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[Book] Ethnography for a data-saturated world

Ethnography for a data-saturated world Edited by Hannah Knox and Dawn Nafus Manchester University Press October 2018, 296 pages This edited collection aims to reimagine... Experientia
From Putting People First | October 11, 2018 at 03:25 AM

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We need to save (willful) ignorance from AI

Recently the psychologist Ralph Hertwig and legal scholar Christoph Engel have published an extensive taxonomy of motives for deliberate ignorance. They identified... Experientia
From Putting People First | October 9, 2018 at 10:43 PM

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Sidewalk Toronto has only one beneficiary, and it is not Toronto

Jim Balsillie, former chairman and co-CEO of Research In Motion, doesn’t mince his words in discussing the new Google-affiliated waterfront development Sidewalk... Experientia
From Putting People First | October 9, 2018 at 10:13 PM

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How SAP’s SuccessFactors used anthropology to understand its customers

As part of a new approach to user interfaces, Amy Wilson, Head of Product at SAP SuccessFactors, pulled designers together with behavioral scientists with backgrounds... Experientia
From Putting People First | October 9, 2018 at 09:58 PM

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Designing for positive impact and human flourishing

A few days ago Experientia attended the Service Design Days in Barcelona. One of the surprise presentations was by Anna Pohlmeyer, who co-directs the Delft Institute... Experientia
From Putting People First | October 7, 2018 at 09:56 PM

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IKEA’s fifth Life at Home report

Last week IKEA launched its fifth Life at Home global research report. Every year, the company sets out to understand more about what makes a better life at home... Experientia
From Putting People First | October 7, 2018 at 09:10 PM

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Bringing patients into focus at the Roche Innovation Summit

Experientia is proud to have been a key participant at the Roche Innovation Summit, held at Roche headquarters in Basel Switzerland on 19 June 2018. Themed “Transforming... Experientia
From Putting People First | October 3, 2018 at 08:53 PM

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[Book] Left to Our Own Devices

Left to Our Own Devices: Outsmarting Smart Technology to Reclaim Our Relationships, Health, and Focus By Margaret E. Morris MIT Press, November 2018, 192 pages[Book]... Experientia
From Putting People First | September 30, 2018 at 11:01 PM

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[Book] Smarter Homes

Smarter Homes: How Technology Will Change Your Home Life by Alexandra Deschamps-Sonsino Apress, 2018, 168 pages Examine the history of smart homes, how technology... Experientia
From Putting People First | September 30, 2018 at 10:57 PM

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[Book] Artificial unintelligence

Artificial Unintelligence: How Computers Misunderstand the World by Meredith Broussard MIT Press, 248 pages April 17, 2018 A guide to understanding the inner workings... Experientia
From Putting People First | September 28, 2018 at 09:36 PM

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Videos from the MyData 2018 conference

The MyData 2018 conference took place in Helsinki on August 29-31. The core idea behind the MyData movement is that we, you and I, should have an easy way to see... Experientia
From Putting People First | September 25, 2018 at 08:27 PM

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Uninformed consent

Leslie K. John, a behavioral scientist at Harvard Business School, is specialized in the psychology of privacy decisions. In this excellent cover story for theUninformed... Experientia
From Putting People First | September 22, 2018 at 12:27 AM

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What is going on with the weather? Reflections on gaps between data and experience

Moments when the experience of a blistering day turns public attention to the expertise of climate scientists brings Hannah Knox, associate professor of anthropology... Experientia
From Putting People First | August 30, 2018 at 07:54 PM

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[Book] Made by Humans – The AI Condition

Made by Humans – The AI Condition by Ellen Broad Melbourne University Publishing July 2018, 277 pages An Australian data expert challenges the idea of AI being[Book]... Experientia
From Putting People First | August 11, 2018 at 12:34 AM

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Tech companies use “persuasive design” to get us hooked. Psychologists say it’s unethical.

Behind the screens of the games we play and digital communities we interact with are psychologists and other behavioral science experts, who are hired to create... Experientia
From Putting People First | August 10, 2018 at 10:07 PM

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[Report] Reclaiming the Smart City

Reclaiming the Smart City: Personal Data, Trust and the New Commons Why and how city governments are taking a more responsible approach to the collection and use... Experientia
From Putting People First | August 2, 2018 at 12:22 AM

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Datafication and data fiction: Narrating data and narrating with data

Datafication and data fiction: Narrating data and narrating with data Paul Dourish, Edgar Gómez Cruz Big Data & Society Journal Sage Publications, July 4, 2018Datafication... Experientia
From Putting People First | July 30, 2018 at 07:09 PM

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The emerging world of healthcare communities

We are witnessing the emergence of a new phenomenon in health care: self-organizing, online communities of patients, caregivers, clinicians, researchers, academics... Experientia
From Putting People First | July 27, 2018 at 01:03 AM

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Why bad technology dominates our lives, according to Don Norman

We have unwittingly accepted the paradigm that technology comes first, with people relegated to doing the actions that the machines cannot do, writes Don Norman... Experientia
From Putting People First | July 17, 2018 at 08:00 PM

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Sometimes patients simply need other patients

In an ideal world, when we are faced with a new health problem, a clinician is available to sit down and address all our questions and anxieties about the condition... Experientia
From Putting People First | July 10, 2018 at 06:56 PM