Health-Centered Design: Reclaiming Technology Design For a Culture of Health

Whether we work on consumer apps or enterprise software, the choices we make as designers directly affect the physical, mental, social, and professional health of our users. So how do we design for values that promote a culture of health? This session will look at the legacy of persuasive design philosophy that has led to our current, coercive technology present, and explore a vision for an alternate design future, including practical examples and decision-making approaches to support values that promote long-term user and product health.