Health Care Design Conference - 2013 Boston

My professional mission is to facilitate a change in the way technology is designed to reduce stress and cultivate inner calm.I do this by re-envisioning modern technologies based on fundamental human values such as peace, connection, and presence. So-called "calming technologies" span physical & mental health, relationships, working style, time orientation, attention management, and more.

NY Times: Digital Overload?

This article reminds me that what we are doing is resonating with people across many walks of life. This is not a 'Silicon Valley' technologist mission - this is a major aim of human evolution.

We deployed an ambulatory breathing sensor to 5 users over the course of a week. One user self-labeled her data across 3 activities: reading a book, surfing the web, and meditating. She found that her breathing rate was climbing during websurfing and still somewhat high during reading. She forever changed her relationship with her breath based on the data we gave her.

HxD is the pre-eminent venue for discussing the intersection between technology design and what used to be referred to as 'health care' but has now pervaded every day life for each of us.

You will gain a novel perspective and clear actions steps based on the global trend of how technology will augment mental and physical health, grounded in empirical science.