Similar to the saying that the way to one’s heart is through their stomach, society has learned that the way to a consumer is through their data.
We certainly see how data holds immense value to companies looking to strategically target audiences for products and services.
It’s not as clear that data holds immense value to each and every individual through insights and lessons for personal wellness and quality of life. Once visualized, our data will allow us to see what we cannot see or feel otherwise. Our data empowers us to make rational decisions about our lives by proactively managing our wellness since without information, we are forced to react to obvious factors. Medically, this often leads to invasive treatments rather than proactively detecting subtle anomalies.
All this, using devices we already have and technology available in your hands today.
- Can Wearables Detect Covid-19 Symptoms? I Wore Six to Find Out, WSJ 7/2020
- Heart rate, pulse ox, and temperature sensors cannot alone diagnose you with COVID but they can be early indicators for other illnesses.
Books
- Self-Tracking (MIT Press Essential Knowledge series)
Organizations
Who we are
The Live Learn Innovate Foundation is a 501(c)3 nonprofit entity that empowers software users to regain control of their personally generated health data, gain intuitive insights about their social data, learn the impact of their environment on health, and build a foundation of data analytics that empowers research, academics, and innovation in economic development.
Use cases for this secure, private method of data aggregation appear everywhere, expanding to family care, community growth, agricultural planning, and many more things still unseen. Help us keep going by getting involved today.