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At the recent TED Conferences #AI event in San Francisco, we explored the intersection of #technology and humanity, emphasizing the urgent need for #humancentered design in AI. https://lnkd.in/gUGTP6am Our five key takeaways: 🔸 Beware the Black Box: Transparency in data sourcing is essential for ethical AI usage and fostering trust among users. 🔸 Consider Human Consequences: While many focus on AI's productivity benefits, we must also address its potential negative impacts on well-being.  🔸 Embrace Quality Over Quantity: As investment in AI models skyrockets, the focus could shift to smaller, more efficient language models (SLMs) that deliver specific value without exhausting resources.  🔸 Spoken Language is Irreplaceable: AI's ability to understand human language and cultural contexts is crucial, and opens up pathways for more #inclusivedesign 🔸 AI as a Tool for Ecological Understanding: Innovative applications of generative AI can help us decode the communication of species like sperm whales, enabling us to understand and predict their behaviors. This reinforces the idea that all forms of communication should be considered in our design processes.

Protecting the right to #vote means ensuring that all citizens can cast their ballots privately, independently, and easily. 🗳️ https://lnkd.in/gzaDvsXZ After the 2020 election, we worked with Los Angeles County to design an innovative, self-enclosed ballot-marking device that meets the needs of over five million voters. With features like a user-friendly touchscreen, multilingual options, and support for those with visual or reading impairments, this new system ensures that every citizen can easily navigate, mark, verify, and submit their vote. By prioritizing inclusivity and adaptability, we’re protecting civic rights now and for the future.  #VotingAccessibility #InclusiveDesign #CivicEngagement How would you increase voting accessibility? What future improvements would you like to see?

While I often bemoan "tech CEO hero worship culture" in the tech industry, this week's Make Sense guest Dan Perkel (Partner @ IDEO) reminded me that having people to aspire to is perfectly human. So what are the traits of the Tech CEO our future needs? How can you be truly innovative, capture a market, and carry yourself admirably? Dan and I answer this question, and: 👉 Play the first round of "Never Have I Ever", a new segment where we laugh about past internet habits 👉 Discuss AI, copyright, and the evolving definition of theft online 👉 Invite YOU to join the conversation on how design and business can contribute to a human-first future In the comments, I link directly to the conversation with Dan Perkel ****** For more discussions on the impact of technology on our everyday lives, pragmatically and without jargon, follow me here on LinkedIn. #TheFutureIsComingOn #technology #socialmedia #futurism #techtalks #techtrends #artificialintelligence #ai #genai #emergingtechnology #digitaladoption #innovation #productmanagement

The future of #emergingtechnology is so bright, we've gotta wear shades. 😎 Recently, our team was invited to be part of the development program of Snap Inc.'s spectacles. We're delighted to prototype new interactions enabled by this #AR #XR device.

IDEO Cambridge recently hosted the Industrial Designers Society of America (IDSA) to connect on the impact of #AI on the #industrialdesign process. In classic IDEO #designthinking, we asked them to write their raw thoughts on post-its: hopes, fears, questions, and more. We clustered the findings while doing some AI share-outs and had an open conversation on the hottest topics like: 🔹Should AI be part of the org structure of a company? If it’s a thinking partner, how do we resolve it with “HR”? 🔹Sustainability was the main focus of our conversations before AI and now it seems to have disappeared from conversation. Could we solve one problem with another? 🔹How is the role of an Industrial Designer changing to adapt AI as a creative tool or creative thought partner? 🤔 How is your organization continuing to think about the impact of AI in your business?

💡 For organizations and brands, the journey to discover purpose begins with a fundamental question: “Why do you exist, beyond profit?” https://lnkd.in/gJV5HCRS Here are four powerful strategies to help recalibrate your thinking around purpose: ✅ Shake Things Up: Utilize IDEO’s “Purpose Wheel” to explore various purpose categories and spark meaningful discussions within your team. ✅ Get Out of Your Own Head: Gather “love letters” from employees and stakeholders to uncover what makes your organization truly special. ✅ Focus on Your “Why”: Use Simon Sinek's Golden Circle to clarify the emotional core of your purpose, distinguishing between what you do, how you do it, and why you do it. ✅ Fast Forward to the Future: Imagine your organization’s purpose 5, 10, or 15 years down the line to ensure it remains relevant and aspirational.

Great learnings coming out of TEDAI San Francisco including the nature of time, the power of language, transcending human cognitive limitations...and even talking to whales! 🧠🐋

What does your future hold? 🔮 Try your hand at our Creative Excellence cards at our booth at #HLTH24 and learn more about how IDEO is innovating #healthcare solutions for brighter human futures.

Making healthier human futures at #HLTH24! Come visit for a cup of coffee and a chat. ☕ https://lnkd.in/ggE8h7nD

Curious to learn how the industrial design field was exploring AI into their process beyond the obvious Midjourney induced fever dream 'ideation' and augmentation of concept renders, Jenna Fizel and Ziyuan(Zoey) Zhu of IDEO present on their use of emerging technologies at CDFAM - Computational Design Symposium in NYC. The full presentation is available on Youtube: https://lnkd.in/e_fA2GN8 And will soon be available as a podcast if you subscribe https://lnkd.in/epit7W-j