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Transforming the Real Experience of UK Armed Forces Veterans Living with Chronic Pain
This major report presents Umio’s concepts and qualitative research into UK armed forces veteran experiences with chronic pain. It is one deliverable from our 12-month project with the UK Office for Veterans’ Affairs (OVA).
A Critique of the Social Determinants of Health Framework and the Real Experience Alternative
Despite almost universal agreement on the importance of addressing the social determinants of health, the dominant logic and frameworks for doing so suffer from some important limitations. In this white paper, we critique widely accepted social determinant thinking and models. We then briefly introduce Umio’s real experience-based alternative. 10 page pdf.
The Creation of Concrete Real Experience: Perception, Affect, Duration and Emotion
Chris Lawer’s paper "The Creation of Concrete Real Experience" investigates the process by which real, lived experiences are formed, with a particular focus on the interaction of perception, affect, duration, and emotion. Through a synthesis of contemporary perspectives on affect and real experience, Lawer presents a comprehensive framework that integrates these elements within an experience ecosystem.