Is Anyone Listening?

Lauren Jeffery

doi:10.18733/cpi29749

Authors

Lauren Jeffery University of Calgary https://orcid.org/0009-0004-1830-9740

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.18733/cpi29749

Keywords:

Interconnectedness, human communication, financial communication, communication networks

Abstract

The COVID-19 pandemic highlighted the fragility, and brokenness in some cases, of our systems, institutions, infrastructure, and society. Now that the immediate crisis has passed, is there an expectation to revert to the status quo, instead of creating a better version of the world? Technology has been hailed a savior, but human beings being human, and the complexity and interconnectedness of our world makes for challenges in trying to maintain society as it was and in creating a new world. Navigating outrage, cries for help, and cultural divides has left us in a precarious position but there is opportunity to effect change, if we choose.

Author Biography

Lauren Jeffery, University of Calgary

Lauren Jeffery is a second-year Curriculum and Learning doctoral student at Werklund School of Education at the University of Calgary. Lauren received her Bachelor’s Degree in Education at Brock University and her Master’s Degree in Counselling and Psychology at Yorkville University. Lauren’s work focuses on the emotional intersection between financial advisors and the clients they serve, and she is interested in how individuals know others, through knowing self.

ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0004-1830-9740

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