Hi! First I want to congratulate you on establishing the Center for Humane Technology. The conversation and tools are much needed as we become more integrated with our technology.
My name is Dr. Heidi Forbes Öste. I am a behavioral scientist with over 25 years in social strategy consulting; teaching organizations how to engage their workforce, stakeholders and extended communities using social technologies. I did my doctoral research, BE-ing@Work, on using wellbeing technologies to enhance presence-of-mind in the workplace. This included extending the definition of presenteeism to include disengagement (often caused by technology or the wellbeing effects of it). My books in the Digital Self Mastery series explore our relationship with technology, the different profiles (from aversion to addiction) and the impact on our work and life.
My current work involves developing digital wellbeing programs for organizations and individuals. I have a podcast, Evolving Digital Self, that explores the conscious relationship with technology and the changing world of work and life. I try to stay on the positive side of how technology can enhance our lives and ability to be our best if we establish good behaviors around it and rapport with it. When referring to technology I look at the entire ecosystem (not limited to smart phones or social media). I welcome you to have a listen to the podcast, give feedback and even suggest guests.
I look forward to participating in the conversation. Oh yes, almost forgot, I am a mother of two teens, former serial expat and both Swedish and US citizen (this definitely impacts my perspective).