst os oc i al medi awhent heyar enothappy ,wi t h47% of1834y ear ol dsadmi t t i ngt ous i ngs oc i al medi at oc ompl ai nc ompar edwi t h12% i nt he55+agegr oup!( i i i ) Thes ear es t at i s t i c st hathav enotbeenl os tononl i nes hoeandf as hi onr et ai l erZappos . c om whi c hhas bui l tawhol ec or por at ec ul t ur ear ounddoi ngwhat ev eri tt ak est omak ec us t omer shappy .Ther ear eno l i mi t sont henumberofc us t omers er v i c ec al l sandnoKPI sar oundc al l handl i ngt i mes .Ev er ys al esand c ont ac tc ent err epr es ent at i v ef oc us es100% onc r eat i nganamaz i ngc us t omerex per i enc e 2. Omni c hannel i st henewmul t i c hannel -emai l ,Chat ,s oc i al medi a,Sk y pe,mobi l e?Mos tor gani z at i ons nowoper at eamul t i c hannel c ont ac tc ent erbutt hemoder nc ons umerwant sac ons i s t ent ,s at i s f y i ngand ef f or t l es sex per i enc e,ev er yt i me,what ev ert hedev i c eorc ommuni c at i onsc hannel .Thi si swher eomni c hannel c omesi nt oi t sown–pr ov i di ngas eaml es s ,i nt egr at edc us t omerex per i enc ef r om begi nni ngt o end. Whati smor e,c ons umer swantt hei rf av or i t ebr andst or ec ogni z et hei rbuy i nghi s t or yandpr ev i ousi nt er ac t i ons ,ac r os smul t i pl epl at f or ms .Someoft hewor l d’ smos ts uc c es s f ul c ompani es ,s uc hasAmaz on,ar e mas t er sofomni c hannel andt hei rbus i nes sdependsonpi c k i nguponev er yt ouc hpoi ntofac us t omer ’ s j our ney .Forex ampl ebyper s onal i z i ngs al esof f er sont hewebs i t eordi r ec t l yi nt ot hec us t omer ’ si nbox , s ugges t i ngr el ev antaddi t i onal pr oduc t satc hec k outandi mpl ement i ngef f ec t i v eaut omat edc ompl ai nt s handl i ng
3. Sel f s er v i c ei st hewayt ogo-c us t omer sdon’ twantt os pendt i mewi t hy ouragent s .Theywanta s i mpl e,c onv eni entandl owef f or tr es ol ut i ont ot hei ri s s ue.Thel at es tonl i nes ol ut i onsi nc l udes el f s er v i c e c apabi l i t i est hatc us t omer sc anus et of i ndouti nf or mat i on,as kques t i ons ,l ookupt hei rbankbal anc e, payt hei rut i l i t ybi l l ,bookahol i day ,buyt hatmus t hav epai rofs hoesorr et ur naf aul t yk et t l eatat i met hat s ui t st hem,wi t houthav i ngt os peakt oas i ngl ehumanbei ng. Howev er ,whent heydoneedt os peakt oanagent ,mak et el ephonec onv er s at i onsapl eas ur ei nt hems el v esbyt ar get edt r ai ni ngandc oac hi ngt oens ur eagent shav ehi ghc ompet enc el ev el sandar et her et o managec ompl exenqui r i es . 4. Aut omat er out i net as k s-I VR,s el f s er v i c e,Ar t i f i c i al I nt el l i genc eandChat bot saut omat er out i net as k s l eav i ngagent sandc us t omers er v i c er epr es ent at i v esf r eet odev ot et i met omor ec ompl ext as k sors ens i t i v eenqui r i esr equi r i ngt hehumant ouc h.Aut omat i ont angi bl yenhanc est hec us t omerex per i enc e. T ak eWebChat ,t hel at es tt ec hnol ogys ol ut i onsaut omat i c al l yf l aguphowc us t omer swantt oi nt er ac t ,and t hebeaut yofWebChati st hatwel l t r ai nedands k i l l edagent sc anhandl emul t i pl ec onv er s at i onsatonc e l eadi ngt of as t err es pons et i mesandenhanc edc us t omers at i s f ac t i onl ev el s .Si mi l ar l y ,Chat bot s ,es pec i al l ywhenc ombi nedwi t happl i c at i onss uc hasFac ebookMes s enger ,c anpr ov i deany t hi ngf r om aut omat eds ubs c r i pt i onc ont ents uc hasweat herandt r af f i cupdat es ,t oc us t omi z edc ommuni c at i onsi nc l udi ng r ec ei pt s ,s hi ppi ngnot i f i c at i onsandl i v eaut omat edmes s ages-f as t . Cons i dermax i mi z i ngwor k f or c emanagement( WFM)f unc t i onal i t yt os c hedul et her i ght s k i l l edagentt o ans wert her i ghtc hannel andac hi ev enear per f ec tc ont ac tr es ol ut i on. 5. Humani z et hewor k pl ac e-r es ear c hf r om c ons ul t i ngf i r mI SM I nc( i v )f oundt hat90% ofc ons umer sc onf i r medanagent ’ sper c ei v edhappi nes sdi r ec t l yaf f ec t edt hei rov er al l c us t omerex per i enc e.Ther ef or ei t pay st ok eeps t af fhappyandengaged.Out l i net hei rgoal sc l ear l yandgi v et hem t het ool sandaut onomy t odot hei rj ob.Whynoti nt r oduc es omegami f i c at i ont ec hni quest oac k nowl edgegoodper f or manc epubl i c l y ?Combi net hi swi t hgoodt r ai ni ngandmeani ngf ul c ar eerpat hst omak eadi f f er enc e.Thi si swher e t hel at es tWFM s ol ut i onsc anhel pbypr ov i di ngoneuni f i ed,c ent r al r epos i t or yf ort r ai ni ngpl ansand r ec or dmanagement . T ak eas t epbac k ,puty our s el fi ny ourc us t omer s ’ s hoesands eewhatt hei rex per i enc ei sr eal l yl i k e.You mi ghtneedt oov er haul y ourappr oac ht oc us t omers er v i c ec ompl et el yorper hapsaf ews i mpl et weak s wi l l s uf f i c e.Ei t herway ,mak et hec us t omerex per i enc ey ourt oppr i or i t yt or et ai ny ourmos tv al uedc us t omer sandbes tt al ent .
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Busi nessesf ai l i ngt opr epar ef orr i seofAI , surveyf i nds Wear eunpr epar edf ort her i s eofar t i f i c i al i nt el l i genc e( AI )i nt he wor k pl ac e.Thati sac c or di ngt oapol l ofov er2, 000s eni orHR pr of es s i onal sc ar r i edoutbyAl ex anderMannSol ut i ons. I ni t ss ur v ey ,t hegl obal t al entac qui s i t i onandmanagements pec i al i s tf oundt hatj us t23% ofs eni orHRpr of es s i onal sbel i ev et hat wear epr epar i ngt henex tgener at i onofpr of es s i onal sf ort her i s e ofAI ,des pi t et hef ac tt hatt wot hi r ds( 69%)f or ec as tt hati ti sv er y ors omewhatl i k el yt hatwewi l l s eehumanoi dsi nt hewor k pl ac e by2030. Whenqui z z edonwhats k i l l sbus i nes s ess houl dbedev el opi ngt o enhanc et hepot ent i al ofAI ,ov erat hi r d( 36%)c i t edadapt abi l i t y t oc hange,ar oundaf i f t h( 22%)s ai dc r eat i v es k i l l swer emos ti mpor t antwi t has i mi l arnumber ( 18%)bel i ev i ngI Tandt ec hni c al s k i l l ss houl dbepr i or i t i s ed. Laur i ePadua,Di r ec t orofT ec hnol ogyandOper at i onsCons ul t i ng, c omment s ; “ Ac c or di ngt oAc c ent ur e,AIhast hepot ent i al t oaddanes t i mat ed 654bi l l i onGBP( 814bi l l i onUSD)t ot heUKec onomyby2035. Howev er ,t hepot ent i al ofanyi nt el l i gents of t war ei sl i mi t edbyt he humant al entr es pons i bl ef orc ommi s s i oni ng,i mpl ement i ngand managi ngi t . ”
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“ Thes uc c es s f ul i mpl ement at i onofef f ec t i v es y s t emsr el i eson s t r ongs t r at egyanddel i v er y .Wi t ht hi si nmi nd,i ti sc r uc i al t hatHR t eamsputi npl ac es t r at egi cwor k f or c epl anst oens ur et hatt hey notonl yhav eac c es st or equi s i t et ec hni c al s k i l l s ,butal s of oc uson i nv es t i ngi nt al entwi t hadapt abl ec or ec ompet enc i eswhi c har e c ur r ent l ydi f f i c ul tt or ec r eat ei nmac hi nes ,s uc hasc r eat i v i t yand c ommuni c at i ons k i l l s . ” “ HRs t r at egi s t smus tbec omeac c us t omedt oups k i l l i ngex i s t i ng t eamsandpl anni ngf ut ur ewor k f or c eswi t hr obot si nmi nd-but t her ewi l l benoc l i f f edgeofj obl os s esasAIr epl ac eshuman wor k er s .I ns t ead,t her ol esofr eal l i f eempl oy eeswi l l dev el ops o t hatwewi l l wor kal ongs i der obot st obec omemor eef f i c i entand pr oduc t i v e,andi nnat el yhumant r ai t swi l l bec omemor ev al uabl e t hanev erbef or e.GE,f orex ampl e,i sr epor t edl y bui l di nga‘ r obot i cwor k f or c e’ aspar tofi t ss hi f tt owar dhi ght ec h bus i nes s .T omanaget het r ans i t i on,s c i ent i s t sar ebei ngr edepl oy edt ot hec ompany ’ smac hi nel ear ni ngl abwher et heyar e t as k edwi t hhel pi ngt omak ec l oudhos t eds of t war emodel sof GE’ sex i s t i ngmac hi nest hatc anbeus edt os av emoneyandi mpr ov es af et yf ori t sc us t omer sl ongt er m. ”
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