Tag: pamela pavliscak

A short walk through our first book

By Martin Recke

Here at NEXT, we are somehow obsessed with the near future, culminating in the question: What's next? We've published a book, printed in German and as an e-book in both English and German, to spread some insights worth spreading.
How to deal with ubiquitous technology?

By Adam Tinworth

A NEXT18 discussion between Amber Case, Pamela Pavliscak and Monique van Dusseldorp on the emotional and social impact of having our connected technology always with us.
Pamela Pavliscak: A future with feeling

By Adam Tinworth

Beyond AI lies artificial emotions — but can we teach machines about emotions, if we don't really understand them ourselves. Pamela Pavliscak shows NEXT18 the way forwards.
22 years later, calmness still is a fundamental challenge

By Martin Recke

If we think about calm technology today, the concept is obvious and evident. But in 1996, who would have even thought this far?
Can We Design for Wellbeing?

By Pamela Pavliscak

Remember not so long ago, when tech was supposed to make our lives better? While that still may be true, it's no longer the whole story.
Happiness Is a Warm Gun

By Martin Recke

In 2017, we've talked a lot about why digital (products) suck(s) and what we can possibly do to make things better. One pretty clear lesson from the past year is that we have to change our design objectives.
Happiness by Design means designing for contentment

By Adam Tinworth

Designing for happiness is a terrible, terrible idea. And all the serious thinkers who have written about the idea know it.