10 HX Organizations: Tech & Wellbeing
All Tech Is Human just released HX Report: Aligning Our Tech Future with the Human Experience! Read and download the report here. The report features 45 profile interviews and over 100 organizations focused on making a better tech future, such as the ones found below.
The report highlights six key themes: Product Design, Broken Business Model, Content Moderation, Digital Citizenship, Tech Augmentation, and Tech and Wellbeing. Many of the organizations related to HX (Human Experience) overlap multiple themes.
Here are 10 of these HX-focused organizations related to Tech & Wellbeing that you should know about:
Center for Technology Innovation (CTI) at Brookings
Center for Technology Innovation (CTI) at Brookings (@BrookingsInst) “The Center for Technology Innovation (CTI) at Brookings focuses on delivering research that affects public debate and policymaking in the arena of U.S. and global technology innovation. Our research centers on identifying and analyzing key developments to increase innovation; developing and publicizing best practices to relevant stakeholders; briefing policymakers about actions needed to improve innovation; and enhancing the public and media’s understanding of technology innovation.” Brookings.edu/about-the-center-for-technology-innovation
RESOURCES: A focused federal agency is necessary to oversee Big Tech, “TechTank focuses on new developments in science and technology policy and how they affect health care, education, economic development, innovation, and governance.”
TAG: Digital Citizenship, Tech & Wellbeing
ConnectSafely
ConnectSafely (@ConnectSafely) “ConnectSafely is a Silicon Valley, Calif.-based nonprofit organization dedicated to educating people about safety, privacy, security and digital wellness. Our resources include research-based safety tips, parents’ guidebooks, advice, news and commentary on all aspects of tech use and policy. We offer in-depth guides and “quick-guides” for parents, educators, youth and policymakers along with resources for seniors and other adults. We also produce the twice-weekly ConnectSafely Report for CBS News Radio along with webcasts, podcasts and special events.” Connectsafely.org
RESOURCES: Educator Guides, Printable Quick Guides
TAG: Digital Citizenship, Tech & Wellbeing
Digital Life Initiative
Digital Life Initiative (@dlicornelltech) “Embedded within the progressive teaching mission of Cornell Tech on Roosevelt Island, the Digital Life Initiative (DLI) was launched in 2017 to analyze the societal tensions arising from existing and emergent digital technologies. Inspired by the core values of justice, democracy, privacy, responsibility, security, and freedom, we support collaborative research projects that explore ethics, policy, politics and quality of life within prevailing socio-technical systems. See below to gain greater insight into the breadth of our research, our visiting fellowships and postdoctoral opportunities, our weekly Digital Life seminar series, and the unique collective of scholars, practitioners and innovators that constitute the DLI Team.” dli.tech.cornell.edu/
RESOURCE: Research Projects
TAG: Product Design, Tech & Wellbeing, Content Moderation, Digital Citizenship
DQ Institute
DQ Institute (@DQforAll) “The DQ Institute (DQI) is an international think-tank that is dedicated to setting global standards for digital intelligence education, outreach, and policies. Working together with international agencies and local partners, DQI builds multi-stakeholder coalitions that advance its mission and help people worldwide. DQI’s award-winning educational programs include the #DQEveryChild initiative, which seeks to empower 1 billion children with digital intelligence education. It is registered as a not-for-profit foundation under the Ministry of Finance in Korea as well as a 501(C)(3) not-for-profit charity organization in the US.” DQInstitute.org
RESOURCES: Collaboration Research & Design, #DQEveryChild
TAG: Tech & Wellbeing
Harmony Labs
Harmony Labs (@harmonylabs) “Harmony Labs builds communities and tools to reform and transform media systems. Our mission is to create a world where media systems support democratic culture and healthy, happy people. We’re organizing partners and publics to identify and gain consensus on the mechanics of media influence, and the values and design principles that underlie beneficial media. And, we’re building solid, sustainable interventions and innovations that start moving us in the direction of media that can serve the public good.” harmonylabs.org/
RESOURCES: Current Projects, Research Network
TAG: Tech Augmentation, Product Design, Tech & Wellbeing
Headstream Innovation
Headstream Innovation (part of SecondMuse) (@HeadstreamInno) “Headstream, like its namesake, is made up of a confluence of initiatives that you all have helped bring to life in order to create a richer and more meaningful digital experience for young people as they grow up in this particularly challenging moment in time. We welcome your collaboration and hope to inspire you and your endeavor to create more inclusive, accessible and positive digital places for young people alongside us.” headstreaminnovation.com/collab-lab
RESOURCE: “Collab Lab is a new program that will bring the transformational potential of youth co-creation to the tech builders at the largest social media and gaming companies.”
TAG: Tech & Wellbeing, Product Design, Digital Citizenship
My Digital TAT2
My Digital TAT2 (@MyDigitalTAT2) “My Digital TAT2 is addressing how to build healthy habits, critical thinking, and thoughtful online behavior in order to integrate technology into our lives in a constructive way…Founded by a child psychologist and social worker, MDT2 is rooted in a positive approach that empowers technology and focuses on not being afraid of it. Technology and the online world is something that carries a heavy responsibility, yet is an incredibly powerful tool. As families and communities face this world full of new tools, apps, rules, and new challenges, we partner with them to encourage more responsible technology use.” mydigitaltat2.org/
RESOURCE: Resources - My Digital Tat2
TAG: Digital Citizenship, Content Moderation,Tech & Wellbeing
Stanford Youth Mental Health
Stanford Youth Mental Health (@stanfordyouthmh) “By creating an innovative health system, and a new culture of health for the adolescent and young adult population, Stanford's CYMHW hopes to create a model for the country in how to better support our young people.” med.stanford.edu/psychiatry/special-initiatives/youthwellbeing.html
RESOURCE: Media & Mental Health Initiative (MMHI)
TAG: Tech & Wellness, Content Moderation
Technology Adolescent Mental Wellness
Technology Adolescent Mental Wellness (at the University of Wisconsin-Madison) “The Technology & Adolescent Mental Wellness program (TAM) is driven by the following foundational question: How can technology support adolescent mental wellness? The objectives of the TAM program are threefold. First, we aim to develop community and foster ongoing collaboration among researchers, youth, clinical providers, educators, non-profit organizations, and those in industry, policy, and philanthropy. Second, we aim to promote new research on adolescent technology use and mental wellness. This has included providing initial funding for 6 research projects, and creating the TAM Data Consortium in 2021 to make possible new research projects. Our third aim is to disseminate research findings using both traditional, academic approaches and nontraditional, public-facing approaches.” tamprogram.org/
RESOURCES: YAB Initiative, Projects
TAB: Tech & Wellness, Digital Citizenship
The Trevor Project
The Trevor Project (@TrevorProject) “The Trevor Project is the world’s largest suicide prevention and crisis intervention organization for LGBTQ (Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, Queer, and Questioning) young people. The organization works to save young lives by providing support through free and confidential suicide prevention and crisis intervention programs on platforms where young people spend their time: our 24/7 phone lifeline, chat, text and soon-to-come integrations with social media platforms. We also run TrevorSpace, the world’s largest safe space social networking site for LGBTQ youth, and operate innovative education, research, and advocacy programs.” thetrevorproject.org/
RESOURCES: The Importance of Safe Language On Social Media, Protect Your Space and Well-Being on Instagram guide
TAG: Digital Citizenship, Tech & Wellbeing, Content Moderation