Digital Wellbeing, Featured Blog, Phone Life Balance
Georgie Powell
Defining Digital Wellbeing

In this latest post, Georgie Powell takes some time to define Digital Wellbeing and its key components.

Defining Digital Wellbeing
Digital Wellbeing, Business Update
Georgie Powell
Digital Wellbeing in 2019 - And why we have ...

A summary of what we predict to be the main trends for Digital Wellbeing in 2019, and why we think the Humane Tech movement has been asking the wrong questions.

Digital Wellbeing in 2019 - And why we have been asking the wrong questions
Digital Wellbeing, Featured Blog, Science
Georgie Powell
What a writer, an engineer and a bomber have in ...

Philosophers of the past century cautioned on the risk of surveillance, data ownership and information curation that the internet would bring. But none of them foresaw that the apps and devices of our time would also be designed to addictive.

Whilst the jury is out on how much dopamine it takes to change our brains, I argue that technology is evolving too quickly for us to rely on ‘objective science’ to give us the answer. To find phone/life balance, we can do only one thing - look around.

What a writer, an engineer and a bomber have in common, and why we can’t rely on science

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Digital Wellbeing is the next Environmentalism

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Digital Wellbeing is the next Environmentalism

Digital Wellbeing is the next Environmentalism. Current research is struggling to keep up with the pace of the changing landscape. Change will need action from society, policy and industry. We can’t wait for science to tell us what to do.

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Apps Designed for Happiness

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Apps Designed for Happiness

It’s time to start thinking about new models for the future of technology. How can we move on from an attention - based economy to one motivated by positive social change? Here’s an idea - design and reward apps for happiness….

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The 'Real' Like Button

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The 'Real' Like Button

What if there was a ‘real’ like button…. one where we got to secretly post how social media updates made us feel? Social networks could understand more about whether or not their users were happy or sad, and we’d learn a thing or two about ourselves as well….

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The Secrets we Keep - the loss of balance in our 24/7 world

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The Secrets we Keep - the loss of balance in our 24/7 world

For many of our users - particularly the Busy Bees - work life balance is so closely related to phone/life balance, and it's time for an open and frank conversation about the life we really want to live. In this article from The Australian, we get just that.

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A journey Unplugged - London to Brussels

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A journey Unplugged - London to Brussels

In a journey unplugged, our team embarks on a series of adventures - without their phones. A chance to go back 15 years to the thrills of travelling, exploring and connecting unaided by a device. Welcome to the wild west.

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The problem with Digital Wellness - a cautionary tale

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The problem with Digital Wellness - a cautionary tale

As digital wellbeing gathers momentum, it’s likely that more and more people will become aware of what constitute ‘good’ versus ‘bad’ apps. But in this blog we argue that even the ‘good' apps can come at a cost, as we lose touch with ourselves, and our ability to own our time.