Designing for wisdom in the age of information
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Isolation is a leading symptom of depression. Our world is full of systems to keep us focused on different tasks and different times; we are becoming virtually isolated and hence more depressed. This multi-system isolation is leading to a new form of loneliness and emerging forms of anxiety and extreme group think in our cultural narrative. User interface and experience should enable people to feel fully unburdened from a fear of suffering. From wearables, to on demand services, everything is designed to promote distraction from pain. See full article here: https://medium.com/@chrisdancy/designing-contemplative-technology-f3525e7b1d0e
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Designing for wisdom in the age of information
- 1. 1 Designing for Wisdom Implications for wellness and privacy in a hyper-connected world
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- 3. 3 This is the year Michael J. Fox goes back to, in “Back to the Future”
- 4. 4 Will Smith is now older than Uncle Phil.
- 5. 5 Ralph Macchio is now older than Mr. Miyagi.
- 6. 6 Chris Dancy Mindful Cyborg Corporate Innovation Global Media & Speaker Television 2016
- 8. 8 Trends
- 9. 9 Mobile Health Today Now Effortless Real time Beautiful Privacy High effort Gamification Expensive Expensive Low adoption Consumerism Real time Data rich Convenience Economy SaaS Platforms APIs Consumers Today Solutions Today Marketplace Today
- 10. 10 1980 – The age of the office Tool EACH OTHER Interface KNOLWEDGE Loss FARM
- 11. 11 1990 – The age of productivity Tool PERSONAL COMPUTING Interface DESKTOP Loss FACE to FACE
- 12. 12 1995 – The age of Information Tool INTERNET Interface BROWSER Loss OPERATING SYSTESM
- 13. 13 2000– The age of the e-commerce Tool CLOUD COMPUTING Interface eCOMMERCE Loss INFRASTRUCTURE
- 14. 14 2008– The age of the attention Tool ASSISTED REALITY Interface ATTENTION Loss BROWSER
- 15. 15 2010– The age of data Tool DATA Interface APPS Loss PERSONAL COMPUTING
- 16. 16 2015– The age of wearables Tool WEARABLE COMPUTING Interface BEHAVIOR Loss THE INTERNET
- 17. 17 2020– The age of the ephemeral Tool OFFLINE Interface EPHEMERAL Loss IDENTITY
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- 19. 19 Beyond Moore’s Law Accelerating Moore’s Law
- 20. 20 2025– The age of liquid personalization Tool SENSORS Interface LIFE Loss THE INTERFACE
- 21. 21 Problems
- 22. 22 “Software should be as smart as the device it’s running on and as kind as the person carrying it” (some of) You are here PC’s and the Web
- 23. 23 “Shoving a web form on a tablet is like strapping rockets on a donkey” Mobile
- 24. 24 Applications
- 25. 25 Wearables
- 27. 27• People are isolated, lonely and depressed and it’s effecting their health. • 60 million Americans are affected by loneliness. • 40% of people feel lonely. Double from 20% in the 80’s. • 25% Americans have no one to discuss important matters with. Double from 10% in the 80’s. • Mortality comparable to smoking. • Loneliness is twice as deadly as obesity. • Suicide is now the number 2, 3 and 4 cause of death in men between 10-55 years old. “The opposite of loneliness is not togetherness, it’s intimacy.” – Richard Bach Isolation
- 29. 29 Distraction
- 30. 30 How difficult is it to be still for 15 minutes?
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- 32. 32 Students would rather shock themselves then be alone with their thoughts. 67 25 90 0 10 20 30 40 50 60 70 80 90 100 2014 HARVARD & VIRGINIA UNIVERSITY Men Women Other
- 33. 33 “Attention is the rarest and purest form of generosity.” -Simone Weil
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- 38. 38 You are not a device
- 39. 39 Data
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- 46. 46 People are not data.
- 47. 47 Information
- 48. 48 700 Years Mass producing knowledge made it easier to lose and throw away. 2000 Years Multiple languages created a great loss in cultural understanding. 3500 Years Recording our versions of history. 30,000 Years Language and learning in the age of fight or flight.
- 49. 49 100 years 24 x 7 Culture, Globalization. 200 years Rapid information delivery rise of the anti-social system. 500 years Information overload the the renaissance. 600 years Distribution of knowledge.
- 50. 50 50 years First Computer systems. 10 years First web social networks.
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- 52. 52 Information is only valuable when it’s temporary.
- 53. 53 Knowledge
- 55. 55 Angry Panic attack Being Fired
- 56. 56 Knowledge can be weaponized.
- 57. 57 Convenience
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- 61. 61 pplkpr Other humans as an Interface via biology Nest Your body as the interface to your home environment. Tinder Automatically swipe for likes! Spotify Knows your running
- 62. 62 Our privacy stops where our threshold for inconvenience starts.
- 63. 63 Privacy
- 64. 64 In the name of safety Hostage to the self inflected beliefs of nameless strangers. In the name of intimacy Capturer to the self inflected desires of names strangers.
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- 68. 68 2015- Under Amour .5 Billion 2015 – Trip Advisor 200 Million 2015 – Capital One 150 Million 2014 - Facebook 100 million
- 69. 69 When something is free you’re the product. When everything is free you're the platform.
- 70. 70 Smart Phone Palmistry? Tarot Cards iPhone Home Screen
- 71. 71 Solutions
- 72. 72 1. Understand the brain. 2. Become intimate with time. 4. Filter the possible. 5. Design for human-kindness (Wisdom) 6. Build Solutions for all of us.
- 74. 74 Zoo Brain Hug The monkey Feed the mouse Pet the lizard
- 75. 75 Design for perspective, not attention.
- 77. 77 “Time is like a clock in my heart” -Boy George
- 78. 78 1896 Japanese tsunami stone 2011 Japanese tsunami aftermath
- 79. 79 Chronos Ordered time. Quantitative. Kairos Seasons or opportune time. Qualitative.
- 80. 80 Chronos time – “Your life” An ordered view of time is the definition of how we experience our existence. The ability to see your life in order creates a profound sense of direction. Timelines create a meaning for reflection and measurement. Chronos time as the Greek’s saw it defined the purpose in order for our time and days. Western civilization understand linear time so that we can make sense of events.
- 81. 81 2011 Denver Moments are just memories with sufficient context. 2012 London 2013 Nederland 2014 Vienna Kairos time – “Your story”
- 84. 84 Time
- 85. 85 Location
- 86. 86 Activity
- 87. 87 Life style
- 88. 88 Behavior
- 89. 89 Biology
- 90. 90 Environment
- 92. 92 What if we took the potential of the NSA and searched for good in the world?
- 93. 93 We do not have information overload we have filter failure.
- 94. 94 Design for human- kindness (Wisdom)
- 95. 95 What if applications knew where you were? What if applications knew how you are? What if applications knew when you were? 2010 20152005
- 96. 96 Contemplative Tech Tech that engenders a deep caring for others. Deepens perspective. Kind Tech Systems that support a compassion toward yourself and behavior. Value Tech Systems that expose your better self and values. Calm Tech Calm technology makes use of our peripheral attention, allowing us to be aware of more things with less cognitive overhead. Disruptive Tech Alerts, disturbs, pulls at attention.
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- 102. 102 We don’t need better notifications, we more thoughtful designers.
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- 104. 104 When everything is programed, everything can be manipulated.
- 105. 105 Calm Technology
- 110. 110 Kind Technology
- 117. 117 T • A S• S • K •
- 118. 118 "We don't know how to measure what we care about, so we care about what we measure.” Richard Tapia, mathematician
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- 121. 121 If it’s inaccessible to the poor it’s neither radical nor revolutionary.
- 122. 122 Pain is mandatory, suffering is a choice.
Editor's Notes
- Amber
- If 1995 was the age of information, 2010 is the age of data.
- Chris
- http://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2014/oct/14/age-of-loneliness-killing-ushttp://www.cdc.gov/men/lcod/2013/WhiteMen2013.pdfhttps://hbr.org/2015/09/in-the-age-of-loneliness-connections-at-work-matterhttp://time.com/3747784/loneliness-mortality/
- 2014 Study - Harvard and Virginia University Students prefer jolt of pain to being made to sit and think. Two-thirds of men pressed a button to deliver a painful jolt during a 15-minute spell of solitude. One man – an outlier – found thinking so disagreeable he optedfor a shock 190 times.
- 2014 Study - Harvard and Virginia University Students prefer jolt of pain to being made to sit and think. Two-thirds of men pressed a button to deliver a painful jolt during a 15-minute spell of solitude. One man – an outlier – found thinking so disagreeable he optedfor a shock 190 times.
- 2014 Study - Harvard and Virginia University Students prefer jolt of pain to being made to sit and think. Two-thirds of men pressed a button to deliver a painful jolt during a 15-minute spell of solitude. One man – an outlier – found thinking so disagreeable he optedfor a shock 190 times.
- Amber
- Evolution: The primate brain (cortex) focuses on connecting with others. The mammal brain (limbic system) focuses on approaching rewards. The reptile brain (brain stem) focuses on avoiding harm. “Pet the lizard.” Recognize the anxiety. Remind yourself that you are all right. Take a deep breath and feel the whole breath. Relax your body, which will soothe the lizard. Maintain this state for 10, 20, 30 seconds—as long as you can. “Feed the mouse.” Consciously acknowledge ways in which you are being fed. When you eat, realize the food is becoming part of you and nourishing you. When you breathe, feel the air entering you to maintain your life. When you get paid, recognize it as nourishment. “Feel protected, enabled, and delighted by human craft.” (I love that wording.) “Hug the monkey.” Think of someone who genuinely cares for you. Bring that person into your mind. Think of someone you genuinely care for, and bring that person in as well. Create a circle of caring in your mind. Remind yourself routinely that you are in that circle, a critical part of it. Feel your belonging.
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