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James Williams: Distraction by design and the attention moral crisis

By Adam Tinworth

Attention is our most precious resource - and it’s being sucked away from us. We need a Freedom of Attention to match Freedom of Speech - says James Williams.
A brief history of conversation (and what we can learn from it)

By Adam Tinworth

Conversation keeps evolving, as we invent new devices. And mobiles are changing it ever further. But what will happen as voice interfaces kick in?
Ame Elliott: No, Thank you! User Experience Design for Privacy

By Adam Tinworth

Privacy is a choice - but it’s one we can design for. Even the simplest elements can shape people’s behaviour for the better, says Ame Elliott.
Lily Kollé: How minimalism will improve your design process

By Adam Tinworth

Design minimalism is more than a lifestyle choice, it’s putting a ruthless focus on the ideal path to let the user achieve what they want. And that isn’t always the simplest.
David Li: Smart hardware from the street

By Adam Tinworth

Innovation in Shenzhen looks nothing like innovation in the rest of the world. And that’s why Shenzhen dominates the world of digital devices.
Bruce Sterling, live from 2027

By Adam Tinworth

The world is moving in Germany’s direction says Bruce Sterling. This is his guide to surviving until 2027 - by ignoring Britain.
VR/AR/MxR: Time for a reality check?

By Adam Tinworth

Changed reality, be it augmented or virtual is hot stuff right now. But is it just hype? Or could there be a dark side to it? A NEXT17 panel explored the issues…
Pamela Pavliscak: How Generation Z will reinvent technology

By Adam Tinworth

Everyone worried about the kids. Gen Z are being destroyed by phone addiction, right? Well, maybe not…
Jamie Bartlett: The outsiders changing the world

By Adam Tinworth

Radicals and insurgents are often laughted at or ignored. But their narratives can be compelling - and change the way poltics operates.
Jamie Bartlett: The Dark Net – the market economy we can’t control

By Adam Tinworth

How pervasive is the Dark Net? it's used more than you think, it's better quality than you think - and we can't shut it down.
Tricia Wang: Why corporate “innovation” doesn’t work — and how to fix it.

By Adam Tinworth

Companies aren’t bad at innovation; they’re bad at making good decisions about that innovation. Tricia Wang explains how to make better decisions.
Nandini Stocker: Bridging the Gap to the SciFi promise of voice

By Adam Tinworth

Why do we care about conversational interfaces? And why could they change everything about your brand? Google's Nandini Stocker explains…
Why AI will be in every digital product

By Adam Tinworth

Can AI infuse everything we do? Possibly - but it's all about paving the pathways people already use.
David Mattin: We need to talk about optimism

By Adam Tinworth

David Mattin opened up NEXT 17 with an attack on the corporate optimism of Silicon Valley and a pleas to replace it with nuanced optimism.
Hamburg: 15 essential places to visit

By Adam Tinworth

Got some time to spare during your visit to NEXT17? Desperate for a great coffee, and insect tasty ice cream or even a little sight seeing? Here are the NEXT team’s recommendations.
Digital Sucks. So, let’s choose to make better decisions

By Adam Tinworth

The best part of 20 years ago a very smart woman told me something I strongly disagreed with at the time: love, she said, isn’t a feeling. It’s a decision. In my 20-something’s surge of passion and romance, I denied it all. There was no way love was anything as…
Four major trends from the Apple iPhone X event

By Adam Tinworth

The first Apple event at their new campus brought us new phones, watches and TV boxes - but also a clear look at Apple's next set of trends.
Your voice assistant can be hacked – silently

By Adam Tinworth

You phone can be hacked via ultrasonics - if you have Siri turned on. Boy, digital sucks, doesn’t it?
Tricia Wang: in her own words

By Adam Tinworth

NEXT17 speaker Tricia Wang is interested in how we shape our digital tools – and how they shape us. Here’s the way she thinks…
Making sure AI boosts jobs, not destroys them

By Adam Tinworth

Can we make sure AI boosts the job market, rather than destroying it? An article argue we can…
It’s time to smarten the home – slowly.

By Adam Tinworth

Much as some people in tech hate the idea, some things are better taken slowly. The smart home may well be one of those.
We need to talk about optimism.

By David Mattin

It’s time to reclaim the word from fake techno-utopians – and understand that new technologies can make things worse as well as better.
Digital Sucks – because it lets us be less human

By Adam Tinworth

Intentionally or not, the drive to reduce life friction digitally has made us more social isolated. Are we too far down that path, or can we turn back?

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