We founded the Psychology of Technology Institute in 2016 to advance an interdisciplinary field we call the "Psychology of Technology." A decade later, it has never mattered more.
This is an important statement. Let me add to what you talked about in the essay.
This essay champions Human Centered Design (HCD). I say, no! Why? HCD is wrong. What's wrong with it? Nothing is wrong with its methods. What is wrong is what it leaves out: concern for the environment, for the pollution of the air, land, and water. For the destruction of cultures. for lives. HCD stems from a design culture focused on enhancing profits.
I champion Humanity-Centered Design (HCD+): The + sign adds in the issues that HCD ignores. I will talk about this at the Annual Summit in November.) See my book "Design for a Better World," listed in your booklist.
The title of this group is the Psychology of Technology. I joined in order to help complete the story. I represent "Technology for Humanity." Psychology => Technology => Humanity.
(Side note: My book, "The Design of Everyday Things," was first titled "The Psychology of Everyday Things." It too is wrong. Why? Because it represents HCD. It lacks the + material.)
First psychology, like all other disciplines related to psychic, is not about studying and uinderstandin but more covering a specific process of shaping, therefore its abot not-seeing, not-understanding
Second technologies apeeared much earlieer
Third we have to massively reframe our unerstanding of what we used to call technologies as its also about life
In so many publications or assertions, the evidence is thinner than the rhetoric, where findings get stretched way past what they can hold. Your report made me think the honest uncertainty is publishable rather than something to write around. Thank you for that. I write about human flourishing, technology and emotional wellbeing. Hope we can enjoy each other's work.
This exactly what my research is about!
This is an important statement. Let me add to what you talked about in the essay.
This essay champions Human Centered Design (HCD). I say, no! Why? HCD is wrong. What's wrong with it? Nothing is wrong with its methods. What is wrong is what it leaves out: concern for the environment, for the pollution of the air, land, and water. For the destruction of cultures. for lives. HCD stems from a design culture focused on enhancing profits.
I champion Humanity-Centered Design (HCD+): The + sign adds in the issues that HCD ignores. I will talk about this at the Annual Summit in November.) See my book "Design for a Better World," listed in your booklist.
The title of this group is the Psychology of Technology. I joined in order to help complete the story. I represent "Technology for Humanity." Psychology => Technology => Humanity.
(Side note: My book, "The Design of Everyday Things," was first titled "The Psychology of Everyday Things." It too is wrong. Why? Because it represents HCD. It lacks the + material.)
networked via social media! so much has changed haha
Loved this, especially the framing that the greatest threats to our future are psychological.
I would argue with you
First psychology, like all other disciplines related to psychic, is not about studying and uinderstandin but more covering a specific process of shaping, therefore its abot not-seeing, not-understanding
Second technologies apeeared much earlieer
Third we have to massively reframe our unerstanding of what we used to call technologies as its also about life
Fourth everything is connected
You can read more about it here (its not only political manifesto its theses of my research) https://substack.com/home/post/p-206503491
I hope you will enjoy it though
In so many publications or assertions, the evidence is thinner than the rhetoric, where findings get stretched way past what they can hold. Your report made me think the honest uncertainty is publishable rather than something to write around. Thank you for that. I write about human flourishing, technology and emotional wellbeing. Hope we can enjoy each other's work.