Technology has become extraordinarily good at getting our attention. But does it deserve it? And what does it give us in return? Perhaps more importantly, how can we engage with it in a way that works for humans—not just corporations?
Pamela Pavliscak, whose podcast episode you can watch here, studies the future of feelings.
She worked in the tech world for many years, focusing largely on the psychology of human-computer interactions, and has collaborated with organizations including Google, IBM, NBCUniversal, IKEA, Zeiss, PepsiCo, Accenture, Facebook, Vinted, Nielsen, Virgin, and the New York Public Library.
In the last decade, she shifted towards academia and is currently an adjunct associate professor at Pratt Institute, where she helps the next generation of designers create technologies that feel as good as they function. She’s also the author of Emotionally Intelligent Design (O’Reilly, 2018), a practical guide to designing with emotional awareness.
Technology is designed to keep u…
