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Hello Jack is research
Research and insights from Hello Jack developers, Knot Lab Inc. and some expert guest contributors.
Jacks from the Past: the Story of Jacques Dupont
Jacques Dupont was born on his family’s farm in 1706, in New France, in what we would now call Nova Scotia. Born to farmer parents,...
Giulia Pittiglio
Jul 22, 20222 min read
Psychology of Skill-Building: Does learning become more challenging as we age?
Most of us are familiar with the age-old mindset that you “can’t teach an old dog new tricks” or that “old habits die hard”. Some of us...
Giulia Pittiglio
Jun 22, 20224 min read
The Arts and Crafts Movement
The Arts and Crafts Movement of the late 19th century occurred throughout Europe and North America as a direct response to the Industrial...
Giulia Pittiglio
May 25, 20223 min read
Jacks from the Past: the Story of JohnKin Davies
JohnKin Albert Davies was born in 1853 in London, England to a working-class family. His mother and father were shopkeepers in the city...
Giulia Pittiglio
May 16, 20223 min read
Canada's Census 2021
Canada continues to get older... and younger? With a flair for the dramatic and an understanding of the ‘hype’ factor that drives...
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May 2, 20223 min read
The Women's Art Movement in Canada
"In the mid-nineteenth century, women were not considered to be serious contributors to the field of art and had enormous difficulty...
Giulia Pittiglio
Apr 29, 20224 min read
Jacks from the Past: the Story of Jaqlin Byrne
Jaqlin Josephine Byrne was a French-Canadian artist and craftworker born in 1865 in Montreal, Quebec to an Irish-immigrant father Seán...
Giulia Pittiglio
Apr 14, 20222 min read
CO-HOUSING: A Traditional Approach to a Modern Problem
In January of 2022, it was announced that a low-income housing development on Vancouver Island was waiting to be approved by the Saanich...
Giulia Pittiglio
Mar 30, 20223 min read
The Resurgence of Blacksmithing in the 21st Century
Under a spreading chestnut tree The village smithy stands; The smith, a mighty man is he, With large and sinewy hands; And the muscles of...
Giulia Pittiglio
Feb 3, 20223 min read
The Pinterest Effect: a renewed passion for making
"A third industrial revolution is stirring—the Maker era" Kevin Kelly writes in the introduction to “Cool Tools.” According to Kelly, we...
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Nov 16, 20213 min read
Going Back to Basics
A list of things we should all know how to do, but, might not. General first aid How to change a flat tire How to start a fire How to put...
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Nov 7, 20213 min read
Who is that designed for?
Despite our increasing numbers the world seems to be designed against the elderly. - Don Norman.
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Sep 29, 20212 min read
Loneliness is at Epidemic Levels
Loneliness is at epidemic levels according to the World Health Organization. We're unpacking how and why to address this issue.
Alexandra Pittiglio
Sep 13, 20213 min read
The Grey Divide: Isolation of the Elderly During COVID-19
An age based digital divide – or grey divide – has left the elderly unable to stay connected as easily as younger generations.
Alexandra Petrisano
Sep 9, 20213 min read
We are all Getting Older
According to the WHO, Between 2015 and 2050, the proportion of the world's population over 60 years will nearly double from 12% to 22%.
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Jul 13, 20212 min read
Social Isolation
Social isolation is commonly defined as a low quantity and quality of contact with others. Why is this so farmful? How can Hello Jack help?
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Jul 6, 20213 min read
Say Hello to Jack
Hello! Thanks for being here. This is the first of a series of posts introducing Hello Jack to the world, and explaining the inspiration,...
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Jul 1, 20211 min read
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