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Addressing health inequalities in greenspaces to age well: Part II diversity and safety
Health, Sports & Psychology

Addressing health inequalities in greenspaces to age well: Part II diversity and safety

...managers of greenspaces, park users and other stakeholders help address health and wellbeing inequalities? ...Background Ageing well need not be expensive nor be exclusive to the selected few. Using greenspaces, we have been examining how to age well, as part of the Open University and MK Parks Trust’s initiative. Unfortunately, health inequalities still abound, and...
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Practising systems thinking in practice (STiP)
Science, Maths & Technology

Practising systems thinking in practice (STiP)

...management with STiP. The course complements the OpenLearn course Understanding systems thinking in practice and its context is described in the OpenLearn Systems Thinking hub. ...This free course provides a postgraduate level introduction to systems thinking in practice, or STiP. Systems thinking in practice itself has a long history and has developed from many different...
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Level 3: Advanced 10 hrs
The importance of interpersonal skills
Money & Business

The importance of interpersonal skills

...management you need good interpersonal skills, you need to understand how to deal with other people. This free course, The importance of interpersonal skills, will help you gain an awareness of your own skills and understand that an awareness of the interpersonal skills of others can help us enormously in dealing with the work tasks we are responsible for...To succeed in...
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Level 1: Introductory 3 hrs
Ideas about living sustainably
Nature & Environment

Ideas about living sustainably

...online Sustainability event for staff in 2020 and we looked at breaking this issue down into easier 'manageable challenges' in our lives, so we can all do our bit to create positive change. We invited a range of external speakers to share their ideas with colleagues and recorded these sessions to share wider with those looking to make sustainable changes in their lives....
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Activity 10 mins
Reducing the carbon footprint of on-premises IT
Nature & Environment

Reducing the carbon footprint of on-premises IT

...managers are increasingly responsible for the operation of building management systems. This article examines the carbon costs of the on-premises IT digital carbon footprint. ...Find out more about The Open University's Environment courses Reducing digital carbon footprints of digital assets The digital carbon footprints of our technology assets are split between the...
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Supreme streets: an adventure into employee-ownership
Money & Business

Supreme streets: an adventure into employee-ownership

...associated with The Open University's Business and Management courses and qualifications. [Supreme Streets - start] Select the image above to begin your adventure into employee-ownership or click here. Instructions For best results, use a modern web browser. Upgrade to the latest version of Internet Explorer or try a free alternative like Google Chrome, Firefox or Safari....
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Activity 15 mins
Bullying and Manipulation: Join the Resistance
Health, Sports & Psychology

Bullying and Manipulation: Join the Resistance

...we can use, both to manage our own responses to bullies, but also to maintain contexts where this behaviour is discouraged? This short interactive experience explores the psychology of bullying and manipulation in three different places: social media, the workplace and the school playground... [Bullying an manipulation interactive image] Select the image to begin......
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Activity 15 mins
Financial strategy and private finance initiative
Money & Business

Financial strategy and private finance initiative

...managed by the same sector that provides its services? In the early 1990s, the Private Finance Initiative was the Treasury's brainwave to provide the public sector with better value for money. Designed to fund public infrastructure such as hospitals, roads and accommodation through private money from consortiums, these contentious schemes indicated a radical cultural...
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