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This was the first in a series sparked by dozens of conversations with lighting manufacturers who endlessly complained that ‘nobody’s actually buying this circadian lighting stuff’.
At the same time, I realised these pioneers rarely met anyone else who had made the same decision and that the scientists were often working in isolation from the real world where their discoveries come to life.
So I set out to find those innovators who were doing just that and confident they’d made a sound business decision and invited scientists to share their work, so that each could learn from the other and ultimately, the sector realise that circadian-aware lighting is not a crazy thing to do – it actually makes good sense from a financial and environmental perspective.
I’m so grateful to the sponsors and media partners who help to make this possible.
Dr Anders Sode West – Department of Neurology, Rigshospitalet, University Hospital, Copenhagen
David Poxton – Managing Director, Ashmere Derbyshire
Ed Russell – Chief Executive Officer, WCS Care
Jim Hempel – Social and Health Care Assistant, Odense Commune
Leanne Scrogham – Registered Manager, Abbeyfield
Lucy Jobbins – PhD Candidate, University of Oxford
Professor Shadab Rahman – Associate Neuroscientist, Brigham and Women’s Hospital
Professor Russell Foster – Professor of Circadian Neuroscience, Chair Department of Ophthalmology, Oxford University
Professor Shadab Rahman – Associate Neuroscientist, Brigham and Women’s Hospital
Professor Elizabeth Flo-Groeneboom – Department of Clinical Psychology, Bergen University
Dr. Lenka Maierova – Postdoctoral Researcher, University Centre for Energy Efficient Buildings (UCEEB)
Kim Crowe – Chief Executive Officer, Parkhaven Trust, UK
Kirsten Sørensen Gosvig – Care Center Manager, Hillerod, Denmark
Lynne Green and Kate Turley – Deputy Manager, Kirk House and PhD Researcher/Computer Scientist, Chroma Lighting
Full video: Innovators in Residential Healthcare: Circadian Lighting Principles & Practice
Professor Russell Foster – Professor of Circadian Neuroscience, Chair Department of Ophthalmology, Oxford University
Professor Shadab Rahman – Associate Neuroscientist, Brigham and Women’s Hospital
Professor Elizabeth Flo-Groeneboom – Department of Clinical Psychology, Bergen University
Professor Stuart Peirson – Professor of Circadian Neuroscience, Oxford University
Jo Cheshire – Director of Marketing and Communications, WCS Care Warwickshire, UK
Kirsten Sørensen Gosvig – Care Center Manager, Hillerod, Denmark
Michelle Borreson – Gunderson Health System
Helen Loome – President Elect, SLL
An ongoing series of online panel debates with leading voices from across the value chain for lighting to pose the question: what are the current drivers for decision makers? Could the potential for lighting to improve environmental, social and governance performance hold the key to driving the changes we all want to see?
A social media campaign for teens that has reached 2.5 million young people around the world to raise awareness of the impact of light on health and wellbeing.
A social media campaign and series of lectures and trade magazine articles that have reached over 15,000 professionals to raise awareness the business case for healthy lighting.
Interviews with scientists, manufacturers and business leaders about how lighting affects the brain and body – and how it can improve performance for people, for planet and for profit.
I write a round-up of the latest scientific articles and lightrelated trivia every week. Read past editions here. And sign up to receive your copy here.
I am also invited to appear on podcasts and occasionally host a series myself.