We had the opportunity to speak with Affective Computing pioneer, Ros Picard, on her approach to designing technology for wellbeing. We sh...
- Monday, July 4, 2016
Special Issue is Out
Our open access s pecial issue on Positive Compuintg in the Springer journal, Psychology of Well-being is out! Co-edited with Dianne Vell...
- Thursday, June 23, 2016
Tom Insel on Tech & Wellbeing
The longest running director of the National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH) and now at Verily , Google’s Life Sciences division, Thomas...
- Thursday, June 16, 2016
Advancing Wellbeing seminars on video
The MIT Media Lab's Advancing Wellbeing initiative sees leaders in various disciplines from around the world come to the Media Lab to ex...
- Wednesday, June 1, 2016
Sonja Lyubomirsky on Tech & Wellbeing
Welcome to our short interview series, "Perspectives on Tech & Wellbeing" where we speak with leaders in psychology, health an...
- Thursday, May 12, 2016
Apps for Mental Health - Getting it right.
The leading research journal, Nature dedicated an article to the promise, prevalence, and problems of apps designed to lighten the burden o...
- Saturday, April 30, 2016
Brad Feld on Tech & Wellbeing
Welcome to our short interview series, " Perspectives on Tech & Wellbeing " where we speak with leaders in psychology, health...
- Sunday, December 6, 2015
Course in Positive Computing at CHI 2016
We're delighted to announce that we'll be leading the course " Designing technology to foster psychological wellbeing " ...
- Monday, June 29, 2015
Postdoc Opportunity in Positive Computing
Postdoctoral Research Position in Technology and Wellbeing School of Electrical & Information Engineering Brain and Mind Resear...
- Thursday, March 19, 2015
The Positive Computing eBook has Arrived...
You can now download an eBook version of Positive Computing: Technology for Wellbeing and Human Potential from Amazon which is great news...
- Tuesday, March 10, 2015
The Apple Watch is Out, but Does it Deserve to Exist?
Just two years ago, Apple's media message shined the spotlight on emotional experience. "That's what matters" they s...
- Thursday, February 12, 2015
The Role of Meaning in Software Design
Intuit has consistently produced some of the most successful financial software on the market (eg. Quicken, Turbotax) and according to a re...
- Monday, January 26, 2015
Does Tech Have to Be Addictive to Succeed?
On a recent whirlwind tour talking positive computing with folks at Google, Facebook, and across the valley, it was an impromptu m...
- Tuesday, January 20, 2015
5 Ways to Design Tech for Resilience
Is there a difference between empathy and compassion? Short answer: Yes, and the difference is key to designing for resilience. In a re...
- Saturday, December 27, 2014
Algorithmic Cruelty vs. Compassionate Design
We associate the days leading to a New Year to new beginnings, new undertakings and resolutions. It is often a time when we review what has...
- Monday, December 22, 2014
Call for Papers: Special Issue of Psychology of Well-Being (Springer)
Positive Computing: A new partnership between psychology, the social sciences and technology Psychology of Well-Being is inviting submis...
- Monday, November 10, 2014
Well, well, well…Design for Wellbeing
The stunning new issue of CRISP magazine was launched at the 2014 Design & Emotion Conference and presented at Dutch Design Week. ...
- Monday, October 20, 2014
Positive Computing Now Available for Pre-order
We're thrilled to announce that Positive Computing : Technology for Wellbeing and Human Potential can now be pre-ordered through MIT ...
- Wednesday, September 17, 2014
Design for Learning
Whether it's a personal development curriculum, mindfulness training, or lifelong learning for life satisfaction, supporting learning ...
- Thursday, September 4, 2014
The Science & Practice of Compassion
What if technology could help people develop and practice compassion? Last night we had the incredible privilege of hosting two remarkab...