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(58:02) We all live in a hectic world – partially of our own making. Even in externally quiet moments, our minds are busily chattering away with what ifs and rehashes of what was. It can be difficult to find the path to calm within this clamor. During these confusing pandemic times, the internal chatter is likely louder than ever. But in this very moment, most of us are quite likely fine and acknowledging that through mindfulness practice can provide a reprieve from the stress and worry.In this episode of "The Looking Glass", Francesco Arese Visconti will discuss with Athena Carey what mindfulness is, how it can help us in during the pandemic and how we can access it through photography practice (even in lockdown).During the event, there will be a short example session that participants can join in. No special equipment is required. Each activity can be done with a camera as simple as the one in your phone. No special skills are required. You can be a camera expert or notice, a meditation guru or complete beginner. You only need to bring the willingness to slow down, to see and capture the present moment and to reflect on your experience.BIO - Athena Carey:Athena Carey is a multi award winning fine art photographer specializing in long exposure and black and white photography. She is widely recognized for her ability to capture the emotional essence of place and time within her images.Her academic background lies in both psychology and photography - BA psychology, BA photography, Masters of Fine Art Photography. Professionally, she has experience in portrait, landscape, travel and conceptual photography. Currently, she leads photography tours and workshops internationally, teaches fine art photography both online and locally, runs a Mindfulness Through Photography course and is also working on two large personal projects - English Follies and Balkan Spomeniks.www.athenacarey.com

(58:00) The current crisis has proven the importance of the ability to adapt to the rapid shift towards digitalization. Digital marketing skills are crucial to secure employability and long-term career development.Our Webinars will showcase our bestseller Digital Marketing courses. Each webinar will be given by one of our top professors.Every day we hear all about viral marketing, a new viral video and content that spreads at the speed of light. But what exactly is it? And how did it get to be viral? Is it due to a viral product or viral advertising, viral campaigns or simply luck, that randomly makes something such a big hit? In this presentation I will talk about the dynamic of viral marketing over social media and describe the ingredient of a successful diffusion. For this purpose, I will base myself on state of the are research in this area and use concrete case studies.

(1:14:24) With the change of the habits due to the COVID-19 outbreak, digital marketing and communications are even more central to impact communication strategies. Businesses and organizations can benefit from constantly refreshing their approach to leverage the potential of these communication channels.Speakers' Biographies: Nicolas Rohrbasser has a Master's degree in Digital Media and Communication. He works as a web consultant and digital marketing trainer, specialized in search engine management, Google and social media ads and performance analytics. His other passion is motor racing; he created a karting school where he works as a coach. Seven times Swiss champion, he became a world champion driver in 2012 and vice-champion in 2018.Marco Barber founded Digital Cuts in 2018. During his career he has worked for large agencies in charge of digital services for multinationals. He has a Master’s in Service Design and Management, a Bachelor degree in Business Administration and IT and a Certificate in Digital Marketing. His expertise focusses on business development strategy, sales, multi-media storytelling and the digital user experience.

(4:47) Francesco Arese Visconti, Head of the Media Communications Department and Photography Program at Webster University Geneva gives a brief introduction to the majors available on our campus.Find out more about us at: www.webster.ch

(53:57) The current crisis has proven the importance of the ability to adapt to the rapid shift towards digitalization. Digital marketing skills are crucial to secure employability and long-term career development.Our Webinars will showcase our bestseller Digital Marketing courses. Each webinar will be given by one of our top professors.The fourth session was "Organizational Considerations for Content Creation", by Dr. Edward Boon:"In a way, content marketing on social media requires marketers to think and act like publishers. However, this is easier said than done.In this virtual conference, Dr. Edward Boon will discuss how companies can the develop the capabilities to deliver relevant and engaging content to their target customers. The following questions will be addressed: Who should create the content? What are the job requirements for a content marketing manager Which activities, if any, should be outsourced to an agency?"

(54:50) The current crisis has proven the importance of the ability to adapt to the rapid shift towards digitalization. Digital marketing skills are crucial to secure employability and long-term career development.Our Webinars will showcase our bestseller Digital Marketing courses. Each webinar will be given by one of our top professors.The third session was "Digital Media Trends for 2020 and Beyond", by Nicoletta Iacobacci: "Emerging media, including new formats, transmedia, technologies and digital cultures such as virtual and augmented reality, artificial intelligence, and digital humans. I will, as well present some reflections on deep fake and on a case study of fake news and Artificial Intelligence."

(1:24:03) 'Meet the Artist' Presentation from the Keystone seminar on the arts and social engagement on March 26, 2020.www.webster.ch

(1:01:04) Julie Smith is on the faculty of the School of Communications at Webster's St Louis campus. She is the author of "Master the Media: How Teaching Media LIteracy Can Save our Plugged-In World" and specializes in ways to de-bunk information found on social media channels.Julie will be sharing tips and tricks to discern fact from fiction relating to the Corona Virus in today's media landscape.

(1:02:36) The current crisis has proven the importance of the ability to adapt to the rapid shift towards digitalization. Digital marketing skills are crucial to secure employability and long-term career development.Our Webinars will showcase our bestseller Digital Marketing courses. Each webinar will be given by one of our top professors."Perception Management and the "Selfie Generation", by Prof. Kasia Jagodzinska.A few words from Prof. Jagodzinska about her presentation:" The development of technology has created a kingdom where the ego can strive. Digital acts of self-admiration are flooding the media. I call this phenomenon the "selfie generation". It depicts the virtual reality of self-oriented individuals governed by the need to exhibit their lifestyle, social status, achievements, and other activities. Their distinguishing insignia is a selfie stick.In my webinar, I will discuss how this self-concentration is transplanted into modern business practice, specifically what are the implications for brand design and perception management. I will also present perception management techniques and errors."

(57:21) The current crisis has proven the importance of the ability to adapt to the rapid shift towards digitalization. Digital marketing skills are crucial to secure employability and long-term career development.Our Webinars will showcase our bestseller Digital Marketing courses. Each webinar will be given by one of our top professors.The first session: "Towards a Cash-Less China", by Dr. Dominique JollyChinese people have shown to be incredibly supportive of technological innovation. They had very limited fixed-line equipment, however, they massively and quickly switched to smart-phones. China Mobile claims to have 942 million subscribers! Similarly, Chinese people were used to paying almost everything (even a car) with cash – with a very limited use of credit cards. They have now switched to e-payment with their smartphones. Who are the actors involved in this mobile payment revolution? What does this mean for other countries like the USA? These are some of the questions raised by this presentation.

(43:17) The pandemic posed a series of unprecedented challenges, including for education. At the same time, creativity and innovation often flourish in times of crisis. Are there ways in which the challenges raised by teaching online can be turned into opportunities for creativity?This panel discussion will be joined by Francesco Arese Visconti and Julianna Sandholm-Bark who will briefly share their experience and creative projects with students. Francesco’s photojournalism course, a production-based class for those who want to learn about storytelling through images, was based on an immersive learning experience: a 10 days trip to Tuscany. He will discuss how the course has been restructured and show some of the creative products of students during lockdown.Julianna will discuss her experiments with learning online and different forms of embodiment. In her experience, the most successful assignments have been the ones that involved the whole person, even when working remotely. She will focus on advocacy statements, Meet the Artist presentations and virtual room visits, among others. The panel will be moderated by Vlad Glaveanu and opened to the audience for a discussion of what the current situation tells us about the present and especially the future of teaching and learning.More about the speakers:Julianna Sandholm-Bark:Julianna Bark is Assistant Professor and Head of the Global Citizenship Program at Webster University Geneva. She holds a PhD in Art History from the Institute of Fine Art at New York University as well as a licence ès lettres in English, Art History and Photography from the University of Geneva. She has worked with several arts organizations in New York, Paris, and Geneva. At Webster University Geneva she teaches Current Art, Advanced Composition, and First Year Seminar. Her current research interests include digital art history and the mechanisms of value creation and measurement in the art market.Francesco Arese Visconti:Francesco Arese Visconti is the Head of the Media Communications and Photography Department. He has taught at Webster University Geneva since 2007 and collaborates with the CERAH (Geneva Centre for Education and Research in Humanitarian Action). He has an MA from the University of Florence (Italy) and is currently enrolled in the Doctoral Program at the University of Westminster (UK). His research work focuses on migration and identity. Prof. Visconti has developed research on African migration in Switzerland (http://newworldproject.wordpress.com) and on the Italian-Chinese community in Prato (http://hiddenidentityproject.wordpress.com). He is currently working on research which will explore, through photographs and interviews, the identity of Italians who migrated tothe French part of Switzerland from the 1960's until today.Vlad Glaveanu:Vlad Glăveanu, PhD, is Associate Professor and Head of the Department of Psychology and Counselling at Webster University Geneva, Associate Professor II at Bergen University, Norway, and Director of the Webster Center for Creativity and Innovation (WCCI). His work focuses on creativity, imagination, culture, collaboration, and societal challenges. He edited the Palgrave Handbook of Creativity and Culture (2016) and the Oxford Creativity Reader (2018), and co-edited the Cambridge Handbook of Creativity Across Domains (2017) and the Oxford Handbook of Imagination and Culture (2017). He co-edits the book series Palgrave Studies in Creativity and Culture for Palgrave Macmillan. Vlad is editor of Europe’s Journal of Psychology (EJOP), an open-access peer-reviewed journal published by PsychOpen (Germany). He received in 2018 the Berlyne Award from the American Psychological Association for outstanding early career contributions to the field of aesthetics, creativity, and the arts.

(1:00:44) This talk by Ronald A. Beghetto on uncertainty explores how different experiences and encounters with uncertainty, including states of “genuine doubt” play a role in creative thought and action. Implications for creativity theory, research, and practice were also discussed.A panel discussion with Ron followed, moderated by Vlad Glaveanu (Webster University Geneva, Switzerland) and Wendy Ross (Kingston University, UK)Ronald A. Beghetto is an internationally recognized expert on creative thought and action in educational settings. He holds the Pinnacle West Presidential Chair and serves as a Professor at Arizona State University. Professor Beghetto is the Editor for the Journal of Creative Behavior, series editor for Creative Theory and Action in Education (Springer Books),and is a Fellow of the American Psychological Association and the Society for the Psychology of Aesthetics, Creativity and the Arts (Div. 10, APA).More information on Ron can be found at: www.ronaldbeghetto.comwww.webster.ch

(1:01:46) On May 28th 2020, Vlad Glaveanu explored the numerous links between mobility / immobility and possibility / impossibility by drawing on scholarship from the new mobilities paradigm and creativity research. His aim is to reach a new understanding of movement and its value for our existence as intrinsically agentic and creative beings.Find out more about Webster Geneva at: www.webster.ch

(59:50) A Research Presentation by Caroline Hunt-Matthes, given on June 3rd 2020. United Nations Staff narratives and UN Tribunal legal decisions of a decade of whistleblower protection failure (2006-2016) spear headed welcome reform of the broken United Nations whistleblower protection system in 2017. Preliminary Research post 2017 indicates that grave structural dysfunction in the UN whistleblower protection mechanisms continue. As the global guardian of Human Rights, and advocate of Social Justice the United Nations whose staff fear the consequences of retaliation for complying with the duty to report misconduct stand at a crossroads to take responsibility in the light of new evidence.www.webster.ch

(1:01:43) Dr. Oreste Foppiani leads a round-table on "National Health Service (NHS) vs Private Medical Insurance System: Global Health in the COVID-19 Era." Speakers:Robert Yates, Director, Global Health Programme; Executive Director, Centre for Universal Health, Chatham House Ranieri Guerra, Assistant Director-General for Strategic Initiatives, World Health Organisation Bernardino Fantini, Honorary Professor of History of Medicine, University of Geneva

(1:46) Webster University Geneva’s campus is set in a suburban park, in the lakeside village of Bellevue, surrounded by vineyards and mountain views.Find out more about us at: www.webster.ch

(12:33) Led by Direct Dr. Clementina Acedo, the faculty & staff of Webster University Geneva send their best wishes to the graduating class of 2020!

(8:16) When searching for a university, there are a vast number of options available. This video highlights the decision making process when searching for a university and how Webster University based in Geneva, Switzerland has an array of benefits that allows it to stand out from other universities in Switzerland and around the world.Established in Switzerland in 1978, Webster University Geneva is an accredited American university campus that offers high-quality programs in English to students interested in a Bachelor (undergraduate level) or a Master (graduate-level) education. It brings an American style of teaching, with its liberal arts curriculum, delivered in the culturally-rich context of Switzerland and community of "Genève internationale". Read more at: www.webster.chSome Clips from Geneva Tourism:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9BGZy0M2CNg https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cny-1X53e54Music from:Sthlm Sunset, Dance With Me & You & Me by Ehrling https://soundcloud.com/ehrling Promoted by MrSnooze https://youtu.be/rhV_DIoebmU

(1:01:34) Recorded on the 29th April 2020.Business professionals need to re-think the ways they engage with clients to reach favourable, long-lasting agreements. For many, virtual negotiations are becoming the new reality.Prof. Kasia Jagodzinska will talk about the challenges, threats as well as critical success factors for conducting virtual negotiations. She will be provide practical tips and insights on how to boost your e-negotiation power.

(45:49) Our first expert livestream from the Head of the Photography and Media Department, Francesco Arese Visconti. In his talk he discusses the visual semantics of images which have been published as a result of the coronavirus crisis.