Leuty Parker

Tag: #inspiring

  • Alice Wong

    Following on from my posts about surviving brain injury, I’m increasingly interested on where such a life changing experience is taking me next. My ambition still sits firmly in the wearable-tech-o-sphere (a space that is rapidly shifting from novelty to necessity). what  excites me is not just the technology itself, but its potential to reshape how we understand performance, recovery, and human capability.

    It feels important, in looking forward, to acknowledge the influence of Alice Wong, who passed away late last year. Her work showed how powerful it can be when personal perspective meets systems-level thinking and real action. This underpins how I want to engage with wearable technology: forward-looking, human-centred, and designed for lasting relevance rather than short-term hype. The future of wearables will belong to those who build with intention and that’s where I see myself contributing!

    Alice Wong (1974–2025) was an American disability rights activist, writer, community organiser and, in general, inspiring human being.

    She dedicated her work to confronting systemic ableism and amplifying disabled voices through storytelling and advocacy.

    Additionally, she wanted their a claim of being a MacArthur Fellow and a 2013 Obama appointee to the National Council on Disability, see you also founded the Disability Visibility Project in partnership with StoryCorps.

  • The Black Swan Effect

    The Black Swan effect refers to rare, unexpected events that have huge impacts, and only seem obvious in hindsight. It’s like the butterfly effect; small or unpredictable triggers lead to dramatic, far-reaching consequences.

    In short, it explains how humans underestimate the likelihood of extreme situations, but rely heavily on past data.

    Important attributes include unpredictability; nothing in the past clearly points defined the future.

    It concludes to really big consequences; PESTLE (as learned in my MSc: Political, Economic, Social, Technological, Legal and Environmental) or cultural. It’s only afterwards when it becomes obvious and should have been expected.

    Black Swanevents can instantly transform entire industries, markets, technologies, and even society itself.

  • Motivational speach

    This picture can embellish “passion for fashion”.

    After going to the gym most days, ever overstepping the limits, not only did I learn to walk using @neurophysio work out route, I presented a lecture at @SHIF in my high heels (seen below).

  • 19/5 – Inspiration by Stephen Hawking

    Look to the stars & not to your feet.

    Try to wonder make sense of what the see & wonder what makes the universe exist.

    Be curious.

    However difficult life may seem there’s always something you can succeed at

    It matters that you don’t give up.