Research and Practice
Technology, wellbeing and ethical design
Our research
Research labs
We do research in human-computer interaction and technology design with a focus on wellbeing, lived experience and community participation. We are based at two university research labs.
At the University of Cambridge, Dr Dorian Peters leads research on design for psychological health, digital wellbeing and ethical front-end design for AI systems.
At Imperial College London, Professor Rafael Calvo leads a design engineering team resarching next generation technologies for health, wellbeing and responsible AI.
Open access
Software
Relationship-centred AI platform for scaling healthcare communication ecosystems
Toolkit
A free set of workshop materials, heuristics, ideation prompts and reference tools to help teams design for wellbeing in rigorous ways.
Framework
Six spheres to articulate the different levels at which technolgies can influence our wellbeing.
The Book
Positive Computing
Positive Computing from MIT Press introduced foundations for a field in wellbeing-supportive technology design.
"Positive Computing lays a solid theoretical foundation for designers of the next generation of user interfaces who will shape positive user experiences."
Ben Shneiderman
"Calvo and Peters show how research in the psychological principles of enjoyment, engagement, and empowerment can be used to design technology that enhances our lives, creates more engagement and pleasure, and makes positive contributions to our emotional lives. Three cheers to Calvo and Peters for Positive Computing: It's about time."
Don Norman
