Name
Who's Responsible? Embracing Humanism and Ethical Design beyond Silicon Valley
Date & Time
Wednesday, October 24, 2018, 11:40 AM - 12:20 PM
Albert Shum
Session
Who's Responsible? Embracing Humanism and Ethical Design beyond Silicon Valley
Featuring ALBERT SHUM, CVP of Design, JENNY FRIEDLER, Senior Director, Digital Product Lab at Planned Parenthood Federation of America, and MOLLY HEINTZ, Chair of the Masters of Design Research Program at School of Visual Arts

What does innovation really mean in 2018, if the things we build aren’t responding to human needs and motivations? Join ALBERT SHUM, CVP of Design at Microsoft, JENNY FRIEDLER, Senior Director, Digital Product Lab at Planned Parenthood Federation of America, and MOLLY HEINTZ, Chair of the Masters of Design Research Program at School of Visual Arts for a conversation about ethics and humanism in Silicon Valley and throughout our interconnected world. The weighty implications of ethics in every industry – healthcare, government, journalism – inform the designs hard-coded into our tech, but are we embracing that responsibility and weighing the long-term effects of our short-term solutions?

Session Type
Panel — Caldwell Factory
Theme
Design, Leadership and Inclusion, Social Good
Convene
Time Block
BLOCK 2 – Morning
Original cap:
200
Who's Responsible? Embracing Humanism and Ethical Design beyond Silicon Valley
Featuring ALBERT SHUM, CVP of Design, JENNY FRIEDLER, Senior Director, Digital Product Lab at Planned Parenthood Federation of America, and MOLLY HEINTZ, Chair of the Masters of Design Research Program at School of Visual Arts