Imagine you’re in a tense meeting with a stubborn problem employee. You need the EmoBracelet.
That’s the name of a device being marketed by Philips Electronics. We’ll let the company literature describe the purpose of the device:
It aims at … detecting stress levels so that wearers can know when to take a “time-out,” wind down and reconsider their actions.
The company originally designed the EmoBracelet for stock traders who might let their emotions get the best of them, but it’s easy to see how the applications can be broadened to HR managers and others.
Anyway, here’s how it works: The EmoBracelet senses emotional ups and downs and transmits messages to something called the EmoBowl (no, we’re not making this up). The EmoBowl then lights up in a range of colors from yellow to red, indicating the intensity — and danger zones — of the EmoBracelet wearer’s emotions.
In other words, when your EmoBowl turns red, it’s time to walk away and calm down before saying anything or making a decision.
Where was the EmoBracelet when HR Morning needed it? Like maybe just before the second marriage.
