Okay. Hold onto something. Philips is working on an unbelievably cool gadget they’re calling the “Rationalizer”, a device that’s basically a “mirror for your emotions”. It’s a mood ring gone high tech – very high tech.
Here’s the rundown: The employee wears an Emobracelet on their wrist which measures the “arousal component of the user’s emotion through a galvanic skin response sensor”.
I told you to hang onto something.
This EmoBracelet is synced (wirelessly) with the EmoBowl, the beautiful bowl you see in the picture above, with lighted patterns to show a user’s emotional readout. The range is a soft yellow, orange, or deep red.
When the bracelet wearer sees that the bowl is flashing red, it serves as an alert. Someone needs to chill the heck out! Or, to be more precise, the individual should take a break – maybe walk around for 10 minutes, play solitaire, or simply take a couple of deep breaths. The idea is for them to catch themselves before they make a decision that might be the result of emotions rather than the result of common sense. Check themselves before they wreck themselves.
Oh the ramifications! This is, honestly, a brilliant concept. The Mirror of Emotions is for Investors, but just imagine if everyone in your office were plugged up to one?
Let the games begin!
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That is hilarious. I think employees should buy one for their boss and place the bowl on a pedestal outside his/her office. Then, they know whether or not it is a good time to ask for a raise or bring up a problem.
Individual workers could also have the bracelet synced to their computer so they can’t send any emails when their bowl is flashing red. Of course, management could use this technology for nefarious purposes – writing people up for having a bad attitude!
Thanks for sharing info on this product. It certainly provides food for thought.
Daisy McCarty
SDOF, I love it to distraction. It could cause a lot of conversations – and crazy looks! – Joi