Sparking Human Connections

How many of you have Facebook?

How many friends do you have?

How many among those people do you regularly speak to?

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Hello

Amy: Really! I’m so happy for you!

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AND SO MANY

MORE…

What impact has it made to society?

TECHNOLOGY

SOCIETAL CHANGE

SOCIAL CHANGE?

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• DISTRACTABILITY• THE GOLDILOCKS’

EFFECT• LONELINESS

Technology is helping us communicate better but not giving us the opportunity to CONVERSE

How can technology help us start a CONVERSATION and not just establish a mere connection?

Food for thought…

Case Study #1: Lalala by Agrodesign

• Noise-cancelling headphones that allows you to listen to anything you want

• Motion tracking allows you to point out and cancel all other noise except for the one you want to listen to

Are there other aspects of social change that we are not addressing?

Food for thought…

Case Study #2: Roger Voice

How can we be more inclusive in our design so that everyone can connect without borders?

What would happen if we break down the limitations to communication with people of

different backgrounds?

How can technology enhance the way we communicate to a point where we could

take it from online to offline so that we can establish a ‘real connection?’

How can we use technology to move society towards social good?

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