Digital Mindfulness: Exploring the Impact of Practical Wisdom & Digital Technology 2015 is a conference dedicated to critical understandings of the interactions between technology and practical wisdom.
Topics
- ·Can technologies enable deeper dialogues between and among individuals and groups?
- How can technologies be designed, built, implemented and used for discovery, creativity, sharing, and encouragement of wisdom in individuals, organisations, and societies?
- ·How do Western and Eastern wisdom traditions, theologies, and spiritual approaches impact our relationship with and use of digital technologies?
- ·What are the practical implications of wisdom theories and perspectives in a technological context?
- ·Can we critically understand technology-induced stresses, work-life balance and technology addiction?
- ·Can mindful living connected by digital technologies be employed for personal, professional, and societal well-being?
- ·How can technology facilitate more responsive and effective leadership?
- ·Do technologies have a role to play in mediating practical wisdom, reducing technology-induced stresses, and improving mindfulness?
- ·How can we critically understand new phenomena emerging in a technology-driven world such as; Internet addiction, technological biases, FOMO, self-esteem and social media, crowd sourcing, excessive gaming, mobile phone obsession, cyber-crimes, cyber-cultures
Who should Attend
Attendees involved or interested in:
- User experience
- Psychology
- Wisdom
- Spirituality
- Digital technology
- Information technology
- Big data
- Social media
- Addiction
- Mental health
