Author: Susan Weinschenk
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Calling all Conferences
The Team W is compiling a list of some of the best User Experience, Human/Tech, Design, and Behavioral Science conferences coming up in 2019. If you have a favorite conference (or if you put on a conference) that you would like to be considered for the list please send: Conference Name2019 dates2019 locationWhat makes the…
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7 Science-Backed Tips To Be More Productive
Whether you work at a job or work at a hobby or work at an avocation, if you are like me you want to be productive. You want to get more done, with less effort, and enjoy it as much as possible. Maybe not everyone cares about this as much as I do. For me,…
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Remembering And Forgetting: An Interview With Author Ylva Ostby
Why do we remember and forget stuff? In this episode of the Human Tech podcast we talk with Ylva Ostby, a neuropsychologist from the University of Oslo, who, with her sister, Hilde Ostby, has written a book for everyone about memory. Their book is called Adventures in Memory and is brand new this week. The…
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Bringing Emotional Intelligence To Machines: An Interview With Pamela Pavliscak
Do we know enough about human emotions to start building them into our technology? Isn’t human emotion the one thing that differentiates us from machines? What does it mean to build emotional artificial intelligence? These are some of the questions we discuss with Pamela in this episode of the Human Tech podcast. Pamela’s upcoming book…
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A Closer Look At Concession, or “The Foot In The Door” Technique
Do you want people to say “yes” to a request you make? In this episode of the Human Tech podcast we take a closer look at the original research on concessions and the Foot in the Door technique. We discuss what works, what doesn’t and why. Here’s the reference for the study we are looking…
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Change Your Organization By Changing Your Meetings
Meetings are everywhere. Whether it’s a team meeting at work, or a committee meeting of the local music society you volunteer for, a lot of us spend a lot of time in meetings. How many of those meetings are actually enjoyable, productive, and satisfying? Forget about the usual meeting hacks you’ve read about (start and…
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Get a Free Social Media Evaluation, Free Social Media Care and Feeding, and Free Advice
Would you like to get FREE advice on how to start and/or improve the social media impact of your organization or brand? And help train the next generation of social media/UX designers? I am an Adjunct Professor at the University of Wisconsin, Stevens Point. Starting in September of 2018 Iām teaching a course on Social…
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How Trust Affects Creative Collaboration
Control freaks and psychological safety — We brought Eric Olive on the podcast as a guest to talk about the science of decisions and we ended up talking about control and safety. How do you create an environment of psychological safety? And how does that encourage creative collaboration? Eric has also offered a list of…
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The Intersection of Multitasking, Flow State and Mindfulness on the Human Tech Podcast
You’ve probably heard (maybe too many times) how multitasking is not a good thing for your productivity. In this episode of Human Tech we share the myths and truths of multitasking and also explore the relationship between multitasking, the flow state, and mindfulness. In the episode we talk about a video where you can test…
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Design In Sweden
In this podcast episode we talk with Johan Berndtsson about design and business in Sweden. Johan invites listeners to submit suggestions for speakers for his next “From Business To Buttons Conference” and also invites people to come do design work in Sweden. Throughout the podcast we refer to videos, give web addesses and so on.…
