A talk on the current phenomenon of individuals tracking their own personal information, especially as related to health. Several factors that are driving the adoption of self-tracking devices, apps and methods including: the shrinking size and cost of sensors, increased availability and use of mobile phones, the growing culture of sharing, the rise of cloud computing and the emergence of improved design.

1. The motivated consumer and the quantified self STEVEN DEAN @sgdean

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18. Sensors Mobile Sharing Cloud Design

21. If we can measure it, we can improve it.

22. “ I eat less when I’m happy.”

23. “ I’m seeing if exercise helps my mood.”

24. “ I finished my first marathon.”

25. The Quantified Self

26. Weight Exercise Food Mood Sleep Time Money Location Energy Calories Steps Goals Relations Runs Words Silence Coffee Dreams Books …

27. Sensors Mobile Sharing Cloud Design

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41. “ We want our health to become a number. That is one of the reasons why we seem to be at the beginning of a real Cambrian Explosion of ‘Health Internet Things’ and tracking gadgets. Everything in our bathroom or pharmacy will soon have a display and…all of these displays will want to connect, thereby producing a real-time, ever-changing picture of our ambient health.” - futurist Walter de Brouwer

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46. Thank you. STEVEN DEAN @sgdean [email_address]