Seven Ways to Improve Everything for Everybody, with Kel Smith
Channel: SustainableUX
Date: 2017-02-20

From SustainableUX 2017. 

This presentation is all about using technology to remove barriers: the economic, physical and logistic gaps that separate people from the things they fundamentally need. Whether our goal is improving access to education, affordable housing, healthy food or social justice, we can be inspired by new forms of design thinking that make human services accessible and meaningful to everyone.

During this session, we'll examine real-world examples of frugal innovation around the globe. We'll build upon these case studies to formulate a sustainable, outcomes-based framework for social impact, and we'll uncover ways that digital tools can amplify these benefits to serve people of all abilities and backgrounds.
Bio

Kel Smith is a designer, author and instructor in all things related to technology and behavior. His articles have appeared in numerous publications, and his speaking credits span nearly 100 cities in seven countries. Kel's work as been featured on CBC Radio's "The Current," the BBC Ouch! Network, National Public Radio, The Globe & Mail Canada, WBAL Radio, The Austin Chronicle, Fast Company and Baltimore Magazine.

Mr. Smith is an adjunct instructor at the Center for Innovation Education at Rutgers University, and he has mentored young entrepreneurs in Kenya and Sierra Leone for Global Minimum. Kel is the author of the book Digital Outcasts: Moving Technology Forward Without Leaving People Behind, published by Morgan Kaufmann in 2013, and he sits on the Board of Directors for Inglis Foundation. He lives and works in Philadelphia and New York City.

Twitter: @kelsmith